Patent ID: 8196990

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a body structure; a first seat support member attached to the body structure; a second seat support member attached to the body structure; and a rear vehicular seat assembly comprising: a seat back movably coupled with each of the first seat support member and the second seat support member and movable between an upright position and a cargo support position; and a cover panel associated with the seat back and comprising a flap, a base portion, and a hinge, wherein: the base portion is fixedly coupled with the body structure; the hinge comprises a plurality of arms, each arm of the plurality of arms extending between the flap and the base portion to facilitate pivoting of the flap with respect to the base portion about a hinge axis between a stowed position and a bridging position; each arm of the plurality of arms is formed together with the flap and the base portion in a one-piece construction; the plurality of arms are spaced from each other and cooperate to at least partially define a plurality of perforations; and at least one of the perforations is intersected by the hinge axis.