Stadium style motor vehicle seat
View Patent ↗A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a tub disposed at least partially in a floor of the vehicle. The seat assembly comprises at least one rear leg non-releasably secured to the floor of the vehicle. The at least one rear leg is pivotable to stow the seat assembly in the tub.
1. A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor, the seat assembly comprising:
a tub disposed at least partially in the floor;
at least one rear leg non-releasably secured to the floor of the vehicle rearward of the tub, the at least one rear leg being pivotable to stow the seat assembly in the tub;
a seatback fixedly mounted on the at least one rear leg; and at least one front leg releasably secured to the floor of the vehicle rearward of the tub.
2. The seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one front leg is positioned proximate a seat cushion of the seat assembly when the seat assembly is stowed in the tub.
3. The seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the seatback is rigidly mounted on the at least one rear leg.
4. The seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the seatback presents a load floor when the seat assembly is stowed in the tub.
5. The seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the load floor is generally even with the floor of the vehicle.
6. A seat assembly for a motor vehicle having a tub disposed at least partially in a floor of the vehicle, the seat assembly comprising:
at least one rear leg non-releasably secured to the floor of the vehicle rearward of the tub, the at least one rear leg being pivotable to stow the seat assembly in the tub; and
at least one front leg releasably secured to the floor of the vehicle rearward of the tub.
7. The seat assembly of claim 6 wherein the at least one front leg is positioned proximate a seat cushion of the seat assembly when the seat assembly is stowed in the tub.