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A rotatable seat for a multi-passenger automotive vehicle employs a latch mechanism releasable only by manual operation of an actuating lever. The latch mechanism includes latch-and-hook assemblies at both the front and rear of the seat to prevent inadvertent rotation of the seat. In addition, the s

A rotatable seat for a multi-passenger automotive vehicle employs a latch mechanism releasable only by manual operation of an actuating lever. The latch mechanism includes latch-and-hook assemblies at both the front and rear of the seat to prevent inadvertent rotation of the seat. In addition, the seat rotation is governed by a cam having deep recesses at the two normal sitting positions. The cam is designed with sloping faces so that the weight of the seat drives rotation towards the normal positions. An additional safety mechanism prevents rotation of the seat unless the seat back is in a position preventing passengers from sitting thereon.

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A rotatable seat for an automotive vehicle comprising: a seat rotatably supported on a vehicle floor with a rotational pivot which permits the seat to rotate in a horizontal plane thereabout; a rotation mechanism for moving said seat between a first position in which the seat faces either forward or

A rotatable seat for an automotive vehicle comprising: a seat rotatably supported on a vehicle floor with a rotational pivot which permits the seat to rotate in a horizontal plane thereabout; a rotation mechanism for moving said seat between a first position in which the seat faces either forward or backward with respect to the vehicle and in which the seat is prevented from rotating by said rotation mechanism, and a second position in which the seat is permitted to rotate by said rotation mechanism about the rotation pivot; a latch mechanism for latching the seat in a position facing either forward or backward with respect to the vehicle, said latch mechanism having first and second latching assemblies provided, respectively, at the front and rear of the seat, said first and second latching assemblies being movable between a third position in which said latching assemblies hold the seat in said first position and prevent the seat from rotating and a fourth position in which the seat is permitted to rotate about the rotational pivot; and an actuator mechanism connected to said rotation mechanism to operate said rotation mechanism to move the seat from said first position to said second position and connected to said latch mechanism to move said first and second latching assemblies from said third position to said fourth position to permit seat rotation.