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A seat assembly with a center adjustable height armrest includes a generally horizontal seat portion and a generally upright back portion. The back portion has a pair of outer seat backs spaced transversely and a center seat back disposed between the outer seat backs aligned in a row. The center sea

A seat assembly with a center adjustable height armrest includes a generally horizontal seat portion and a generally upright back portion. The back portion has a pair of outer seat backs spaced transversely and a center seat back disposed between the outer seat backs aligned in a row. The center seat back has an upright position aligned with the outer seat backs and a folded down position at an angle to the outer seat backs. The folded center seat back provides an armrest having an adjustable height of either one of a load floor height and an ergonomic armrest height.

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[ What is claimed is:] [5.] A seat assembly with an adjustable height armrest for a motor vehicle comprising:a generally horizontal seat portion;a generally upright back portion, said back portion having a pair of outer seat backs spaced transversely and a center seat back disposed between said oute

[ What is claimed is:] [5.] A seat assembly with an adjustable height armrest for a motor vehicle comprising:a generally horizontal seat portion;a generally upright back portion, said back portion having a pair of outer seat backs spaced transversely and a center seat back disposed between said outer seat backs aligned in a row, said center seat back having an upright position aligned with said outer seat backs and a folded down position at an angle to said outer seat backs;said folded center seat back providing an armrest having an adjustable height of either one of a load floor height and an ergonomic armrest height;a pivoting mechanism having an adjustable center pivot point for pivotally connecting said center seat back to vehicle structure of the motor vehicle; anda height selector mechanism operably connected to said pivoting mechanism for selecting either one of said load floor height and said ergonomic armrest height for said folded center seat back;said pivoting mechanism including an upper pivot pin, a lower pivot pin, a mounting bracket and a pivot pin locking mechanism, one of said upper pivot pin and said lower pivot pin being said center pivot point, said mounting bracket having an upper arcuate channel and a lower arcuate channel for guiding a travel of either one of said upper pivot pin in said upper arcuate channel and said lower pivot pin in said lower arcuate channel, said pivot pin locking mechanism operably connected to said height selector mechanism and to said mounting bracket for selecting said center pivot point by locking on either one of said upper pivot pin and said lower pivot pin depending on whether either one of said ergonomic armrest height and said load floor height is selected.