Patent ID: 7165808

Claim:
In a motor vehicle having a row of front seats positioned transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and having a floor with a load floor portion, a folding rear seat assembly comprising: a seat bottom frame; a storage console having a top cover, said storage console being positioned on said seat bottom frame; a pair of front legs, each pivotally connected at their first ends to said seat bottom frame and pivotally connected at their second ends to the vehicle floor; and a pair of rear legs, each pivotally connected at their first ends to said seat bottom frame and pivotally connected at their second ends to the vehicle floor, wherein said seat bottom frame is translatable between an unfolded position and a folded position by folding said front legs and said rear legs about their respective pivotal connections, said folded position being characterized by positioning said top cover coplanar with the vehicle load floor portion.