Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel

A vehicle seat comprising a seat frame and a seat base, a seat assembly including a first backrest and a second backrest,

• said seat base having a thickness defined by a top surface of said seat base and a bottom surface of said seat base,
• said seat assembly operatively associated with said seat frame and said seat base, wherein said seat assembly is longitudinally movable along said seat frame from a first position to a second position,
• said seat assembly being arranged in said first position to enable a seated occupant to rest his back against said first backrest and face in a forward or first direction and arranged in said second position to enable the occupant to rest his back against said second backrest and face in a second direction,
• a rear portion of said first backrest connected to a rear portion of said second backrest,
• said first backrest facing in a first direction and said second backrest facing in a second direction,
• said seat assembly including at least one support bar, a first mounting plate, a longitudinal positioning lock and a radial positioning lever,
• said seat assembly cooperatively engages a slide assembly, wherein said slide assembly including a coupling member for connecting said first mounting plate to a sliding member and an internal track,
• said internal track extending from a posterior end of said seat frame to a front end of said seat frame,
• said second mounting plate cooperating with said coupling member and said sliding member engaging said internal track to provide longitudinal sliding movement of said seat assembly relative to said seat frame along said track,
• said seat frame including an external track mounted to a side portion of said seat frame, wherein said external track extends from the posterior end of said seat frame to the front end of said seat frame,
• said longitudinal adjustment lock being operatively associated with said support bar being in releasable cooperation with said external track for restraining longitudinal movement of said seat assembly along said seat frame,
• said seat assembly depressing said seat base in one portion decreasing a thickness at that portion and increasing said thickness in another portion
• said slide assembly including a cylinder assembly operatively associated with a control rail,
• said control rail extending from said posterior end to said front end of said seat frame.

A vehicle seat comprising:

• a seat base and a seat frame, a back support assembly operatively associated with said seat frame and said seat base, including a first backrest, a second backrest, at least one support bar and at least one mounting plate,
• wherein said first backrest and said second backrest comprise an integral backrest structure such that said first backrest faces in a first direction and said second backrest faces in an opposite direction and a back portion of said first backrest is adjacent to a back portion of said second backrest,
• wherein said at least one support bar is operatively associated with said at least one mounting plate,
• said back support assembly is longitudinally movable along said seat frame from a first position at a rear end of said seat frame, to a second position at a front end of said seat frame,
• said back support assembly being in said first position to enable a seated occupant to rest the occupant's back against said first backrest and face in a first direction;
• said back support assembly being in said second position to enable said seated occupant to rest the occupant's back against said second backrest and face in a second direction;
• a slide assembly including an internal track, a sliding member, and a coupling member, is operatively associated with said seat frame and said back support assembly, enabling longitudinal movement of said back support assembly relative to said seat frame,
• wherein said internal track is mounted to said seat frame extending from the rear end of said seat frame to the front end of said seat frame and is operatively associated with said back support assembly,
• and said sliding member cooperatively engages said internal track and a coupling member for connecting said sliding member to said back support assembly,
• an external track is mounted to a side portion of said seat frame extending from the car end of said seat frame to the front end of said seat frame.