Patent ID: 8251426

Claim:
A seat system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a floor, the seat system comprising: a bulkhead having a front, said bulkhead being movable forward; a seat movable between in-use and stowed positions, the seat including: a base and a back having a rear; and a pair of support mechanisms interlinking said back and said base such that movement between positions is affected by moving said back forward or rearward, characterised in that when the seat is stowed, no part of the mechanisms lies to the rear of a vertical plane positioned adjacent said rear of said back when stowed and said bulkhead front is aligned with said plane when forward, said pair of supporting mechanisms comprising a second arm having one end pivotably attached to said back and another end pivotably attached to the floor of the vehicle and a third arm being forward of the second arm and having one end pivotably attached to said back and another end pivotably attached to the floor of the vehicle, the third arm further including a fourth arm extending therefrom, said fourth arm being pivotably attached to the seat base.