Patent ID: 7021716

Claim:
A seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back; a recliner assembly operatively coupled between said seat cushion and said seat back for selective locking and providing pivotal adjustment of said seat back relative to said seat cushion between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a stowed position overlying the seat cushion; a release lever pivotally coupled to said seat assembly for movement between an unreleased position for locking said recliner assembly and a released position for unlocking said recliner assembly; a stop hookingly engagable with said seat back for maintaining said seat back in a tilted position pivoted between said plurality of reclined seating positions and said stowed position, said stop pivotally coupled to said seat assembly for movement between a first position wherein said seat back is fully movable between said seating and stowed positions and a second position presented for engagement with said seat back for maintaining said seat back in said tilted position, said stop including a hook formed therein and presented for engagement with said seat back for maintaining said seat back in said tilted position when said hook is in said second position and movable with said stop during movement between said first and second positions; and a dump lever cooperatively engaged with each of said release lever and said stop and pivotally coupled to said seat assembly for movement between unreleased and released positions for moving said release lever between said respective unreleased and released positions and simultaneously moving said stop between said first and second positions, thereby automatically releasing said recliner assembly to allow movement of said seat back to said tilted position defined by engagement with said stop, wherein said stop further includes a pin extending outwardly for camming engagement with said dump lever for moving said stop between said first and second positions in response to movement of said dump lever between said unreleased and released positions, respectively.