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Seat pedestal
Assignee: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES Inc MIDDLEBURY IN AN IN CORP
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Filing: 1985-05-13
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2005-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A pedestal for a rotatable seat which is hingedly connected to a base and which includes a hook part for securing the seat to the pedestal base in an upright seat position.
Inventors
- 👤 James A. Takace
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/10; B60N2/005; B60N2/015; B60N2/01508; B60N2/01516; B60N2/01583
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A seat pedestal comprising a base, a support member having first and second end walls, said support member further including first and second side walls connected to said end walls to form an enclosed structure, a pivot connection securing said support member to said base at one of its said first and second end walls wherein said support member is shiftable between an upright seat position and an inoperative tilted position, said support member carrying a rotatable plate adapted to carry a seat, and means carried by said support member for releasably securing the support member in its said upright seat position, said securement means includes a rod journalled in said support member, an inverted U-shaped member extending upwardly from said base and positioned within said enclosed structure to conceal the inverted U-shaped member from the outside, and a hook connected to and depending from said rod, said hook constituting means for engaging said concealed U-shaped member when the support member is in its upright seat position, means for turning said rod to shift said hook from engagement with said U-shaped member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
A seat pedestal comprising a base, a support member having first and second end walls, said support member further including first and second side walls connected to said end walls to form an enclosed structure, a pivot connection securing said support member to said base at one of its said first and second end walls wherein said support member is shiftable between an upright seat position and an inoperative tilted position, said support member carrying a rotatable plate adapted to carry a seat, and means carried by said support member for releasably securing the support member in its said upright seat position, said securement means includes a rod journalled in said support member, an inverted U-shaped member extending upwardly from said base and positioned within said enclosed structure to conceal the inverted U-shaped member from the outside, and a hook connected to and depending from said rod, said hook constituting means for engaging said concealed U-shaped member when the support member is in its upright seat position, means for turning said rod to shift said hook from engagement with said U-shaped member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The seat pedestal of claim 1 wherein said pivot connection includes a removable pintel rod engaging said base and support member and constituting means when removed permitting separation of the support member from the base.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-05-25 | 1990-11-24 | 1991-05-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-05-25 | 1994-11-24 | 1995-05-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-05-25 | 1998-11-24 | 1999-05-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |