Patent ID: 8480175

Claim:
A seat assembly operable to pivot and slide an automotive vehicle seat, the seat assembly comprising: a plate having a first pivot point; a handle bracket pivotable about the first pivot point, the handle bracket connected to the plate, the handle bracket having an abutting member, the abutting member having an abutting edge and a lower surface; a biasing member connected to the handle bracket; and a planar bracket pivotable about the first pivot point, the planar bracket connected to the plate, the planar bracket having a first end and a second end, the first end having a stopper abutting the abutting edge, the stopper having an upper surface, the second end connected to a cable, wherein the lower surface of the abutting member of the handle bracket slides over the upper surface of the stopper on the first end of the planar bracket thereby allowing a seat back of the vehicle seat to fold flat without triggering a cable.