Seating Arrangement for Vehicle

Abstract

A seating arrangement for a vehicle having a cabin space is provided. The seating arrangement includes a vehicle, at least one front seat within the vehicle, and at least one rear seat arranged behind the at least one front seat of the vehicle. The at least one front seat is rigidly fixed to and suspended from a portion of the vehicle, thereby providing a free space underneath the at least one front seat, such that an occupant of the vehicle seated in the at least one rear seat is able to position at least a lower portion of one or both legs thereof in the free space underneath the at least one front seat. A flexible covering, such as bristles may be attached to the periphery of the vehicle floor opening, so that a driver's foot can pass from inside the vehicle cabin, to the ground outside the vehicle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle comprising:
 a) a cabin space having a floor, a roof and side walls; and,   b) a seating arrangement enclosed in the cabin space, the seating arrangement comprising at least one front seat installed in the cabin space,   wherein at least one of the floor of the cabin space and a door is provided with an opening proximal to the at least one front seat to permit a driver of the vehicle, seated on the at least one front seat, to extend a foot from the opening to put the foot on ground, and,   wherein the opening is provided with one or more flexible covering members attached to a periphery of the opening to at least partially cover the opening when the foot is not extended therefrom, and having enough flexibility to permit a foot to pass through the one or more flexible covering members.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible covering members are bristles, the bristles capable of flexing into an open position. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one front seat is rigidly fixed to and suspended from one or more of the roof and at least one of the side walls of the cabin space thereby providing free space underneath thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one rear seat installed in the cabin space and arranged behind the at least one front seat therein, wherein the at least one rear seat is installed with a height of respective seat portion, above the floor of the cabin space, substantially lower as compared to a height of seat portion of the at least one front seat, whereby an occupant of the vehicle seated in the at least one rear seat is able to position at least a lower portion of one or both legs thereof in the free space underneath the at least one front seat. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one rear seat comprises two number of rear seats, and wherein the two rear seats are each installed with a respective backrest portion, the respective backrest portions being inclinable such that the backrest portions of the two rear seats are configured to be disposed at an angle with respect to each other to allow occupants of the vehicle seated individually in the two rear seats to overlap shoulders thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle of  claim 3 , further comprising at least one rear seat installed in the cabin space and arranged behind the at least one front seat therein,
 wherein the at least one rear seat is installed with a height of respective seat portion, above the floor of the cabin space, substantially lower as compared to a height of seat portion of the at least one front seat, whereby an occupant of the vehicle seated in the at least one rear seat is able to position at least a lower portion of one or both legs thereof in the free space underneath the at least one front seat.   
     
     
         7 . The vehicle of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one front seat comprises two number of front seats, and the at least one rear seat comprises two number of rear seats, such that each of the occupants of the vehicle seated individually in the one of the two rear seats is able to position at least a lower portion of one or both legs thereof in the free space underneath the respective front seat, from the two front seats, arranged in line therewith,
 wherein the two front seats are offset to allow occupants of the vehicle seated individually in the two front seats to overlap shoulders thereof,   and wherein the two rear seats are each installed with a respective backrest portion, the backrest portions being inclinable such that the backrest portions of the two rear seats are configured to be disposed at an angle with respect to each other to allow occupants of the vehicle seated individually in the two rear seats to overlap shoulders thereof.