Patent attributes
A vehicle seat assembly includes a first seat section, a second seat section, and a portioning panel. The first seat section has a first cushion portion and a first seatback portion that define a first seating area. The second seat section has a second cushion portion and a second seatback portion that define a second seating area disposed laterally adjacent the first seating area. The second seatback portion is movably mounted between an upwardly extending in-use orientation and a retracted non-use orientation. The partitioning panel is movably arranged between a stowed position in which the partitioning panel is disposed outside of the first and second seating areas and a partitioning position in which the partitioning panel extends upwardly along a lateral side of the first seat section in a forward to aft direction of the first seat section.
