Patent ID: 7273254

Claim:
A seat unit for a vehicle comprising: a seat cushion having a forward end thereof pivotably supported by a support member, enabling the seat cushion to move between a seating position where a cushion face of the seat cushion is directed upward to allow an occupant to be seated and a reversed position where the cushion face is directed downward; a seatback having a lower end thereof pivotably supported by a support member, enabling the seatback to move between an upright position where the seatback is set to an approximately vertical position and a forwardly turned position where the seatback is turned frontward; and an interlock device by which said seat cushion is lifted in interlocked action with said seatback when said seatback is lifted from the forwardly turned position to the upright position; wherein said interlock device includes a flexible tie member interconnecting a rear end of said seat cushion and an upper end of said seatback.