Stowable seat base with latch
OwnerRoger Patrick Kirby, James Earl Spencerinventors
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Abstract
A stowable seat base includes a frame with a first side member, a second side member, a first cross member coupled to the first side member and the second side member, and a second cross member coupled to the first side member and the second side member. A first leg assembly is hingedly coupled to the first side member and the second side member. A second leg assembly hingedly coupled to the first side member and the second side member. A first d-shaped loop coupled to the first cross member of the frame. A latch assembly is coupled to the second cross member of the frame and is configured to retain a seat on the frame. Other seat bases and coupling mechanisms are also disclosed herein.
Claims20
A seat base, comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a first side member,
- a second side member,
- a first cross member coupled to the first side member and the second side member, and
- a second cross member coupled to the first side member and the second side member;
- a first leg assembly hingedly coupled to the first side member and the second side member;
- a second leg assembly hingedly coupled to the first side member and the second side member;
- a first d-shaped loop coupled to the first cross member of the frame;
- and
- a latch assembly coupled to the second cross member of the frame, wherein the latch assembly is configured to retain a seat on the frame.
A seat base, comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a first side member,
- a second side member,
- a first cross member coupled to the first side member and the second side member, and
- a second cross member coupled to the first side member and the second side member;
- a first leg assembly hingedly coupled to the first side member and the second side member;
- a second leg assembly hingedly coupled to the first side member and the second side member;
- a first retention member coupled to the first cross member of the frame, wherein the first retention member comprises at least one of a loop or an angled bracket;
- and
- a second retention member coupled to the second cross member of the frame, wherein the second retention member comprises at least one of a latch assembly, spring plates, or a bar, wherein the second retention member works in concert with the first retention member to couple a seat to the seat base.
A seat base, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first leg assembly hingedly coupled to a first end of the frame;
- a second leg assembly hingedly coupled to a second end of the frame opposite the first end;
- a first retention member coupled to the first end of the frame;
- and
- a second retention member coupled to the second end of the frame, wherein the second retention member comprises at least one of a latch assembly, spring plates, or a bar, wherein the second retention member works in concert with the first retention member to couple a seat to the seat base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.