Patent ID: 7252320

Claim:
A foldable and storable seat for a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion pivotally supported at a rear portion thereof to a vehicle floor by a pair of spaced apart base brackets; a seat back pivotally supported to said seat cushion; said seat back including a seat back frame which has a bracket plate arranged on a side of said seat back frame which is adjacent a center portion of said vehicle; a seat leg means pivotally supported to a forward portion of a bottom of said seat cushion: said seat leg means being adapted to be operatively folded so as to lie flat against a bottom surface of said seat cushion; cooperating means for causing said seat leg means to be releasably supported to said vehicle floor; said cooperating means comprising a striker mounted to said vehicle floor, and striker lock means attached to a lower portion of said seat leg means and adapted to be releasably engaged with said striker; an operating lever for causing said striker lock means to be disengaged from said striker; recliner means for releasably locking said seat back relative to said seat cushion; said seat cushion and said seat back being designed such that they can be folded so as to be put together when said seat back is released from said seat cushion by said recliner means; an actuating lever for causing said recliner means to be actuated; said actuating lever having a traction strap extending rearward of said seat back from said actuating lever; said operating lever and said actuating lever being pivotally supported to said bracket plate of said seat back so as to be disposed in close proximity to each other; and linkage means mounted to said seat cushion; said linkage means including a first linkage section for causing said recliner means to be actuated synchronously with pivotal movement of said vehicle seat; and said first linkage section being coupled to one of said base brackets and said recliner means.