Stowable vehicle seat assembly having a pivot link

A seat assembly comprising:

• a seat bottom;
• and
• a seat back that is pivotally disposed on the seat bottom, wherein the seat bottom has a seat bottom frame that includes:
• a side member having a first side member end and a second side member end;
• a front link having a first front link end that is pivotally connected to a support member at the first front link end and pivotally connected to the first side member end;
• a drive link having a first drive link end that is pivotally connected to the front link and a second drive link end that is pivotally connected to the seat back;
• and
• a pivot link having a first pivot link end that is pivotally connected to the drive link and a second pivot link end that is directly pivotally connected to the second side member end, wherein the seat back is pivotable about a seat back pivot axis between a use position that is generally vertical and a stow position atop the seat bottom that is generally horizontal and wherein forward movement of the seat back from the use position to the stow position causes the seat back to rotate about the seat back pivot axis and move the drive link and the pivot link forward, causing the front link, the side member, and the pivot link to pivot such that the seat bottom moves forward and downward toward the support member.