Patent ID: 7654615

Claim:
A seat assembly adapted to be coupled to the floor of an automotive vehicle, said seat assembly comprising: a pair of spaced apart risers extending between forward and rearward ends for supporting the seat assembly above the floor of the vehicle; a seat cushion coupled to said risers for supporting an occupant in said seat assembly; a seat back pivotally coupled to said risers; and a rocker mechanism for selectively adjusting an angular position of said seat cushion relative to the floor, said rock& mechanism including a rear adjuster link defining a first pivot adapted for pivotally connecting said rearward ends of said risers to the floor, a sector gear coupled to said riser adjacent said forward end thereof by a pivotal connection and including a mounting pin offset from said pivotal connection to said riser, a rocker link having a first end adapted to be pivotally coupled to the floor and a second end pivotally coupled to said mounting pin on said sector gear for supporting and guiding said forward ends of said risers during pivotal movement about said first pivot, and a pawl pivotally coupled to said rocker link for selectively engaging and locking said sector gear to maintain said selectively adjusted angular position of said seat cushion.