Patent ID: 7341018

Claim:
A boat having a deck section comprising a deck having an opening therein in which a pivotable seat assembly is mounted, said seat assembly comprising a seat member and seat moving means for pivoting said seat from a retracted position to an extended position and vice versa, said seat member having base wall and a back wall fixedly secured thereto at an angle to said base wall and having an outer surface and an inner surface, said base wall having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface of said back wall portion being adapted to accommodate the back of a person seated on said seat member, said inner surface of said base wall being adapted to accommodate the buttocks and legs of a person seated on said seat member, said outer surface of said back wall being constructed to serve as a portion of said forward deck section of said boat, said seat being mounted within said opening and coupled to said seat moving means for pivoting said seat member from said retracted position wherein said outer surface of said back wall is generally horizontal and flush with said forward deck section contiguous with said opening, thereby effectively closing said deck section, to an extended position wherein said outer surface of said back wall is generally vertically, whereupon at least one person can be seated on said seat member within said opening in said deck with the person's back against the inner surface of said back wall and with the person's buttocks and legs supported on said inner surface of said base wall.