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US 10,568,431 B2Granted
Seating system
AssigneeSmith System Manufacturing Company
InventorsCharles Risdall, Michael Risdall, Charles A. Patterson, Joe Ricchio
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Abstract
A seating system configured for providing multi-directional motion.
Claims17
A stacked pedestal seating system, comprising:
- at least two pedestals removably attached and stacked with respect to one another in a manner so as to be usable as a seating system formed from the stacked pedestals;
- an uppermost pedestal of the stacked pedestals including a top surface configured for seating;
- a lowermost pedestal of the stacked pedestals;
- and
- a reversible base having a convex surface removably secured to the lowermost pedestal;
- wherein the stacked pedestal seating system is capable of multi-directional motion when the base is secured to the lowermost pedestal with the convex surface facing outwardly away from the lowermost pedestal;
- and
- wherein the stacked pedestal seating system has an essentially flat bottom when the reversible base is secured to the lowermost pedestal with the convex surface not facing outwardly away from the lowermost pedestal.
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A seating system, comprising:
- a pedestal forming a body of the seating system and including a top surface configured for seating;
- and
- a reversible base having a convex surface, the base being removably securable to the pedestal;
- wherein the base may be secured to the pedestal with the convex surface facing outwardly away from the pedestal and may be secured to the pedestal with the convex surface facing inwardly towards the pedestal;
- the seating system being capable of multi-directional motion when the base is secured to the pedestal and positioned with the convex surface facing outwardly away from the pedestal;
- and
- the seating system having an essentially flat bottom when the base is secured to the pedestal and positioned so that the convex surface faces inwardly towards the pedestal.
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A seating system, comprising:
- a pedestal forming a body of the seating system and including a top surface configured for seating and further having a removable base having a convex surface, and further having a locking system for securing the removable base to the pedestal;
- the seating system being capable of multi-directional motion when the removable base is secured to the pedestal through the locking system with the convex surface of the removable base facing outwardly away from the pedestal;
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- the seating system having an essentially flat bottom when the removable base is secured to the pedestal through the locking system with the convex surface of the removable base facing inwardly into the pedestal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.