Sealed boat seat suspension
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Tsiaras, Dennis K. Wootten, Paul Hammerstrom
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Abstract
A sealed boat seat suspension including a plurality of sealed rails. The sealed boat seat suspension also includes a boat seat attachment component which is coupled to the plurality of sealed rails. The sealed boat seat suspension also includes a boat seat attachment component which is movable with respect to at least a portion of the plurality of sealed rails. The sealed boat seat suspension also includes a suspension component which is coupled to the boat seat attachment component such that the suspension component provides at least some control of movement of the boat seat attachment component with respect to at least a portion of the plurality of sealed rails.
Claims12
A console-mounted sealed boat seat suspension comprising:
- a console;
- a bottom bracket mounted to said console;
- a top bracket mounted to said console;
- a first inner tube having a first end coupled to said bottom bracket and a second end coupled to said top bracket;
- a first outer tube disposed surrounding at least a portion of said first inner tube and disposed in a sealed arrangement with respect to said first inner tube, said first outer tube slidable along said first inner tube at least partially between said bottom bracket and said top bracket, wherein said first inner tube and said first outer tube comprise a first rail;
- a second inner tube having a first end coupled to said bottom bracket and a second end coupled to said top bracket;
- a second outer tube disposed surrounding at least a portion of said second inner tube and disposed in a sealed arrangement with respect to said second inner tube, said second outer tube slidable along said second inner tube at least partially between said bottom bracket and said top bracket, wherein said second inner tube and said second outer tube comprise a second rail;
- a boat seat attachment component coupled to said first outer tube and said second outer tube, said boat seat attachment component movable with said first outer tube and said second outer tube at least partially between said bottom bracket and said top bracket;
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- a suspension component coupled to said boat seat attachment component such that said suspension component provides at least some control of movement of said boat seat attachment component as said boat seat attachment component moves at least partially between said bottom bracket and said top bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.