Lifter for vehicle seat bottom

A seat assembly comprising:

• a seat bottom including a seat frame and a seat cushion supported by the seat frame, the seat frame including a first side portion and a second side portion spaced cross-seat from each other and the seat frame including a seat pan extending from the first side portion to the second side portion;
• a cross-member supported by the seat frame between the seat frame and the seat cushion;
• and
• a lifter extending from the seat frame to the cross-member, the lifter being extendable from a lowered position to a raised position;
• the cross-member abutting the seat pan when the lifter is in the lowered position and the cross-member being spaced from the seat pan when the lifter is in the raised position;
• and
• the seat pan defining a recess between the first side portion and the second side portion, the cross-member being contoured to and fitted into the recess when the lifter is in the lowered position.

A seat assembly comprising:

• a seat bottom including a seat frame and a seat cushion supported by the seat frame, the seat frame including a first side portion and a second side portion spaced cross-seat from each other and the seat frame including a seat pan extending from the first side portion to the second side portion;
• a cross-member supported by the seat frame between the seat frame and the seat cushion;
• and
• a lifter extending from the seat frame to the cross-member, the lifter being extendable from a lowered position to a raised position;
• the cross-member abutting the seat pan when the lifter is in the lowered position and the cross-member being spaced from the seat pan when the lifter is in the raised position;
• and
• the cross-member being seat-rearward of the seat pan.