Patent ID: 8297678

Claim:
A retractable seat for a vehicle, the retractable seat comprising: a seat back that is rotatably attached to a seat cushion; a reclining device that locks reclining position of the seat back with respect to the seat cushion; a first leg having a proximal end rotatably attached to the seat cushion and a distal end rotatably attached with a first locking member to a main body of the vehicle; a second leg having a proximal end rotatably attached to the seat cushion and a distal end rotatably attached with a second locking member to the main body of the vehicle; a lever that is mounted to the seat back and configured to unlock the first locking member and the second locking member; an interlock member that couples the first leg to the second leg so that the second leg is moved in accordance with a movement of the first leg; and a release device that is provided at the proximal end of the first leg to unlock the reclining device, wherein the release device includes a cam that is secured to the proximal end of the first leg, the cam having a curved surface that contacts and curves the cable when the first leg is rotated with respect to the seat cushion, wherein when the lever is operated, the first leg and the second leg are unlocked, the first leg is rotated with respect to the main body of the vehicle so that the seat cushion moves from a use position to a retracted position, and the second leg is rotated, via the interlocking member, from a use position with respect to the seat cushion to a position where the second leg extends along the seat cushion, and wherein when the release device detects the rotation of the first leg with respect to the seat cushion, the release device pulls a cable to unlock the reclining device.