bracket 12 and or seat bottom bracket 14 fig2 illustrates an assembly view of the seat support system 10 as attached to the drive mechanism 16 in accordance with one non limiting aspect of the present invention a motor 20 may be included to actuate the drive mechanism 16 and the other components to facilitate moving the seat back between the upright and folded positions such as in response to commands of a controller while described with respect to a motor driven vehicle seat the present invention is not intended to be so limited and fully contemplates the seat support system 10 being adapted for use with a manual or other non motor driven vehicle seat a torque bar 22 may be used to transfer torque to an optional mirrored locking mechanism and seat support system included on the other side of the seat the seat support system 10 may include a support bracket 26 shutter 28 and pawl 30 the support bracket 26 and shutter 28 may be secured to each other and or the seat back bracket 12 about a pivot such that both features are capable of rotating with rotation of the seat back the shutter 28 and pawl 30 may be biased with springs or other features not shown such that both elements rotate in a counter clockwise direction in the absence of force in the clockwise direction fig3 illustrates the seat.