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A motor vehicle includes a folding passenger seat assembly having a seat portion and a backrest portion. The backrest portion has a left end and a right end both of which are hinged to the seat portion so that the backrest portion can be folded from a vertical use position to a horizontal non-use po

A motor vehicle includes a folding passenger seat assembly having a seat portion and a backrest portion. The backrest portion has a left end and a right end both of which are hinged to the seat portion so that the backrest portion can be folded from a vertical use position to a horizontal non-use position. A child safety seat is secured to the backrest portion. The left hinged end of the backrest portion is provided with a manual latch for selectively locking the left end of the backrest portion in the vertical use position. The right end of the backrest cushion is provided with an inertial latch for automatically locking the right end of the backrest portion in its vertical use position only in response to sudden deceleration of the motor vehicle. Weight, component cost and labor are conserved by installing the manual latch on only the left end of the backrest portion to lock it in its vertical use position. The backrest portion is freely folded to its non-use position by actuating the manual latch; the inertial latch only locks during sudden deceleration.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A folding passenger seat assembly for a motor vehicle, said assembly comprising:a seat portion;a backrest portion extending between a left and right end thereof;a hinge for arcuately moving said backrest portion relative to said seat portion between a generally vertical u

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A folding passenger seat assembly for a motor vehicle, said assembly comprising:a seat portion;a backrest portion extending between a left and right end thereof;a hinge for arcuately moving said backrest portion relative to said seat portion between a generally vertical use position and a generally horizontal folded position, said hinge including a left top bracket arm fixedly attached to said left end of said backrest portion and a right top bracket arm fixedly attached to said right end of said backrest portion, and a left bottom bracket arm pivotally attached to said left top bracket arm by a hinge pin and a right bottom bracket arm pivotally attached to said right top bracket arm by a hinge pin;a manual latch associated with one of said left and right ends of said backrest portion for selectively locking said one end of said backrest portion in said vertical use position, said manual latch including a latch finger moveably supported on one of said left and right top bracket arms, and a catch fixedly disposed in one of said respective left and right bottom bracket arms for trapping said latch finger in a locked condition, a remote actuating lever for controlling movement of said latch finger, and a flexible motion transmitting core element operatively interconnecting said remote actuating lever and said latch finger;and an inertial latch operatively associated with the other of said left and right ends of said backrest portion for automatically locking the other said end of said backrest portion in said vertical use position in response to sudden deceleration of the vehicle.