Modular vehicle seat and platform assemblies

A modular seat assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising:

• a seat frame operable to be attached to the vehicle, the seat frame including a seat support platform;
• at least one seat assembly arranged on the seat frame, the at least one seat assembly including a seat back coupled to the seat frame and a seat bottom pivotably coupled to the seat support platform;
• a first mounting assembly including a first support member coupled to the seat support platform adjacent to an inner side of the seat platform and a first protrusion extending away from a first lateral side of the seat bottom, wherein the seat bottom is coupled to and is pivotable about the first support member between a raised arrangement and a lowered arrangement, and wherein the first support member includes a first resilient flexible catch operable to receive the first protrusion when the seat bottom is in the lowered arrangement so as to retain the seat bottom in the lowered arrangement;
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• a second mounting assembly including a second support member spaced apart from the first support member and coupled to the seat support platform adjacent to the inner side of the seat support platform,
• wherein the first support member is arranged adjacent to the first lateral side of the seat bottom, and wherein the second support member is arranged adjacent to a second lateral side of the seat bottom opposite the first lateral side;
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• wherein the second mounting assembly further includes a second protrusion extending away from the second lateral side of the seat bottom, and wherein the second support member includes a second resilient flexible catch operable to receive the second protrusion when the seat bottom is in the raised arrangement so as to retain the seat bottom in the raised arrangement,
• wherein the first resilient flexible catch of the first support member is arranged on a top side of the first support member, and
• wherein the first resilient flexible catch includes a base end and a free end, and wherein the base end is rigidly coupled to a main body portion of the first support member adjacent to the top side such that the first resilient flexible catch extends away from the main body portion and forms a U-shaped channel between the main body portion and the free end.

A modular seat assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising:

• a seat frame operable to be attached to the vehicle, the seat frame including a seat support platform;
• at least one seat assembly arranged on the seat frame, the at least one seat assembly including a seat back coupled to the seat frame and a seat bottom pivotably coupled to the seat support platform;
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• a first mounting assembly including a first support member coupled to the seat support platform adjacent to an inner side of the seat platform and a first protrusion extending away from a first lateral side of the seat bottom, wherein the seat bottom is coupled to and is pivotable about the first support member between a raised arrangement and a lowered arrangement, and wherein the first support member includes a first resilient recess, wherein the first resilient recess is operable to receive the first protrusion when the seat bottom is in the raised arrangement so as to retain the seat bottom in the raised arrangement,
• wherein the first resilient recess is formed as a U-shaped channel, and wherein the U-shaped channel is formed between a free end of the first support member and an inwardly-facing side of a main body portion of the first support member.