US7252336B2
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Pivotable boat seat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2002-11-05
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Granted: 2007-08-07
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Expires: 2022-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A seat ( 11 ) having a seat cushion ( 12 ) and a squab ( 16 ), the seat ( 11 ) being adjustable between a first configuration adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user and a second configuration adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user, wherein in the second configuration, the squab ( 16 ) is positioned forwardly of its position in the first configuration and substantially above the forward most position of the seat cushion ( 12 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew Stephen Frisina
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/16; B60N2/1695; B60N2/18; B60N2/1807; B60N2/1821; B60N2/1839; B60N2/1892; B60N2/1896; B60N2/20; B60N2/24; B63; B63B; B63B29/00; B63B29/02; B63B29/04; B60N2002/247; B63B2029/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A seat comprising a seat cushion and a squab, the squab having an angular orientation, the seat being adjustable between a first configuration, adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user, and a second configuration, adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user; wherein, in the second configuration, the squab is positioned forwardly of the position it occupies when the seat is in said first configuration and the leaning accommodation is provided by both the squab and the seat cushion; wherein the seat supports the squab such that the angular orientation of the squab is substantially maintained during movement of the squab between the first and second configurations; wherein the seat cushion is pivotally supported from a base structure for pivotal movement, about the transverse axis, between a first position, which it occupies when the seat is in its first configuration, and a second position, which it occupies when the seat in is its second configuration; and wherein a linkage is provided between the base structure, the seat cushion and the squab, whereby pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the first and second positions is effected by corresponding movement of the squab, said linkage being in the form of a trapezoidal linkage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A seat comprising a seat cushion and a squab, the squab having an angular orientation, the seat being adjustable between a first configuration, adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user, and a second configuration, adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user; wherein, in the second configuration, the squab is positioned forwardly of the position it occupies when the seat is in said first configuration and the leaning accommodation is provided by both the squab and the seat cushion; wherein the seat supports the squab such that the angular orientation of the squab is substantially maintained during movement of the squab between the first and second configurations; wherein the seat cushion is pivotally supported from a base structure for pivotal movement, about the transverse axis, between a first position, which it occupies when the seat is in its first configuration, and a second position, which it occupies when the seat in is its second configuration; and wherein a linkage is provided between the base structure, the seat cushion and the squab, whereby pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the first and second positions is effected by corresponding movement of the squab, said linkage being in the form of a trapezoidal linkage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A seat as claimed at claim 1 wherein the squab, when the seat is in its second configuration, is positioned substantially above the forward-most position of the seat cushion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A seat as claimed at claim 1 wherein, when the seat is in its second configuration, the seat cushion is positioned obliquely and the forward-most portion of the seat cushion is at a lower height than the rear-most portion of the seat cushion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A seat as claimed at claim 1 wherein a releasable locking mechanism is provided to retain the seat in at least one of the first configuration and the second configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A seat as claimed at claim 4 wherein the releasable locking mechanism is further adapted to retain the seat in at least one selected position intermediate the first configuration and the second configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A seat as claimed at claim 1 , wherein the linkage is in the form of a parallelogram linkage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A seat as claimed at claim 1 , wherein the linkage comprises a set of members rotatably engaged with the squab and engaging the cushion to permit relative movement between the cushion and the squab during the pivotal movement of the cushion between its first and second positions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A seat as claimed at claim 7 wherein each of the members of the linkage is slidably received by a collar engaged with the cushion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A seat as claimed at claim 8 further including a releasable locking mechanism to retain the seat in at least one of the first configuration and the second configuration wherein the releasable locking mechanism is selectably engageable with the linkage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A seat as claimed at claim 9 , wherein each of the members of the linkage is slidably received by a collar engaged with the seat cushion and the releasable locking mechanism is associated with at least one of the collars.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A seat as claimed at claim 10 wherein the releasable locking mechanism comprises at least one reciprocally-actuated pin adapted to engage the linkage through a respective collar.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A seat as claimed at claim 11 wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least one rotatable member adapted to engage an aperture in the linkage.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A seat as claimed at claim 1 wherein the seat supports the squab such that the squab is moved substantially horizontally during movement of the squab between the first and second configurations.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the angular orientation of the squab is substantially vertical.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
230 words
A seat comprising a seat cushion and a squab, the seat being adjustable between a first configuration, adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user, and a second configuration, adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user; wherein, in the second configuration, the squab is positioned forwardly of the position it occupies when the seat is said first configuration; wherein the leaning accommodation is provided by both the squab and the seat cushion; wherein the seat cushion is pivotally supported from a base structure for pivotal movement, about a transverse axis, between a first position, which it occupies when the seat is in its first configuration, and a second position, which it occupies when the seat is in its second configuration; wherein a linkage is provided between the base structure, the seat cushion and the squab, whereby the pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the first and second positions is effected by corresponding movement of the squab, said linkage being in the form of a trapezoidal linkage; wherein the linkage comprises a set of members rotatably engaged with the squab and engaging the seat cushion to permit relative movement between the seat cushion and the squab during pivotal movement of the seat cushion between its first and second positions; and wherein each of the members of the linkage is slidingly received by a collar engaged with the seat cushion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
230 words
A seat comprising a seat cushion and a squab, the seat being adjustable between a first configuration, adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user, and a second configuration, adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user; wherein, in the second configuration, the squab is positioned forwardly of the position it occupies when the seat is said first configuration; wherein the leaning accommodation is provided by both the squab and the seat cushion; wherein the seat cushion is pivotally supported from a base structure for pivotal movement, about a transverse axis, between a first position, which it occupies when the seat is in its first configuration, and a second position, which it occupies when the seat is in its second configuration; wherein a linkage is provided between the base structure, the seat cushion and the squab, whereby the pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the first and second positions is effected by corresponding movement of the squab, said linkage being in the form of a trapezoidal linkage; wherein the linkage comprises a set of members rotatably engaged with the squab and engaging the seat cushion to permit relative movement between the seat cushion and the squab during pivotal movement of the seat cushion between its first and second positions; and wherein each of the members of the linkage is slidingly received by a collar engaged with the seat cushion.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2010-08-06 | 2011-02-05 | 2011-08-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2014-08-06 | 2015-02-05 | 2015-08-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2018-08-06 | 2019-02-05 | 2019-08-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |