Seat assembly for a motor vehicle retractable below the vehicle

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1997-09-23

1999-11-02

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Seats with body modifications

296 6505, 296 6513, B60N 304

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059756128

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a retractable seat assembly for a motor vehicle which is fully retractable below the level of the vehicle's floor. Typically, the invention involves a bench-type seat which is located behind the driver and passenger seats of a minivan or other vehicle. In an operative position, the seat has generally upright seatback which cooperates with a lower horizontal member to provide the seating portion. In the non-operative or stored position, the entire seat assembly is positioned below the level of the vehicle's floor. In one application, the forward edge and rearward edge of the seat are interconnected to the body of the vehicle for pivotal movement about translatable and fixed axes, respectively.

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