Patent ID: 7588282

Claim:
A seat system for an automotive vehicle having a floor, the system comprising: a seat back; a seat bottom having a front portion and a rear portion, the seat back being movably attached with the seat bottom proximate the rear portion of the seat bottom; a tumble linkage having an end pivotally attached with the seat bottom and having another end being configured to be pivotally attached with the vehicle, the seat back and seat bottom being configured to tumble toward a front of the vehicle as the tumble linkage moves toward the vehicle floor; a kneel linkage, the seat back being movably attached with the seat bottom via the kneel linkage and the kneel linkage being configured to move the seat bottom toward the front of the vehicle as the seat back moves toward the seat bottom; and bracketry that at least partially supports the seat back and seat bottom, the kneel linkage including (i) first and second members pivotally attached with each other and respectively pivotally attached with the seat back and bracketry and (ii) a third member pivotally attached with the first member and attached with the seat bottom.