Patent ID: 7959230

Claim:
In a seating system for a vehicle having a seat bottom and a seat back interconnected in a pivoting manner so that the seat back is configured for movement between a generally upright seating position and a generally horizontal stowed position, the improvement comprising: a positioning system configured to move the seat back between the seating position and the stowed position and configured for actuation by a user from a rear portion of the vehicle, the positioning system including a first actuator configured to permit movement of the seat back between the stowed position and the seating position, wherein the first actuator comprises a handle member disposed proximate an upper corner of the seat back, and a second actuator coupled to the first actuator with an elongated connection member and configured to actuate the first actuator to permit movement of the seat back, wherein the second actuator comprises a handle device disposed proximate a lower corner of the seat back; and a rotary retraction device having a torsion spring including a cord configured to return the handle device to a stowed position.