Operator seat for an industrial vehicle
AssigneeNMHG Oregon, LLC
InventorPeter Cantrill
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Abstract
An operator seat on an industrial vehicle provides a recess in the seat back for receiving a safety harness or buckle. This allows an operator to comfortably sit in the operator seat while at that same time being attached to the safety harness. In one embodiment, the seat back may include piping that extends from or around the recess to further improve operator ergonomics.
Claims20
A seat for an industrial vehicle, comprising:
- a bottom seat;
- and
- a seat back including a recess that contains a safety apparatus when the operator leans back against the seat back, the safety apparatus attaching an operator of the industrial vehicle to the industrial vehicle.
A safety system for a lift truck, comprising:
- a harness that attaches to an operator that operates the lift truck and includes a connector;
- a tether that attaches at a first end to the lift truck and attaches at a second end to the harness connector;
- and
- an operator cushion located on the lift truck that includes a recess sized and shaped to receive the harness connector and the tether when the operator sits back or leans against the cushion.
The safety system according to clam 7 wherein the harness connector extends from the harness at a back location of the operator and the tether extends upward from the harness connector to a location above the cushion.
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a bottom seat;
- and
- a seat back including a cushioning material contained within a seat covering material, the seat back including a vertically elongated channel formed in the covering material and extending partially into the cushioning material along a central length of the seat back.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.