Seats

Claim 1

IN A SEAT CONSTRUCTION ADAPTED FOR USE IN VEHICLE WHEREIN THE SAME IS SUBJECT TO VIBRATION INCIDENT TO TRAVEL THE COMBINATION OF RIGID SIDE FRAME STANDADS, A SEAT CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A FRAME MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE RIGID STANDARDS, SAID FRAME INCLUDING SPACED RIGID SIDE BARS, FLEXIBLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SIDE BARS AND HANGING IN POSITION TO PROVIDE A SHALLOW CRADLE HAVING A BOTTOM PORTION AND UPSTANDING SIDE PORTIONS, A FLAT RESILIENT STIFF PANEL CAPABLE OF BEING BOWED SUPPORTED UPON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FLEXIBLE MEANS WITH THE SIDES OF THE PANEL LYING INWARDLY OF THE SIDE PORTIONS OF THE FLEXIBLE MEANS, AND A FLEXIBLE SHAPE RETURNING CUSHION SUPPORTED BY SAID PANEL HAVING THE LOWER PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED IN SAID CRADLE WITH THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE SIDES THEREOF FACING THE SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE MEANS, THE TOP PORTIONS OF SAID CUSHION EXTENDING ABOVE THE RIGID SIDE BARS, SAID PANEL WHEN BOWING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SEAT VIBRATIONS DEFORMING THE CRADLE PROVIDED BY SAID FLEXIBLE MEANS BY DRAWING THE SIDE PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE MEANS INWARDLY AND EXERTING SIDES PRESSURE TENDING TO HOLD AND LOCATE THE CUSHION AND OCCUPANT SECURE ON THE SEAT.