Patent ID: 7484785

Claim:
A riser assembly extending between a seat cushion and a floor of an automotive vehicle, the riser assembly comprising: a floor bracket fixedly secured to the floor of the vehicle; a rod fixedly secured to the floor bracket; front legs extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement of the seat cushion relative to the front leg between a seating position and an upright position and a lower end slidably coupled to the rod for lateral movement of the seat cushion between primary and secondary positions; a pulley wheel pivotally coupled to the front leg between the upper and lower ends thereof; and a cable having an intermediate portion extending between a first end fixedly secured to the seat cushion and a second end associated with the floor bracket, wherein the intermediate portion is wrapped around the pulley wheel for effecting automatic lateral movement of the seat cushion between the primary and secondary positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the seating and upright positions, respectively.