Fold Flat Seat Assembly

A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor in an automotive vehicle, said seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of front support links configured for pivotal mounting to said floor;
• a seat cushion pivotally supported by said pair of front support links for movement of said seat cushion relative to said pair of front support links about a first axis between a seating position for supporting a seat occupant and a stowed position pivoted about the first axis with an underside of said seat cushion facing upwardly;
• a seat back pivotally supported by a pair of recliner mechanisms for operator initiated movement of said seat back about a second axis between an upright home position for supporting a seat occupant and a stowed position with a backside of the seat back facing upwardly;
• a pair of J-links, each extending between opposite sides of said seat back and said pair of front support links for driving said seat cushion forwardly enabling the backside of the seat back to be co-planar with said underside of said seat cushion, and
• a pair of support leg pivotally mounted to said seat cushion and operatively connected to said front support links for automatically extending and retracting said pair of support legs in response to pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the seating position and the stowed position, said pair of support legs supporting the seat cushion when said seat cushion is in the stowed position.