Abstract: A releasably mounted seat for a van-type vehicle is provided which in an embodiment includes a rear leg biased to latch to a floor of a vehicle, a seat bun frame joined to the rear leg providing a seating surface, a backing plate pivotally mounted with respect to the bun frame and selectively adjustable with respect to the bun frame means, a seat back pivotally mounted with respect to the backing frame and foldable between a first position generally extending with the backing plate and a second position folded forward generally adjacent the bun frame, and a single handle providing control to selectively position the seat back in the first and second positions and the handle providing control to selectively adjust the position of the backing plate with respect to the bun frame, and the handle providing control over the engagement of the latch of the rear leg with the vehicle floor.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method of enclosing a vehicle seat elastomeric foam bun assembly with a prefitted cover. In a preferred embodiment the bun assembly is enclosed with a generally impermeable cylindrical bag having a lower coefficient of friction with the bun assembly foam than the coefficient of friction of the cover with the bun assembly foam. One end of the bag is connected with a vacuum source to sealably adhere the bag to the bun assembly and to connect the bun assembly. The bun assembly is then enclosed by the cover. The bag is then removed from between the cover and the bun assembly by ejecting the bun assembly out the open end of the bag while holding one end of the bag fixed.