Patent ID: 8434820

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising: a first segment, a second segment and a central segment; the first segment, the second segment and the central segment respectively comprising a seat part; wherein the seat part of the central segment is stowed under the seat part of the first segment when the vehicle seat is in a stowage position; wherein the central segment is connected to the first segment when the vehicle seat is in a use position, the central segment comprising a support element for contacting the second segment when the vehicle seat is in the use position; wherein the support element, when the vehicle seat is in the use position, is secured with a first securing device on the second segment proximal to a backrest of the second segment and a second securing device on the second segment distal to the backrest of the second segment, such that one of the first securing device and the second securing device create a positive connection with the support element, the positive connection being releasable when the seat part is in a predetermined position and when an actuator is actuated; and wherein the support element, when the vehicle seat is in a use position, is secured relative to a movement in a lateral direction, from the first segment toward the second segment or reverse, and to a movement in a vertical direction, from an upper surface of a seat part to a bottom surface of a seat part or reverse.