Reversible seat pad
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorTimothy D. Holtke
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Abstract
A seat unit including a seat, a reversible seat pad, and a primary first tether strap. The seat includes a forward side and an opposite rearward side and is formed to include a first tether slot. The reversible seat pad is formed to include a first strap passage slot therein. The primary first tether strap is arranged to extend through the first tether slot and includes a fixed end coupled to the reversible seat pad and a free end coupled to the seat on the rearward side thereof. The free end is adapted to be passed through the first strap passage slot formed in the reversible seat pad and the first tether slot formed in the seat.
Claims41
A seat unit comprising
- a seat including a forward side configured to support an individual seated in the seat unit and an opposite rearward side arranged to face away from an individual seated in the seat unit, the seat being formed to include a first tether slot having a front opening in the forward surface and a rear opening in the rearward surface,
- a reversible seat pad having a first seating side and an opposite second seating side, the seat pad being formed to include a first strap passage slot therein, and
- a primary first tether strap arranged to extend through the first tether slot formed in the seat, the primary first tether strap including a fixed end coupled to the reversible seat pad and a free end coupled to the seat on the rearward side thereof to cause the first seating side of the reversible seat pad to face toward the forward side of the seat and adapted to be passed through the first strap passage slot formed in the reversible seat pad and the first tether slot formed in the seat and coupled to the seat on the rearward side upon reversal of the reversible seat pad on the seat to present the second seating side of the seat pad toward the forward side of the seat.
A seat unit comprising
- a seat including a pad-receiving surface and being formed to include a first tether slot having a front opening in the pad-receiving surface,
- a reversible seat pad having a first seating side and an opposite second seating side, the reversible seat pad being movable relative to the seat between a first position wherein the second seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface and the first seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon and a second position wherein the first seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface and the second seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the reversible seat pad including a first interior edge defining a first strap passage slot having one opening in the first seating side and an opposite opening in the second seating side, and
- a primary first tether strap arranged to extend through the first tether slot formed in the seat, the primary first tether strap including a fixed end coupled to the first interior edge of the reversible seat pad and a free end coupled to the seat to tether the reversible seat pad to the seat upon placement of the reversible seat pad in the first position on the seat and in the second position on the seat.
A seat unit comprising
- a seat including a seat back having a top edge and a bottom edge and a seat bottom having a back edge coupled to the bottom edge of the seat back, a front edge positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the back edge, a left side edge extending from the back edge to the front edge, and a right side edge extending from the back edge to the front edge, the seat back and seat bottom cooperating to define a forward side of the seat configured to support an individual seated in the seat unit and an opposite rearward side arranged to face away from an individual seated in the seat unit, the seat further including a left side wall extending upwardly from the left side edge and a right side wall extending upwardly from the right side edge in spaced apart relation to the left side wall so that the left and right side walls provide arm rests on either side of the seat bottom,
- a top pad mount coupled to the rearward side of the seat along the top edge of the seat back,
- a bottom pad mount coupled to the rearward side of the seat along the front edge of the seat bottom and in spaced apart relation to the left and right side walls,
- a first tether mount coupled to the seat,
- a primary first tether strap adapted to be coupled to the first tether mount on the seat, and
- a reversible seat pad having a first seating side and an opposite second seating side, the reversible seat pad being formed to include a top mount-receiver hole and a bottom mount-receiver hole, the primary first tether strap including a fixed end coupled to the reversible seat pad and a free end adapted to be coupled to the first tether mount, the reversible seat pad being movable relative to the seat between a first position wherein the second seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface, the first seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the top pad mount extends through the top mount-receiver hole, the bottom pad mount extends through the bottom mount-receiver hole, and the primary first tether strap is coupled to the first tether mount to retain the reversible seat pad on the seat in the first position and a second position wherein the first seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface, the second seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the top pad mount extends through the top mount-receiver hole, the bottom pad mount extends through the bottom mount-receiver hole, and the primary first tether strap is coupled to the first tether mount to retain the reversible seat pad on the seat in the second position.
A seat unit comprising
- a seat including a seat back having a top edge and a bottom edge and a seat bottom having a back edge coupled to the bottom edge of the seat back and a front edge positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the back edge, the seat back and seat bottom cooperating to define a forward side of the seat configured to support an individual seated in the seat unit and an opposite rearward side arranged to face away from an individual seated in the seat unit,
- a top pad mount coupled to the rearward side of the seat along the top edge of the seat back,
- a bottom pad mount coupled to the rearward side of the seat along the front edge of the seat bottom,
- a first tether mount coupled to the seat,
- a primary first tether strap adapted to be coupled to the first tether mount on the seat, and
- a reversible seat pad having a first seating side and an opposite second seating side, the reversible seat pad being formed to include a top mount-receiver hole and a bottom mount-receiver hole, the primary first tether strap including a fixed end coupled to the reversible seat pad and a free end adapted to be coupled to the first tether mount, the reversible seat pad being movable relative to the seat between a first position wherein the second seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface, the first seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the top pad mount extends through the top mount-receiver hole, the bottom pad mount extends through the bottom mount-receiver hole, and the primary first tether strap is coupled to the first tether mount to retain the reversible seat pad on the seat in the first position and a second position wherein the first seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface, the second seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the top pad mount extends through the top mount-receiver hole, the bottom pad mount extends through the bottom mount-receiver hole, and the primary first tether strap is coupled to the first tether mount to retain the reversible seat pad on the seat in the second position, the first tether mount being coupled to the rearward face of the seat, the seat being formed to include a first tether slot having a front opening in the forward surface and a rear opening in the rearward surface, the primary first tether strap being positioned to extend through the first tether slot.
A seat unit comprising
- a seat including a seat back having a top edge and a bottom edge and a seat bottom having a back edge coupled to the bottom edge of the seat back and a front edge positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the back edge, the seat back and seat bottom cooperating to define a forward side of the seat configured to support an individual seated in the seat unit and an opposite rearward side arranged to face away from an individual seated in the seat unit,
- a top pad mount coupled to the rearward side of the seat along the top edge of the seat back,
- a bottom pad mount coupled to the rearward side of the seat along the front edge of the seat bottom,
- a first tether mount coupled to the seat,
- a primary first tether strap adapted to be coupled to the first tether mount on the seat, and
- a reversible seat pad having a first seating side and an opposite second seating side, the reversible seat pad being formed to include a top mount-receiver hole and a bottom mount-receiver hole, the primary first tether strap including a fixed end coupled to the reversible seat pad and a free end adapted to be coupled to the first tether mount, the reversible seat pad being movable relative to the seat between a first position wherein the second seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface, the first seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the top pad mount extends through the top mount-receiver hole, the bottom pad mount extends through the bottom mount-receiver hole, and the prime first tether strap is coupled to the first tether mount to retain the reversible seat pad on the seat in the first position and a second position wherein the first seating side faces toward the pad-receiving surface, the second seating side faces away from the pad-receiving surface to permit a seat occupant to sit thereon, the top pad mount extends through the top mount-receiver hole, the bottom pad mount extends through the bottom mount-receiver hole, and the primary first tether strap is coupled to the first tether mount to retain the reversible seat pad on the seat in the second position, and
- an auxiliary tether strap extending through a first tether slot formed in the seat and including a fixed end coupled to the reversible seat pad and a free end coupled to the first tether mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.