Multi-positional seat mounting apparatus

A seat mounting apparatus for supporting a seat on a floor of a motor vehicle and allowing the seat to be positioned in any of three possible positions allowing for improved ingress/egress and cargo carrying, said seat mounting apparatus comprising:

• a seat back frame having upper and lower ends and an outer side;
• a seat bottom frame having forward and rearward ends and an outer side;
• a guide member attached to said outer side of said seat bottom frame;
• a channel disposed in said guide member, and extending therein a predetermined distance between said forward and rearward ends of said seat bottom frame;
• a front leg having upper and bottom ends, said bottom end being pivotally attached to the floor;
• a guide pin attached to said front leg between said upper and bottom ends and being slidably disposed in said guide channel;
• a rear leg having upper and bottom ends;
• an upper link having first and second ends, said first end being pivotally attached to said front leg;
• a retractor link having third and fourth ends, said third end being pivotally attached to said floor and said fourth end being pivotally attached to said rear leg;
• a coupler having a first coupler pin pivotally connected to said second end of said upper link, a second coupler pin pivotally connected to said upper end of said rear leg, a third coupler pin and a fourth coupler pin pivotally connected to said seat back frame;
• a rear link rigidly attached to said seat bottom frame and extending to an upper link end pivotally connected to said third coupler pin on said coupler;
• a reclining means interposed between said seat back frame and said seat bottom frame, said reclining means being operative to allow said seat back frame to move between first and second reclined positions and into a first folded position;
• front release means interposed between said seat bottom frame and said front leg, said front release means being operative to allow relative motion between said front leg and said seat bottom only upon actuation of said front release means, said relative motion being operative to position said seat back frame into a second folded position over a lowered seat bottom frame such that the seat rests in a dropped and folded position for improved cargo loading, unloading and carrying capabilities;
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• rear release means interposed between said bottom end of said rear leg and the floor, said rear release means being operative to release said bottom end of said rear leg from being rigidly connected to the floor such that with said seat back frame in said first folded position, the seat can be displaced from a seated position to a tumbled position for improved ingress and egress.

A seat mounting apparatus for supporting a seat on a floor of a motor vehicle and allowing the seat to be positioned in any of three possible positions allowing for improved ingress/egress and cargo carrying, said seat mounting apparatus comprising:

• a seat back frame having upper and lower ends and at least one side;
• a seat bottom frame having forward and rearward ends and at least one side;
• at least one guide member attached to said at least one side of said seat bottom frame;
• at least one channel disposed in said at least one guide member, and extending therein a predetermined distance between said forward and rearward ends of said seat bottom frame;
• at least one front leg having upper and bottom ends, said bottom end being pivotally attached to the floor;
• at least one guide pin attached to said at least one front leg between said upper and bottom ends and being slidably disposed in said at least one guide channel;
• at least one rear leg having upper and bottom ends;
• at least one upper link having first and second ends, said first end being pivotally attached to said at least one front leg;
• at least one retractor link having third and fourth ends, said third end being pivotally attached to said floor and said fourth end being pivotally attached to said at least one rear leg;
• at least one coupler having a first coupler pin pivotally connected to said second end of said at least one upper link, a second coupler pin pivotally connected to said upper end of said at least one rear leg, a third coupler pin and a fourth coupler pin pivotally connected to said seat back frame;
• at least one rear link rigidly attached to said seat bottom frame and extending to an upper link end pivotally connected to said third coupler pin on said at least one coupler;
• reclining means interposed between said seat back frame and said seat bottom frame, said at least one reclining means being operative to allow said seat back frame to move between first and second reclined positions and into a first folded position;
• front release means interposed between said seat bottom frame and said at least one front leg, said front release means being operative to allow relative motion between said at least one front leg and said seat bottom only upon actuation of said front release means, said relative motion being operative to position said seat back frame into a second folded position over a lowered seat bottom frame such that the seat rests in a dropped and folded position for improved cargo loading, unloading and carrying capabilities;
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• rear release means interposed between said bottom end of said at least one rear leg and the floor, said rear release means being operative to release said bottom end of said at least one rear leg from being rigidly connected to the floor such that with said seat back frame in said first folded position, the seat can be displaced from a seated position to a tumbled position for improved ingress and egress.