Patent ID: 7950743

Claim:
A transportation seat sitting on a floor in a vehicle, comprising: (a) a primary seat, further comprising: (i) a frame; (ii) a seat pan moveably secured with the frame such that the seat pan moves generally horizontally relative to the frame; (iii) a back rest; wherein the back rest is pivotally secured within an upper frame track at a first pivot point with the frame and wherein a lower end of the back rest proximate the seat pan, pivots in a first direction toward the seat pan and an upper portion of the back rest distal from the seat pan moves in a second direction opposite the first direction such that movement of the seat pan causes a change in angle between the back rest and the seat pan; wherein said seat pan has a frontal portion that is positioned distal from the back rest; (b) a leg rest positioned forward of the primary seat, said leg rest having a planar support surface that contacts passenger's legs, and said planar support having a distal portion positioned away from said primary seat and a proximal portion positioned toward said primary seat wherein the distal portion is pivotally secured to leg rest pivot adjacent to the floor, and wherein said leg rest can move between a stowed and a fully raised position and when, in said stowed position, said planar support surface is parallel to floor and when, in its fully raised position, said proximal portion of said leg rest approximately aligns with said frontal portion of said seat pan of said primary seat, whereby the seat and leg rest together form a continuously supportive surface for the entire length of the passenger's body.