Vehicle seat assemblies

Claim 1

A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat, a seat squab pivotally mounter thereon for tilting movement, first locking means for locking the squab against tilting movement with respect to the seat, means to mount the seat for bodily fore and aft sliding movement, a slideway comprising a fixed elongate element extending parallel to the fore and aft direction of movement of the seat, a U-section elongate slide element which receives the fixed element, means between the slide element and the fixed element to constrain the slide element to slide linearly along the fixed element, second locking means for locking the slide element in a selected one of a plurality of positions of adjustment along the fixed element, the squab having an arm with an end extending therefrom towards the slide and a link pivotally connected at one of its ends to the slide and pivotally connected at its other end to the end of the arm so as to permit the end of the arm to rise and fall with respect to the slide as the squab is tilted with respect to the seat, the arrangement being such that, with the first locking means only released, tilting the squab forwardly over the seat moves the seat forwardly along said mounting means, and, with the second locking means only released, the seat with the squab locked thereto can be adjusted fore and aft on said mounting means.