Stowable, pull-down footrest for a vehicle seat

Claim 1

A stowable, pull-down footrest assembly that is adapted to be connected to and stowed under the seat framing of a vehicle seating unit, which comprises in combination: a. a pair of telescoping-tube footrest support members that are spaced apart laterally each of said members having their forward end portions pivotally connected to the upper front part of the framing below the seating level of said seating unit, b. a footrest plate member connecting across the rear portions of said telescoping tube support members, such that after said footrest plate member is lowered from a stowed position along with the tube support member there can be the extension of said telescoping tube members along and above the vehicle floor to reach a desired pulled-out, footrest location for the accommodation of a passenger seated in a next rearward seating unit, c. a movable latching member attached to the seat framing and a latch engagement member provided as a part of the rearward end portion of the footrest assembly that are in a connective association with one another such that said footrest assembly may be retained in a stowed location and alternatively released for use responsive to the movement of said latching member, and d. means remote from said latching member to move said latching member, said means being connected to the rear of said vehicle seating unit.