A vehicle seat assembly of the present invention includes a seat backrest, a
seat
bottom, and a backrest reclining assembly. The backrest reclining assembly has
an axis of rotation and includes a base, a rotating latching mechanism, and a reclining
arm. The reclining arm is mounted to the seat backrest, the rotating latching mechanism
is mounted between the reclining arm and the base such that the reclining arm and
the seat backrest may be selectively rotated relative to the base about the axis
of rotation. A pivot arm is mounted to the base and has a pivot axis point disposed
at a predetermined distance from the axis of rotation of the reclining assembly.
A locking arm is rotatively mounted to the pivot arm about the axis of rotation
of the reclining assembly. A support arm is mounted to the seat bottom and rotatively
mounted to the pivot arm at the pivot axis point, such that the pivot arm and the
seat backrest may be rotated about the pivot axis point between an upright position
and a folded position. The support arm provides a first locking point such that
when the pivot arm and the seat backrest are in the upright position the seat backrest
is locked upright. The support arm further provides a second locking point such
that when the pivot arm and the seat backrest are in the folded position the seat
backrest is locked folded.