Theater seat assembly

A theater seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of opposed stanchions for attachment to a support surface;
• a generally horizontal seat portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said seat portion comprising a seat frame and a seat cushion disposed adjacent said seat frame;
• a generally upright back portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said back portion comprising a back frame and a back cushion disposed adjacent said back frame;
• a molded cover attached to at least one of said seat frame and said back frame and being injection molded from a fiberglass reinforced co-polymer;
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• a counter-balanced pivot mechanism operatively connected to said seat portion and said stanchions to allow said seat portion to pivot freely relative to said stanchions when unoccupied;
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• wherein said counter-balance pivot mechanism includes a counter-weight attached to a rear of said seat frame to urge a forward end of said seat frame to rotate upwardly.

A theater seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of opposed stanchions for attachment to a support surface;
• a generally horizontal seat portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said seat portion including a seat frame defining an open area between sides thereof;
• a generally upright back portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions;
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• a counter-balanced pivot mechanism operatively connected to said seat frame and said stanchions and offset rearward relative to said seat frame, said counter-balanced pivot mechanism including a pair of opposed center brackets disposed within said open area and attached to said seat frame to allow a forward end of said seat portion to pivot freely upward relative to said stanchions when unoccupied.

A theater seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of opposed stanchions for attachment to a support surface;
• a generally horizontal seat portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said seat portion comprising a frame and a cushion disposed adjacent said frame;
• a generally upright back portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said back portion comprising a frame and a cushion disposed adjacent said frame;
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• a molded cover attached to at least one of said frame of said seat portion and said back portion and being injection molded from a fiberglass-reinforced co-polymer.

A theater seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of opposed stanchions for attachment to a support surface;
• a generally horizontal seat portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said seat portion comprising a seat frame and a seat cushion disposed adjacent said seat frame;
• a generally upright back portion disposed between and operatively connected to said stanchions, said back portion comprising a back frame and a back cushion disposed adjacent said back frame;
• a molded cover attached to at least one of said seat frame and said back frame and being injection molded from a fiberglass reinforced co-polymer;
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• a counter-balanced pivot mechanism operatively connected to said seat portion and said stanchions to allow said seat portion to pivot freely relative to said stanchions when unoccupied.