Demountable swing seat construction for counters and the like

Claim 2

A demountable swing seat construction for supporting body weight of a user in varying positions of adjustment, said swing seat construction including a pedestal base member consisting in a rectangularly shaped base plate, fastening means for securing the base plate to a supporting surface, a hollow pedestal body overlying the base plate, a tubular load sustaining column extending vertically upwardly at one side of the pedestal body and being solidly anchored to the base plate, a weight bearing bracket structure vertically disposed at an opposite side of the pedestal body in spaced relation to the tubular load sustaining column, a reinforcing web rigidly disposed between the load sustaining column and the weight bearing bracket structure, a seat supporting arm rotatably mounted in the bracket structure and a seat member adjustably located at the opposite end of the supporting arm for receiviing body weight of a user.

Claim 3

A structure according to claim 1 in which the pedestal body is formed with an enlarged bottom section and said tubular load sustaining column and reinforcing web cooperate with the weight bearing bracket structure to distribute load forces throughout the enlarged bottom section of the pedestal body.

Claim 4

A structure according to claim 1 in which the weight bearing bracket structure is located in projecting relationship with respect to one side of the pedestal to permit swinging the said supporting arm and the seat member bearing body weight in an extended arc of rotation through a range of positions of adjustment occurring in variably spaced relation to the said pedestal body.

Claim 5

A structure according to claim 1 in which the pedestal body is formed with an enlarged lower section defined by bottom bearing edges for overlying and mating with the rectangular base member and for engaging against the said supporting surface and said enlarged lower section of the pedestal body being formed with angularly disposed side wall means extending upwardly to brace the said tubular load ssustaininG column, the reinforcing web and the weight bearing bracket structure when the arm and seat member is swung through varying positions of adjustment relative to the hollow pedestal body.

Claim 6

A structure according to claim 4 in which the angularly disposed side wall means includes two side wall portions which occur in intersecting relationship to one another to form a V-shaped resisting rib.

Claim 7

In a bank counter construction of the class presenting an undercounter storage space defined by a counter top section, a floor section lying directly below the said top section, a vertical front wall section and a vertical side wall section extending inwardly under the counter top at right angles to the front wall section, the combination of an adjustable bank counter swing seat for supporting body weight of a user in varying positions of adjustment relative to the counter and being movable into a stored position beneath the said counter top section when not in use, said swing seat including a base plate, fastening means for securing the base plate on said floor section below the counter top section, a hollow pedestal body overlying the base plate and located below the said counter top section, a tubular load sustaining column extending vertically upwardly at an inner side of the pedestal body and being solidly anchored to the base plate, a weight bearing bracket structure vertically disposed at an opposite outer side of the pedestal body in spaced relation to the tubular load sustaining column in a postion to project outwardly beyond the counter top section, a seat supporting arm, a seat for receiving body weight of a user adjustably mounted at one end of the arm, the opposite side of said arm being rotatably mounted in the said bracket structure for locating the seat in the storage space and swinging the seat outwardly through an extended arc of rotation into a range of positions of adjustment.

Claim 8

In a bank counter construction of the class presenting an undercounter storage space defined by a counter top section, a floor section lying directly below the said top section, a vertical front wall section and a vertical side wall section extending inwardly under the counter top at right angles to the front wall section, the combination of an adjustable bank counter swing seat for supporting body weight of a user in varying positions of adjustment relative to the counter and being movable into a stored position beneath the said counter top section when not in use, said swing seat including a base plate, fastening means for securing the base plate on said floor section below the counter top section, a hollow pedestal body overlying the base plate and located below the said counter top section, a tubular load sustaining column extending vertically upwardly at an inner side of the pedestal body and being solidly anchored to the base plate, a weight bearing bracket structure vertically disposed at an opposite outer side of the pedestal body in spaced relation to the tubular load sustaining column in a postion to project outwardly beyond the counter top section, a seat supporting arm, a seat for receiving body weight of a user adjustably mounted at one end of the arm, the opposite side of said arm being rotatably mounted in the said bracket structure for locating the seat in the storage space and swinging the seat outwardly through an extended arc of rotation into a range of positions of adjustment.