Reconfigurable seats for recreational vehicle
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorsRicky Veldee Kemp, Jay Richardson, Charles Daniel Dauchess
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Abstract
A golf vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, and a seat assembly. The seat assembly is movable between a seat configuration and a storage configuration. The seat assembly includes a seat base coupled to the at least one of the chassis or the body and a bottom cushion assembly movably coupled to the seat base. The bottom cushion assembly is in a first position above the seat base when the seat assembly is in the seat configuration and is in a second position forward of the seat base when the seat assembly is in the storage configuration.
Claims20
A golf vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis;
- and
- a seat assembly movable between a seat configuration and a storage configuration, the seat assembly including:
- a seat base coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body;
- and
- a bottom cushion assembly movably coupled to the seat base, wherein the bottom cushion assembly is in a first position above the seat base when the seat assembly is in the seat configuration and is in a second position forward of the seat base when the seat assembly is in the storage configuration.
A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis;
- a first seat assembly coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body, the first seat assembly movable between a first seat configuration and a first storage configuration where the first seat assembly defines a first portion of a storage bed of the recreational vehicle;
- and
- a second seat assembly coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body, the second seat assembly positioned forward of the first seat assembly, the second seat assembly movable between a second seat configuration and a second storage configuration where the second seat assembly defines a second portion of the storage bed.
The recreational vehicle of claim, 17 further comprising a canopy assembly including:
- a plurality of first pillars;
- a plurality of second pillars positioned rearward of the first pillars;
- a plurality of third pillars positioned rearward of the second pillars;
- and
- a canopy coupled to the first pillars, the second pillars, and the third pillars, the canopy covering at least one of the first seat assembly, the second seat assembly, or the third seat assembly;
- wherein the third seat assembly is coupled to at least one of the second pillars.
A forward-facing seat assembly for a recreational vehicle, the seat assembly comprising:
- a seat base configured to couple to at least one of a chassis or a body of the recreational vehicle, the seat base defining a first surface;
- a bottom cushion assembly pivotably coupled to the seat base, the bottom cushion assembly defining a second surface on a first side of the bottom cushion assembly, the bottom cushion assembly pivotable between a first position where the second surface is supported by the first surface and a second position where the second surface aligns with the first surface;
- and
- a back cushion assembly at least one of removably or pivotably coupled to the seat base, wherein the back cushion assembly is in a third position above the seat base when the seat assembly is in the third configuration and is in a fourth position below the first surface of the seat base when the seat assembly is in the storage configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.