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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1998
Robert B Scraver, Holland, MI (US);
David B Busch, Holland, MI (US);
Chester R Wisniewski, Holland, MI (US);
Neil J Bush, Pinckney, MI (US);
Nick G Xiromeritis, Holland, MI (US);
David J McCarthy, Holland, MI (US);
Prince Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating/storage system includes a seat which is rotatably supported on opposite ends between the sidewalls of a vehicle on a pivot axle in spaced relationship above the floor level of the vehicle. The seat pivot axle, in turn, is mounted to a rotating member offset from the pivot axle such that, when rotated to a seating position, the seat is positioned above the floor level and, when rotated to a storage position, the seat is positioned in a recess with the lower side of the seat defining the floor of the vehicle. A releasable latching member extends between the rotatable member and the vehicle seat to selectively lock the seat in use or stored positions. In a preferred embodiment, a releasable latch also extends between a fixed seat frame and the rotatable member to selectively lock the seat back and seat in use or stored positions.