Vehicle seat

Claim 2

A vehicle seat comprising: a base means having a first portion which in the position of use of the seat is at least substantially horizontal and a second portion which in said position of use of the seat is at least substantially vertical whereby the base means is of an at least substantially L-shaped configuration; a seat plate means on the first portion of the base means and having a front edge portion and a rearward portion; a backrest means pivotably movably connected to the seat plate means are mounted on the second portion of the base means; first retaining members at the underside of said seat plate means at the front edge portion thereof in spaced-apart relationship in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a stationary mounting support means on the first portion of the base means and having a co-operating retaining member for latching engagement with a corresponding first retaining member on said seat plate means; spring elements operatively disposed between said first portion of the base means and said seat plate means at the rearward portion thereof and spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the seat; and a sliding shoe for each spring element, each sliding shoe being slidably movably supported on said first portion of the base means to provide support for the respective spring element against said first portion of the base means.

Claim 3

A seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mounting support means comprises first and second support portions spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the seat.

Claim 4

A seat as set forth in claim 1 wherein said spring elements are each in the form of a coil compression spring.

Claim 5

A vehicle seat comprising: a base means having a first portion which in the position of use of the seat is at least substantially horizontal and a second portion which in said position of use of the seat is at least substantially vertical whereby the base means is of an at least substantially L-shaped configuration in side view of the seat; a seat plate means disposed above the first portion of the base means and having a front edge portion and a rearward portion; a backrest means pivotably connected to the seat plate means and mounted on said second portion of the base means; a plurality of retaining means on the underside of said seat plate means at said front edge portion thereof in spaced-apart relationship in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a mounting means on said first portion of said base means and having a retaining member selectively co-operable with said retaining means for securing the seat plate means in an adjustable position relative to said first portion of said base means in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a plurality of compression coil springs operatively disposed between said rearward portion of said seat plate means and said first portion of said base means and spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the seat; and a plurality of sliding shoes slidably carried on said first portion of said base means and each supporting the associated end of the respective compression coil spring, the arrangement being such that the rearward portion of said seat plate means is sprung relative to said first portion of said base means by said compression coil springs bearing against said first portion of said base means by way of said sliding shoes.

Claim 6

A vehicle seat comprising: a base means having a first portion which in the position of use of the seat is at least substantially horizontal and a second portion which in said position of use of the seat is at least substantially vertical whereby the base means is of an at least substantially L-shaped configuration in side view of the seat; a seat plate means disposed above the first portion of the base means and having a front edge portion and a rearward portion; a backrest means pivotably connected to the seat plate means and mounted on said second portion of the base means; a plurality of retaining means on the underside of said seat plate means at said front edge portion thereof in spaced-apart relationship in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a mounting means on said first portion of said base means and having a retaining member selectively co-operable with said retaining means for securing the seat plate means in an adjustable position relative to said first portion of said base means in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a plurality of compression coil springs operatively disposed between said rearward portion of said seat plate means and said first portion of said base means and spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the seat; and a plurality of sliding shoes slidably carried on said first portion of said base means and each supporting the associated end of the respective compression coil spring, the arrangement being such that the rearward portion of said seat plate means is sprung relative to said first portion of said base means by said compression coil springs bearing against said first portion of said base means by way of said sliding shoes.

Claim 7

A vehicle seat comprising: a base means having a first portion which in the position of use of the seat is at least substantially horizontal and a second portion which in said position of use of the seat is at least substantially vertical whereby the base means is of an at least substantially L-shaped configuration in side view of the seat; a seat plate means on the first portion of the base means and having a front edge portion and a rearward portion; a backrest means pivotably movably connected to the seat plate means and mounted on the second portion of the base means; a retaining assembly comprising first retaining means at the underside of said seat plate means at the front edge portion thereof and second retaining means on the first portion of the base means and adapted for selective latching engagement with the first retaining means on said seat plate means for securing said front edge portion of said seat plate means in an adjustable position relative to said first portion of said base means; spring elements operatively disposed between said first portion of the base means and said seat plate means at the rearward portion thereof and spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the seat; and a sliding shoe for each spring element, each sliding shoe being slidably movably supported on said first portion of the base means to provide support for the respective spring element against said first portion of the base means.

Claim 8

A vehicle seat comprising: a base means having a first portion which in the position of use of the seat is at least substantially horizontal and a second portion which in said position of use of the seat is at least substantially vertical whereby the base means is of an at least substantially L-shaped configuration in side view of the seat; a seat plate means on the first portion of the base means and having a front edge portion and a rearward portion; a backrest means pivotably movably connected to the seat plate means and mounted on the second portion of the base means; a retaining assembly comprising first retaining means at the underside of said seat plate means at the front edge portion thereof and second retaining means on the first portion of the base means and adapted for selective latching engagement with the first retaining means on said seat plate means for securing said front edge portion of said seat plate means in an adjustable position relative to said first portion of said base means; spring elements operatively disposed between said first portion of the base means and said seat plate means at the rearward portion thereof and spaced from each other in the transverse direction of the seat; and a sliding shoe for each spring element, each sliding shoe being slidably movably supported on said first portion of the base means to provide support for the respective spring element against said first portion of the base means.