Patent ID: 6837530

Claim:
A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle having opposing sidewalls and a vehicle floor having a recessed storage cavity, said seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back pivotally movable between a generally upright seating position and a fold flat position disposed against said seat cushion; a recliner assembly extending between an upper pivot bracket fixedly secured to said seat back and a lower pivot bracket fixedly secured to said seat cushion for pivoting said seat back relative to said seat cushion between said upright seating position and said fold flat position; and a pivot assembly extending between the vehicle floor adjacent the recessed storage cavity and said seat cushion for selectively pivoting said seat assembly from a seating position disposed between the vehicle sidewalls with said seat back in said upright seating position to a stowed position disposed within the recessed storage cavity with said seat back in said fold flat position and for selectively pivoting said seat assembly from said seating position to a rear facing position with said seat back supported on the vehicle floor covering the recessed storage cavity and said seat cushion extending generally upright from said seat back.