Occupant support

1. An occupant support comprising

a seat frame and

a seat pad coupled to the seat frame, the seat pad including a cushion member fixed to the seat frame, a contoured outer occupant-support surface arranged to cover the cushion member and configured to support an occupant thereon when the occupant support is in a normal occupant-support configuration, and an inner object-support surface located between the outer occupant-support surface and the cushion member when the occupant support is in the normal occupant-support configuration,

wherein the seat pad is configured to change from the normal occupant-support configuration to an object-support configuration by removal of at least a portion of the outer-occupant support surface that covers each of a seat bottom portion and a seat back portion of the cushion member such that the inner object-support surface is an outermost surface of the seat pad, is flat, and is arranged to support an object thereon without the object contacting the occupant-support surface so that wear of the occupant-support surface is minimized.

2. The occupant support of claim 1 , wherein the seat pad includes an outer trim having an object-support trim cover and an occupant-support trim cover arranged to overlie the object support trim cover when the occupant support is in the occupant-support configuration to provide the occupant-support surface and is completely removable from the object-support trim cover to provide the object support configuration of the occupant support.

3. The occupant support of claim 2 , wherein the occupant support trim cover includes at least one attachment feature that mounts the occupant-support trim cover to the object support trim cover in a storage position against at least one of a front end of the occupant support, a lateral side of the occupant support, and a back side of the occupant support.

4. The occupant support of claim 1 , where the seat pad further includes an outer trim having an outer occupant-support trim cover and an object-support trim cover, the occupant-support trim cover providing the occupant-support surface and the object-support trim cover providing the object-support surface, and wherein the occupant-support trim cover overlies the object-support trim cover in the occupant-support configuration.

5. The occupant support of claim 4 , wherein the occupant-support trim cover is coupled removably to the object-support trim cover and the object-support trim cover is fixed in place relative to the seat frame.

6. The occupant support of claim 5 , wherein the occupant-support trim cover includes a plurality of sections that are foldable relative to one another to a storage position.

7. The occupant support of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of sections are configured to provide a foot rest at a front end of the occupant support.

8. The occupant support of claim 6 , wherein each of the sections are padded to provide cushions in the occupant support configuration.

9. A method comprising

supporting a person on an occupant support in a vehicle, the occupant support including a seat frame and a seat pad coupled to the seat frame, the seat pad including a cushion member fixed to the seat frame and an outer trim arranged to cover the cushion member, the outer trim being arranged in a normal occupant-support surface in which an outer occupant-support surface is a contoured outermost surface of the occupant support configured be engaged by an occupant when the occupant is seated thereon,

changing the outer trim from the normal occupant-support configuration to an object-support configuration, by removing at least a portion of the outer trim that covers each of a seat bottom portion and a seat back portion of the cushion member to expose a flat inner object-support surface that was arranged beneath the occupant-support surface, and

supporting an object on the object-support surface in the object-support configuration without the object contacting the occupant-support surface so that the occupant-support surface is preserved.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the outer trim includes an inner object-support trim cover and wherein the step of changing the outer trim from the normal occupant-support configuration to the object-support includes folding the occupant-support trim cover such that portions of the occupant support surface interface with one another.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises at least partially removing the occupant-support trim cover from the object-support trim cover and attaching the occupant-support trim cover to the object-support trim cover in a storage position when the outer trim is in the object-support configuration.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of attaching the occupant support trim cover to the object-support trim cover includes attaching the occupant-support trim cover to a front end of the seat pad to provide a foot rest for a child seated in a child restraint supported by the occupant support in the object-support configuration.