# US 10,477,964 B2 · Locker seat assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,477,964 B2 - Document ID: US10477964B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/423,942 - Filed: 2019-05-28 - Published: 2019-09-12 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-24 - Applicants: Sam Allen - Inventors: Sam Allen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10477964B2 ## CPC - A47B 83/00: Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds - A47C 1/00: Chairs adapted for special purposes (chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs, A61G5/00; operating chairs or dental chairs A61G15/00) - A47C 7/24: Upholstered seats (A47C7/18 takes precedence) - A47C 7/405: {with double backrests} - A47C 7/407: {of collapsible type} - A47C 15/004: {Seating furniture for specified purposes not covered by main groups A47C1/00 or A47C9/00} - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, wherein the upper seatback and lower seatback are each in a generally vertical orientation when the upper seatback and lower seatback are in the closed positions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, further comprising: a recess formed in or adjacent the lower edge of the upper seatback to create a handle for moving the upper seatback between the closed and open positions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, further comprising: a recess formed in or adjacent the upper edge of the lower seatback to create a handle for moving the lower seatback between the closed and open positions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, further comprising: a recess formed in and between the upper edge of the lower seatback and the lower edge of the upper seatback to create handles for moving the upper and lower seatbacks individually between the closed positions and open positions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, wherein the upper seatback and lower seatback, when in the closed positions, are arranged along intersecting planes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, wherein the upper seatback and lower seatback, when in the closed positions, are coplanar. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, further comprising: one or more storage compartments disposed between the side walls. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The locker according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the storage compartments includes a door. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The locker according to claim 9, wherein the door includes a grate pattern. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The locker according to claim 9, wherein the door includes graphical indicia. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The locker according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the storage compartments is disposed beneath the seat bench. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The locker according to claim 12, wherein the at least one storage compartment disposed beneath the seat bench includes a grate pattern. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The locker according to claim 1, further comprising: two storage compartments disposed beneath the seat bench, with one storage compartment being in front of the other storage compartment. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The locker according to claim 14, wherein the seat bench forms a door for the forward storage compartment. ### Claim 16 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. ### Claim 17 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. ### Claim 18 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. ### Claim 19 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. ### Claim 20 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.