Patent ID: 7850220

Claim:
A seat assembly for supporting an occupant in an automotive vehicle above a floor having a recess, said seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion; a seat back pivotally coupled to said seat cushion, said seat back selectively moveable between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a forwardly folded flat position overlying said seat cushion; a riser mechanism including at least one front leg and at least one rear leg, each of said front and rear legs extending between a lower end adapted to be pivotally coupled to the floor and an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat cushion, wherein said front and rear legs are offset laterally such that they rotate in different planes; a seat adjustment mechanism disposed between said seat cushion and said upper end of said rear leg, said seat adjustment mechanism operable between a locked state and an unlocked state allowing said front and rear legs to pivot about said lower end of said front and rear legs while said seat cushion pivots about said upper end of said front and rear legs thereby moving said seat assembly between a seating position with said seat cushion spaced above the floor and a stowed position with said seat cushion and seat back disposed in the recess in the floor; and an arcuate channel operatively coupled to said rear leg for selectively receiving a laterally extending guide pin mounted to said front leg for operatively coupling said front and rear legs to rotate together as said seat assembly moves between said seating and stowed positions.