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US 4,544,199 AGranted
Adjustable boat seat
AssigneeDetroit Marine Engineering Corporation
InventorRobert A. Wrigley
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Abstract
A slide-adjustable reclining double seat for boats and like applications comprising a support box and a pair of seats hinged back-to-back resting on the upper edges of the box sidewalls. A locking bar is cantilevered rearwardly beneath each seat bottom. A pair of opposed slides of molded plastic construction are affixed to the box sidewalls and have channels which slidably receive ends of the locking bars. Laterally aligned recesses in the channels define locking positions of the reclining seats.
Claims10
An adjustable reclining double seat for boats and like application comprising
- a support including spaced sidewalls having upper edges,
- a pair of seats each including a bottom and a back hinged together, the backs of both seats being hinged together adjacent their upper ends, said backs and said bottoms including base means adapted to rest upon said upper edges,
- a pair of locking bars secured one to each of the base means of said bottoms and extending between said spaced sidewalls, and
- a pair of molded plastic tracks mounted in opposed relation on the inner faces of said sidewalls, each of said tracks including a closed channel which extends lengthwise of the seat and slidably retains the opposite ends of said locking bars, each channel having at least one vertically extending recess for receiving one end of said bar when said seat bottom base means are resting on said upper edges.
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