Patent ID: 8905469

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion pivotably supported in a passenger compartment, the seat cushion being configured to be selectively flipped up from a use position parallel to a floor surface of the passenger compartment to a storage position along a side wall of the passenger compartment; and a leg supported to be pivotable with respect to a cushion frame of the seat cushion on an inner side of said seat cushion, the leg being foldable with respect to the cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion includes a cushion frame having a front frame and a rear frame arranged on front and rear sides of the seat, respectively, the leg includes a leg main body and end plates formed on the front and rear portions of the leg main body and bent to be substantially perpendicular to the leg main body, the leg is pivotably supported by the front and rear frames of the cushion frame via the end plates and brackets, the brackets are attached to the front and rear frames of the cushion frame via fasteners, a recess is provided in the upper end of the main body of the leg, wherein each of the brackets extends along the cushion frame, and wherein the brackets, the fasteners and the cushion frame are aligned at the same height when the seat is in a use position, and wherein the recess permits access by a fastening tool from above for tightening the fasteners to the cushion frame when the seat is in a use position, and when the leg is folded, at least part of the leg is accommodated in a space located between the front frame and the rear frame so that the at least part of the leg is located between an upper surface of the seat cushion and a plane defined by bottom surfaces of the front frame and the rear frame, and wherein said folded leg remains at said inner side.