ABSTRACT
A bucket sports seat for vehicles having at least one shape rigid load-bearing shell with up swept side cheeks for bilateral support of the legs, the buttocks and the upper torso of a seat occupant. The seat section and the backrest section are each assigned one separately fabricated load-bearing shell. The two load-bearing shells of the seat section and of the backrest section, adjoining an upper and/or a front boundary of the side cheeks, are connected together by simple swivel joints in a transition region. In the region of the backside of the bucket sports seat, a detachable locking mechanism between the backrest section and the seat section is provided.