Patent ID: 7686397

Claim:
A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back pivotally coupled to said seat cushion; a riser mechanism extending between said seat cushion and a vehicle floor, said riser mechanism having spaced apart front, center, and rear legs each pivotally movable at opposing upper and lower ends; a latch mechanism operably coupled to each of said center legs for movement between a latched position preventing movement of said front, center, and rear legs relative to the floor and an unlatched position allowing pivotal movement of each of said front, center, and rear legs relative to the floor for moving said seat assembly between a seating position and at least one of an easy entry and forwardly dumped positions; and a track release mechanism operably connected to said front leg for allowing fore and aft movement of said seat assembly relative to the vehicle floor in response to pivotal movement of said front leg.