Patent ID: 7614702

Claim:
A rear seat system of a motor vehicle, the rear seat system comprising: at least one seat containing: a seat surface; and a backrest extending from said seat surface, said backrest having at least one lateral backrest sidewall extending at least over part of a height of said backrest and said backrest being foldable over forward about a pivot axis independently of said lateral backrest sidewall for enlarging a loading space situated behind the rear seat system, said lateral backrest sidewall being mounted to be pivotable about the pivot axis and configured such that said lateral backrest sidewall can be adjusted together with said backrest into at least two different backrest inclination positions, said backrest can be folded over forward about the pivot axis from each of the different backrest inclination positions independently of said lateral backrest sidewall, said lateral backrest sidewall having a construction space formed therein defining a storage compartment, said lateral backrest sidewall extending only over part of said height of said backrest, and said backrest having an integrated shoulder engaging over said lateral backrest sidewall and being pivotable about the pivot axis.