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US 10,477,964 B2Granted
Locker seat assembly
OwnerSam Alleninventor
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Abstract
An improved locker seat includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls having a pair of front edges. A generally horizontal seat extends between and at least partially forward of the front edges of the sidewalls. A lower seatback is connected at a lower extent by a hinge between the sidewalls and extending above the seat, the lower seatback is movable about the hinge between an open position and a closed position. An upper seatback is connected at an upper extent by a hinge between the sidewalls and above the lower seatback, the upper seatback being movable about the hinge between an open and a closed position.
Claims20
A locker, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding side walls;
- a seat assembly disposed between the side walls, the seat assembly comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat bench;
- and
- a multi-piece seatback comprising:
- a lower seatback having an upper edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- an upper seatback having a lower edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the lower edge of the upper seatback and the upper edge of the lower seatback are adjacent to each other when the upper seatback and the lower seatback are in the closed positions;
- and
- wherein the lower seatback is configured to pivot downward toward the seat bench and the upper seatback is configured to move upward away from the seat bench as the multi-piece seatback transitions from the closed position to the open position.
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A locker, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding side walls;
- a seat assembly disposed between the side walls, the seat assembly comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat bench;
- and
- a multi-piece seatback comprising:
- a lower seatback having an upper edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- an upper seatback having a lower edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the lower edge of the upper seatback and the upper edge of the lower seatback are adjacent to each other when the upper seatback and the lower seatback are in the closed positions;
- and
- wherein the upper seatback and lower seatback are each in a generally inclined orientation when the upper seatback and lower seatback are in the closed positions.
8 more elements
A locker, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding side walls;
- a seat assembly disposed between the side walls, the seat assembly comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat bench;
- and
- a multi-piece seatback comprising:
- a lower seatback having an upper edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- an upper seatback having a lower edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the lower edge of the upper seatback and the upper edge of the lower seatback are adjacent to each other when the upper seatback and the lower seatback are in the closed positions;
- and
- at least one stop support strut, connected to the upper seatback, that holds the upper seatback in the open position when a user places the upper seatback in the open position.
8 more elements
A locker, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding side walls;
- a seat assembly disposed between the side walls, the seat assembly comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat bench;
- and
- a multi-piece seatback comprising:
- a lower seatback having an upper edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- an upper seatback having a lower edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the lower edge of the upper seatback and the upper edge of the lower seatback are adjacent to each other when the upper seatback and the lower seatback are in the closed positions;
- and
- wherein the upper seat back and the lower seat back are upholstered with a selected material.
8 more elements
A locker, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding side walls;
- a seat assembly disposed between the side walls, the seat assembly comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat bench;
- and
- a multi-piece seatback comprising:
- a lower seatback having an upper edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- an upper seatback having a lower edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the lower edge of the upper seatback and the upper edge of the lower seatback are adjacent to each other when the upper seatback and the lower seatback are in the closed positions;
- and
- an interior side wall disposed between the pair of upstanding side walls;
- wherein the seat assembly is disposed between the interior side wall and one of the upstanding side walls.
9 more elements
A locker, comprising:
- a pair of upstanding side walls;
- a seat assembly disposed between the side walls, the seat assembly comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat bench;
- and
- a multi-piece seatback comprising:
- a lower seatback having an upper edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- an upper seatback having a lower edge and being connected to and movable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position;
- wherein the lower edge of the upper seatback and the upper edge of the lower seatback are adjacent to each other when the upper seatback and the lower seatback are in the closed positions;
- and
- a pair of interior side walls disposed between the pair of upstanding side walls;
- wherein the seat assembly is disposed between the pair of interior side walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.