Patent ID: 8091957

Claim:
A seat for a vehicle, comprising: a seat base ( 2 ); a receiving box ( 7 ) having a cushioned side that accommodates a seat cushion ( 10 ) and is disposed on said seat base ( 2 ); and a pivot/rotation mechanism operatively connected to said seat base ( 2 ) and said receiving box ( 7 ) for displacing said receiving box ( 7 ), in a positively guided manner, into a position in which the cushioned side faces downwardly, and in which at least one further auxiliary utility is accessible, wherein the receiving box ( 7 ) is attached to a hinge ( 13 ) that extends along an upper edge ( 11 ) of a front side ( 12 ) of said seat base ( 2 ), wherein said receiving box ( 7 ) is pivotably mounted about a first axis ( 15 ) running along the upper edge ( 11 ) through the hinge ( 13 ) and after pivoting out from a starting position ( 23 ), said receiving box ( 7 ) is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation ( 16 ) running perpendicular to the first axis ( 15 ), wherein the receiving box ( 7 ) is convertible by the pivot/rotation mechanism into a substantially planar surface with a back side ( 21 ) of the receiving box ( 7 ) being configured to be stepped upon and/or used as a support surface for on-board equipment, wherein the receiving box ( 7 ) further has devices for releasable attachment of on-board equipment placed on said support surface of the receiving box ( 7 ), wherein the devices are configured for attaching said on-board equipment to the support surface so as to be releasable yet secure against loss, wherein the on-board equipment is displaceable via the support surface and the pivot/rotation mechanism into a starting position of the receiving box ( 7 ) such that the on-board equipment faces a roadway on which said vehicle travels and extends into at least one opening in the seat base ( 2 ), and wherein the seat base ( 2 ) is variably adjustable depending on a height of a driver cabin of said vehicle.