Patent ID: 8444223

Claim:
A seat assembly for supporting an occupant in a passenger compartment of a vehicle having a floor, said seat assembly comprising: a base frame operatively attached to the floor of the vehicle; a seat back pivotally coupled to said base frame about a first pivot axis for movement between a seated position, a stowed position, and a folded position; a sub frame having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end pivotally coupled to said seat back about a second pivot axis for movement between a seated position and a folded position; a seat cushion pivotally coupled to said sub frame about a third pivot axis for movement between a generally horizontal seated position and a generally vertical stowed position, said third pivot axis positioned between said distal end of said sub frame and said proximate end of said sub frame; and a link member having a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally coupled to said base frame, and said second end pivotally coupled to said distal end of said sub frame; wherein movement of said seat back between said seated position and said folded position drives said sub frame between said seated position to said folded position.