Seat adjustment lever and mechanism

A seat adjustment assembly comprising:

• a first lever adapted to be mounted to a first lateral end of a recline mechanism of a seatback, whereby rotation of the first lever about a pivot axis disengages the recline mechanism, a first lever input portion extending from the pivot axis of the first lever for manual rotation of the first lever;
• an output cable connected to a lever output portion of the first lever and connected to a second lever on a second lateral end of the recline mechanism;
• an input cable connected to a second lever input portion of the first lever for actuation of the first lever from a remote location spaced apart from the seatback;
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• a manual lever oriented in the remote location and connected to the input cable so that rotation of the manual lever actuates the input cable to rotate the first lever and to disengage the recline mechanism to pivot the seatback.

A vehicle assembly comprising a seating arrangement with a first seat assembly and a second seat assembly oriented in a seating row adjacent to a cargo compartment, each of the first seat assembly and the second seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of spaced apart seat support brackets;
• a seatback pivotally connected to the pair of spaced apart seat support brackets;
• a recline mechanism connected to the pair of spaced apart seat support brackets and the seatback, the recline mechanism having an engaged position whereby the seatback is locked relative to the pair of spaced apart seat support brackets, and a disengaged position whereby the seatback is pivotally adjustable relative to the pair of spaced apart seat support brackets;
• a first lever mounted to a first lateral end of a recline mechanism of a seatback, whereby rotation of the first lever about a pivot axis disengages the recline mechanism, a first lever input portion extending from the pivot axis of the first lever for manual rotation of the first lever;
• a first biasing member cooperating with the first lever to bias the first lever toward the engaged position of the recline mechanism;
• a strap attached to a distal end of the first lever input portion for manual rotation of the first lever to rotate the first lever and to disengage the recline mechanism to pivot the seatback;
• a second lever connected to a second lateral end of the recline mechanism;
• a second biasing member cooperating with the second lever to bias the second lever toward the engaged position of the recline mechanism;
• an output cable connected to a lever output portion of the first lever and connected to the second lever so that rotation of the first lever rotates the second lever to coordinate disengagement of the recline mechanism at the first lateral end and the second lateral end;
• wherein each of the first seat assembly and the second seat assembly is aligned adjacent each other as a common seating row, wherein the first lever of each seat assembly is oriented laterally outboard and the second lever of each seat assembly is oriented laterally inboard and adjacent the other second lever;
• an input cable connected to a second lever input portion of the first lever for actuation of the first lever from a remote location;
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• a manual lever connected to the input cable so that rotation of the manual lever actuates the input cable to rotate the first lever and to disengage the recline mechanism to pivot the seatback;
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• wherein the manual lever is oriented in the cargo compartment.