Tandem seat for a two-wheeled vehicle

Claim 2

In a tandem seat for a two-wheeled vehicle having a bottom with lateral side portions, a pad placed onto said bottom, and a trim cover assembly for covering said pad, said trim cover assembly including a front seat section, a rear seat section integrally formed with said front seat section, and an interface portion formed between said front and rear seat sections, the improvement comprising: a front pad portion formed in said pad in such dimensions as to correspond to dimensions of said front seat section; a rear pad portion formed in said pad in such dimensions as to correspond to dimensions of said rear seat section; an interface portion defined between said front and rear pad portions and having a first recessed groove formed thereat so as to extend along a transverse direction of said front and rear pad portions; said lateral side portions of said bottom having second recessed grooves extending in a direction perpendicular to said transverse direction of said first recessed groove; said front and rear seat sections of said trim cover assembly, having formed therebetween an inverted U-shaped connecting portion extending along said interface portion of said trim cover assembly, whereby said connecting portion of said trim cover assembly is thrust into and engaged with both said first and second recessed grooves.

Claim 3

In a tandem seat for a two-wheeled vehicle having a bottom formed with a recessed bottom wall portion, a pad placed onto said bottom, and a rain impermeable trim cover assembly for covering said pad, said trim cover assembly including a front seat section, a rear seat section integrally formed with said front seat section, and an interface portion formed between said front and rear seat sections, the improvement comprising: a front pad portion formed in said pad in such dimensions as to correspond to dimensions of said front seat section; a rear pad portion formed in said pad in such dimensions as to correspond to dimensions of said rear seat section; an interface portion defined between said front and rear pad portions and having a slit groove formed in said pad so as to extend thereacross; said pad being perforated with at least one hole that extends from said slit groove through said pad; a substantially inverted V-shaped connecting portion formed as a seal against rain between said front and rear seat sections of said trim cover assembly, so as to extend along said interface portion of said trim cover assembly: at least one hanging string being concealed within said trim cover and having an upper end and a lower end, said hanging string being fixed at the upper end to said connecting portion and being inserted through said hole; and means, adapted to be connected with the lower end of said hanging string, for engaging said hanging string at the recessed bottom wall portion of said bottom, wherein said trim cover assembly is pulled downwardly over the pad at the interface portion thereof.

Claim 4

In a tandem seat for a two-wheeled vehicle having a bottom formed with a recessed bottom wall portion, a pad placed onto said bottom, and a rain impermeable trim cover assembly for covering said pad, said trim cover assembly including a front seat section, a rear seat section integrally formed with said front seat section, and an interface portion formed between said front and rear seat sections, the improvement comprising: a front pad portion formed in said pad in such dimensions as to correspond to dimensions of said front seat section; a rear pad portion formed in said pad in such dimensions as to correspond to dimensions of said rear seat section; an interface portion defined between said front and rear pad portions and having a slit groove formed in said pad so as to extend thereacross; said pad being perforated with at least one hole that extends from said slit groove through said pad; a substantially inverted V-shaped connecting portion formed as a seal against rain between said front and rear seat sections of said trim cover assembly, so as to extend along said interface portion of said trim cover assembly: at least one hanging string being concealed within said trim cover and having an upper end and a lower end, said hanging string being fixed at the upper end to said connecting portion and being inserted through said hole; and means, adapted to be connected with the lower end of said hanging string, for engaging said hanging string at the recessed bottom wall portion of said bottom, wherein said trim cover assembly is pulled downwardly over the pad at the interface portion thereof.