Patent ID: 7300107

Claim:
A vehicle seat, comprising: at least one front foot; at least one rear foot coupled to the front foot; a seat cushion coupled at least to the front foot; a backrest coupled to the rear foot; and a coupling between the seat cushion and the backrest, wherein the coupling between the seat cushion and the backrest is operative for allowing the vehicle seat to be transferred at least from at least one use position, in which the vehicle seat is suitable for being sat in, to a folded-up flat floor position, the coupling between the seat cushion and the backrest includes at least two members that are movably connected to each other for transmitting force, a first of the two members is (a) coupled to the rear foot by a first joint, (b) coupled to the seat cushion by a second joint, and (c) coupled to a second of the two members by a third joint, the first of the two members is a pivotably mounted bar, the bar is part of a cushion four-bar linkage, the second of the two members is a connecting rod, the connecting rod is part of a connecting-rod four-bar linkage, the connecting-rod four-bar linkage is driven by the backrest during the transfer from the use position into the flat floor position, the connecting-rod four-bar linkage, which is driven by the backrest, drives the cushion four-bar linkage, which lowers the seat cushion, the bar is a multi-armed lever, the multi-armed lever includes a first arm and a second arm, the first arm is part of the cushion four-bar linkage, and the second arm is part of the connecting-rod four-bar linkage.