Vehicle seat with lateral and rotational movement with detachable squab

摘要

A fitting (1) is provided for a motor vehicle. The fitting may be used as a seat. A squab (60) of the fitting may be removed and the fitting may then be used as a backrest (61) for a wheelchair. The entire fitting is moveable rotatably about a vertical axis relative to a base (8 FIG 4). The base is mounted for lateral movement. The fitting may be provided in a vehicle where there is a relatively confined space. The fitting may be rotated to a position in which the backrest is flush with the wall of the vehicle and may be moved laterally until the backrest is adjacent the wall of the vehicle and the squab may be removed to provide the optimum space for a person or wheelchair wishing to pass the seat. The fitting may then be returned to its initial condition. A winch/ratchet (25 FIG 3) assembly may be provided to hold a wheelchair tight to the backrest.