Mechanical manual leg tilt

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

• a seat frame;
• a support bracket rotatably coupled with the seat frame, the support bracket also being coupled with a front seat cushion tube supporting a forward portion of a vehicle seat;
• a spindle bracket operably coupled with the frame;
• a position clamp including:
• a spring-biased piston rotatably coupled with the spindle bracket;
• and
• a housing slidably coupled with the piston and operable between fore and aft positions, the housing being rotatably coupled with a clamp mounting bracket, wherein the clamp mounting bracket is fixedly coupled with the support bracket;
• a release bar operably coupled with the position clamp and operable between a lock position and a release position, the release bar being spring-biased to the lock position;
• and
• a release handle operably coupled to the release bar and configured to disengage the release bar from the lock position, thereby allowing sliding movement of the housing fore and aft relative to the piston;
• wherein the movement of the housing between the fore and aft positions rotates the support bracket between raised and lowered positions, respectively, which results in vertical movement of the support bracket, front seat cushion tube, and the forward portion of the vehicle seat.