Detachable Tailgate Seat
OwnerBrandon Wimberleyinventor
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Abstract
A detachable, foldable seat specially designed to attach to the tailgate of a pickup truck or sport utility vehicle. The device comprises a bench seat, having a bottom seat cushion and a back support cushion attached to a hinge mechanism with a tailgate jamb post. The seat can fold in half at the hinge between the bottom and back support cushion of the device. During installation, the jamb post of the hinge inserts into the jamb between the open tailgate and the truck bed, securing the seat in position. A dual purpose strap attaches to either side of the bottom cushion such that the strap wraps around the open tailgate and further secures the seat in place. When the device is uninstalled and in a closed configuration, the strap serves as a fastening strap to keep the device in a stowed position.
Claims12
1) A detachable, foldable bench seat device for attachment to a vehicle tailgate, comprising:
- a seat frame having a seat back and seat bottom plate;
- said seat bottom plate having a bottom seat cushion, a front edge, back edge, two sides edges, a top side and a bottom side;
- said seat back having a back support seat cushion, a top edge, bottom edge, two sides edges, a front side and a back side;
- said back edge of said bottom seat cushion and said bottom edge of said back support connect together via a hinge;
- said hinge having a ratcheting mechanism for angle adjustment between said back support and said bottom seat cushion for optimal comfort for a user;
- said hinge further comprising an elongated tailgate jamb post for placement within a vehicle tailgate jamb;
- a tailgate fastening strap attached to said bottom seat having a first and second end and a strap attachment means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.