Seat assembly with deployable belt member

A seat assembly, comprising:

• a seat portion;
• a retraction mechanism disposed below the seat portion and having first and second brackets moveably associated with one another, wherein the second bracket is operable between first and second positions, and further wherein the second bracket moves away from the first bracket when the second bracket moves from the first position to the second position;
• and
• at least one tether member having a body portion interlaced between the first and second brackets of the retraction mechanism.

A seat assembly, comprising:

• a seatback having a forward-facing back support portion and an interior portion;
• a seat portion operably coupled to the seatback and supported by a frame assembly, wherein the seat portion includes a carrier assembly and a displaceable platform pivotally coupled to the carrier assembly for pivoting movement between a use position and a deployed position;
• a retraction mechanism having a first bracket operably coupled to the frame assembly, and a second bracket operably coupled to the displaceable platform, wherein the first and second brackets are operably coupled to one another by an actuator, and further wherein the second bracket is operable between first and second positions relative to the first bracket;
• and
• a belt assembly having a tether member and a belt member, wherein the tether member includes a body portion operably coupled between the first and second brackets of the retraction mechanism, and further wherein the belt member is operable between a deployed position, wherein the belt member is disposed in front of the back support portion of the seatback, and a stowed position, wherein the belt member is received in the interior portion of the seatback.