Auditorium seat

A seat structure, comprising:

• a saddle providing a central support panel and opposite end flanges having means adapted to secure said seat structure to a frame;
• a "U"-shaped cantilever spring rod extending forwardly from said saddle, said saddle being secured to the ends of said rod, respectively;
• seat plate means secured to the central portion of said rod;
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• resilient seat pad means interposed between said support panel and seat plate means.

A seating assembly including a frame, a seat pivotally mounted on said frame on a horizontal transverse articulation axis, and a back mounted for articulation on said frame, wherein the improvement comprises:

• an elongated structural member constituting said frame and forming a loop, the ends of said loop being brought together at a pedestal, the opposite sides of said loop extending upward and curving to a substantially horizontal plane in a "U" configuration to form arm and back support sections;
• a flexible mounting for said back including oppositely facing "U" brackets each having parallel tabs with aligned openings and a panel connecting said tabs, and also including a hinge pin traversing said openings and a resilient pad interposed between said panels, certain of said openings being elongated to provide a limited freedom of movement of said hinge pin, and of said brackets with respect to each other, one of said bracket panels being secured to said frame, and the other thereof to said back;
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• a structure for said seat including a saddle providing a central support panel and opposite end flanges having means adapted to secure said seat structure to said frame, a "U"-shaped cantilever spring rod extending forwardly from said saddle, said saddle having receptacles receiving the ends of said rod, respectively, seat plate means secured to the central portion of said rod, and resilient seat pad means interposed between said support panel and seat plate means.

In combination with a seat including a frame formed by a member having a portion curving from a vertical frontal portion to a horizontal portion to form an arm support, a tablet arm assembly comprising:

• a bracket having an arcuate recess conforming to the configuration of said curving and horizontal portions;
• means securing said bracket to said member;
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• tablet arm means mounted on said bracket.