Adjustable seat for an industrial truck

Claim 1

An operator''s seat assembly for industrial trucks and the like comprising mounting means extending transversely of the truck and supported from the truck for pivotal movement about transverse pivot means in a direction longitudinal of the truck, operator''s seat and support means connected to said mounting means from one end thereof about vertical pivot means and detachable from the opposite end thereof for enabling the seat and suppOrt means to be actuated transversely outwardly from a forwardly facing operative position for operating the truck to a rearwardly facing non-operative position extending transversely outwardly of one side of the truck, and means for pivoting said mounting means and seat and support means about said transverse pivot means including a housing secured to the mounting means and pivotable therewith, an abutment secured to the truck in vertically spaced relation from the housing, and spring urged striker means mounted operatively between the housing and abutment for urging the seat and support and mounting means toward a forwardly pivoted position about said transverse pivot means, said striker, including a transverse shaft mounted from said housing, a coil spring on said shaft operatively connected to the mounting means and to a striker element urging the latter into abutment with the abutment means.