Patent ID: 7644982

Claim:
A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising: a pair of spaced apart seat risers adapted for mounting said seat assembly to a floor of the vehicle, said seat risers extending between a forward end and a rearward end and including first and second inclined edges; a seat cushion pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a main pivot rod extending therebetween, said seat cushion pivotal between a first inclined position adjacent said second inclined edge and a second inclined position adjacent said first inclined edge; a seat back including a pair of parallel forward and rearward control links operatively coupling said seat back to said seat risers, said forward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers, said rearward control links extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to said seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to said seat risers by a rearward control rod extending therebetween; and a seat cushion control mechanism including a first link extending between a proximal end fixedly secured to said rearward control rod and an opposite distal end, a second link extending between a proximal end fixedly secured to said main pivot rod and an opposite distal end, and a third link extending between a first end pivotally coupled to said distal end of said first link and a second end pivotally coupled to said distal end of said second link for automatically controlling said seat cushion between said first and second inclined positions in response to movement of said seat back between a first upright position adjacent said forward end of said seat risers and a second upright position adjacent said rearward end of said seat risers thereby defining a forward-facing seating position and a rearward-facing seating position.