Patent ID: 7976093

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; at least one ground engaging wheel operatively supported to the frame; a locomotion source that is operatively supported to the frame and that provides locomotion for the vehicle; a passenger compartment that is operatively supported to the frame and that is used to support associated passengers, the passenger compartment comprising: (1) a floor; (2) at least one front seat assembly positioned in a front portion of the passenger compartment and facing generally frontward; (3) at least one rear seat assembly positioned in a rear portion of the passenger compartment and facing generally frontward; and, (4) a bulkhead partition that extends generally upward from the frame and that defines at least a portion of a rear boundary of the passenger compartment; a cargo compartment that is operatively supported to the frame and that is used to support associated cargo, the cargo compartment comprising: (1) a vehicle bed having a cargo receiving surface; (2) a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart, sidewalls that extend generally upward from opposite sides of the vehicle bed; and, (3) wherein the bulkhead partition is positioned generally frontward of the cargo compartment; wherein the rear seat assembly comprises: (1) a seat back; and, (2) a seat base that is rotatable with respect to the seat back about a substantially horizontal axis and that has a longitudinal axis; a seat base adjustment system for use in supporting and adjusting the position of the seat base, the seat base adjustment system comprising: (1) a first channel mounted to the seat base; and, (2) a first seat support member having a first end slidably engaged to the first channel and a second end pivotably attached to the bulkhead partition; wherein the seat base adjustment system is used to adjust the seat base between: (1) a first storage condition where the longitudinal axis of the seat base is substantially perpendicular to the floor; and, (2) a second use condition where the longitudinal axis of the seat base is substantially parallel to the floor and where the seat base is able to support an associated passenger; and, a release mechanism that is adjustable between: (1) a first locked condition that prevents the seat base from rotating; and (2) a second unlocked condition that permits rotation of the seat base.