Patent ID: 8251427

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a first seat connected with a vehicle body of the vehicle; a collapsible seat connected with the vehicle body, disposed adjacent the first seat and movable from an uncollapsed state to a collapsed state, the collapsible seat including a first frame member pivotally attached to a second frame member for rotation about a pivot axis and a right seat section defining a right occupant-supporting surface and a left seat section defining a left occupant-supporting surface, the occupant-supporting surfaces being configured to contact an associated occupant of the collapsible seat when the collapsible seat is in the uncollapsed state and the right seat base section folds toward the left seat base section when a lateral force is applied to the collapsible seat by the first seat; a release handle mounted to at least one of the first seat and the vehicle body; a first latch element operably connected with the release handle and engaging the first seat and the vehicle body, wherein movement of the release handle results in movement of the first latch element; and a second latch element operably connected with the release handle and engaging the first frame member and the second frame member to inhibit pivotal movement of the first frame member with respect to the second frame member about the pivot axis, wherein movement of the release handle results in movement of the second latch element.