Stowable rear seat for vehicle passenger compartments

A stowable vehicle seat assembly for use in a vehicle cabin having a cabin floor, said seat assembly comprising:

• a) a seat cushion member having one or more downwardly extending front legs, and one or more downwardly extending rear legs;
• b) a mounting means positioned on said front legs and on said rear legs for releasable engagement with said cabin floor;
• and
• c) a control rod system pivotably interconnected between said seat cushion member and said cabin floor, said control rod system being adapted to enable selective pivoting of said seat cushion member between:
• i) a deployed design configuration whereat said mounting means is in engagement with said cabin floor as aforesaid, and whereat said seat cushion member has a substantially horizontal orientation;
• and
• ii) a raised stowed configuration located substantially rearwardly of said deployed design configuration, and whereat said mounting means is released from said engagement with said cabin floor, with said seat cushion member having a substantially vertical orientation.