Patent ID: 7854462

Claim:
A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor in an automotive vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back pivotally mounted to said seat cushion and selectively pivotable between a range of seat back positions and a first stowed position; a head restraint pivotally mounted to said seat back for movement between an operative position extending generally longitudinally with said seat back and a second stowed position pivoted relative to said operative position, said head restraint having a spring biasing said head restraint to said second stowed position; and a seat mounting assembly for attaching said seat assembly to the floor and enabling selective pivotal movement of said seat cushion, said seat mounting assembly engaging an underside of said seat cushion and comprising at least one floor latch assembly and a pivot, said floor latch assembly operable between a latched position locking said seat assembly to the floor and a released position allowing pivotal movement of said seat assembly about said pivot to a folded position, and wherein said floor latch assembly is operatively coupled to said head restraint to release said head restraint from said operative position when said floor latch assembly is in said released position and prevent said head restraint from being locked in the operative position until said floor latch assembly is in the latched position.