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A seating/storage system includes a seat which is rotatably supported on opposite ends between the sidewalls of a vehicle on a pivot axle in spaced relationship above the floor level of the vehicle. The seat pivot axle, in turn, is mounted to a rotating member offset from the pivot axle such that, w

A seating/storage system includes a seat which is rotatably supported on opposite ends between the sidewalls of a vehicle on a pivot axle in spaced relationship above the floor level of the vehicle. The seat pivot axle, in turn, is mounted to a rotating member offset from the pivot axle such that, when rotated to a seating position, the seat is positioned above the floor level and, when rotated to a storage position, the seat is positioned in a recess with the lower side of the seat defining the floor of the vehicle. A releasable latching member extends between the rotatable member and the vehicle seat to selectively lock the seat in use or stored positions. In a preferred embodiment, a releasable latch also extends between a fixed seat frame and the rotatable member to selectively lock the seat back and seat in use or stored positions.

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[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A storable seat assembly comprising:a seat;a seat back;a pair of rotatable members and an axle for rotatably mounting each of said members in spaced relationship in a vehicle, wherein said seat is pivotally mounted to said rotatable members in offset relationship to

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A storable seat assembly comprising:a seat;a seat back;a pair of rotatable members and an axle for rotatably mounting each of said members in spaced relationship in a vehicle, wherein said seat is pivotally mounted to said rotatable members in offset relationship to the axis of rotation of said rotatable members and said seat back is fixedly mounted to said rotatable members such that said seat can be pivoted between a seating position remote from said seat back to a stored position adjacent said seat back; andsaid rotatable members are rotated between a first position with said seat in said stored position with a lower side of said seat in a position substantially flush with a vehicle floor and a position remote from said first position in which a seating surface of said seat is in spaced relationship above the floor of the vehicle.