Patent ID: 8096617

Claim:
A seat comprising: a seat cushion frame assembly; a seat cushion mounted on said seat cushion frame assembly for pivoting movement about a cushion pivoting axis; a cushion lock operably disposed to selectively lock said seat cushion frame assembly and said seat cushion relative to one another and thereby prevent the pivoting movement, wherein said cushion lock defines a plurality of locked positions such that said seat cushion is positionable in a plurality of different orientations relative to said seat cushion frame assembly; a torsion bar engaged with both of said seat cushion frame assembly and said seat cushion; and a ratchet assembly having a first locking member defining a first set of teeth, and a second locking member defining a second set of teeth, wherein said second locking member is moveable relative to said first locking member between a first position wherein said first and second sets of teeth are meshed together and a second position wherein said first and second sets of teeth are spaced from one another; wherein said first locking member includes first and second cam portions; and wherein said second locking member includes a first cam follower portion operable to be driven in movement by said first cam portion and a second cam follower portion operable to be driven in movement by said second cam portion.