Patent ID: 8657356

Claim:
A seating system for a vehicle, the seating system comprising: a first seat configured for supporting a driver of the vehicle; and a second seat disposed adjacent the first seat and configured for supporting a passenger of the vehicle, the second seat including a collapsible bin configured for storing one or more articles; wherein the second seat includes a seat back having a back panel, and further wherein the seat back is pivotable to a folded position such that the back panel is disposed substantially parallel to a floor of the vehicle; wherein the collapsible bin is transitionable between an unfolded position such that the collapsible bin defines a cavity configured for storing the one or more articles, and a stowed position such that the collapsible bin is disposed substantially flat against the back panel and does not define the cavity; wherein the collapsible bin includes: a first wall; a second wall positionable opposite the first wall; and two elastic partitions each interconnecting the first wall and the second wall and spaced opposite and apart from one another; wherein each of the first wall and the second wall projects away from the seat back so as to be disposed substantially perpendicular to the back panel when the collapsible bin is disposed in the unfolded position, and wherein each of the first wall and the second wall is disposed substantially parallel to the back panel when the collapsible bin is disposed in the stowed position; wherein the first wall is sandwiched between the second wall and the back panel when the collapsible bin is disposed in the stowed position.