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Rear seat for a vehicle

  • US 6,629,729 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2002
  • Issued: 10/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A foldable rear seat for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a support stub fixed to the vehicle generally at a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle;

    an elongated support arm having a first end operatively connected to and pivotable about a vertical axis of said support stub and a second end remote from said first end;

    a seat bottom operatively connected to and pivotable about said second end of said support arm, such that said seat bottom is pivotable between a vertical folded position and a horizontal open position; and

    a seat back operatively connected to said seat bottom and pivotable about an axis at a rear portion of said seat bottom in order to fold into said seat bottom from an open position, whereby said rear seat is configurable into an open state for use as a seat and two folded states, a first folded state in which said seat is stowed in position generally along the centerline of the vehicle and a second folded state stowed laterally with respect to the centerline of the vehicle.

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