Seat with reclining mechanism for marine vessel

A marine helm seat, comprising:

• a seat base positionable within a marine vessel;
• a seat back extending from the seat base in an upward direction from a longitudinal axis of the seat base;
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• an actuation mechanism configured to recline the seat back in response to a reclining force acting on the seat back and configured to lock the seat back in an occupant selectable position, wherein the actuation mechanism is positioned on an underside of or within the seat base, wherein the seat back comprises:
• a frame comprising a set of engagement clips;
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• a molded foam carrier comprising a set of cutouts that are configured to removably engage with the set of engagement clips of the frame.

A marine helm seat, comprising:

• a seat base positionable within a marine vessel;
• a seat back extending from the seat base in an upward direction from a longitudinal axis of the seat base;
• an actuation mechanism configured to recline the seat back in response to a reclining force acting on the seat back and configured to lock the seat back in an occupant selectable position, wherein the actuation mechanism is positioned on an underside of or within the seat base;
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• an actuation trigger configured to lock and unlock the actuation mechanism such that the seat back is lockable at any position within a range of motion of the actuation mechanism, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises a locking gas spring cylinder.

An actuation mechanism of a marine helm seat, comprising:

• a static end configured to couple to an underside of a seat base or to a portion of the seat base located within the seat base of the marine helm seat positionable on a marine vessel;
• an actuating end positioned opposite the static end and configured to couple to a seat back of the marine helm seat;
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• an actuation trigger configured to enable movement of the actuating end such that the seat back is configured to recline, decline, or both;
• a release mechanism configured to release the actuating end from a locked state;
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• a wire communicatively coupled between the actuation trigger and the release mechanism and configured to provide a first actuating force on the release mechanism to release the actuating end from the locked state in response to a second actuating force applied to the actuation trigger.

A method of reclining a marine helm seat, comprising:

• receiving a first force at an actuation trigger of the marine helm seat;
• in response to receiving the first force, transitioning an actuation mechanism to an unlocked state, wherein the actuation mechanism is positioned on an underside of a seat base and is coupled between the seat base and a seat back;
• receiving a second force on the seat back;
• in response to receiving the second force, moving an actuating end of the actuation mechanism coupled to the seat back toward a static end of the actuation mechanism coupled to the seat base to recline the seat back;
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• in response to removal of the first force at the actuation trigger, transitioning the actuation mechanism to a locked state.