Seat connection mechanism

A seat connection mechanism comprising:

• a saddle bracket portion comprising an inner pivot channel, an occupied position stop, an unoccupied position stop, an arc-shaped outer surface which extends between the occupied position stop and the unoccupied position stop, and a protective cap hingedly connected thereto;
• a pin portion comprising a substantially cylindrical pivot pin and a substantially cylindrical stop pin protruding therefrom;
• wherein the pivot pin and the stop pin are positioned such that, and are spaced apart by a distance such that, when said pin portion is angled with respect to said saddle bracket portion at an insertion angle, the stop pin is positionable adjacent to the outer surface of said saddle bracket portion and the pivot pin is insertable into the inner pivot channel, and such that when said pin portion is angled with respect to said saddle bracket portion at an angle other than the insertion angle, the pivot pin is retained in the inner pivot channel;
• wherein once the pivot pin is inserted into the inner pivot channel, said pin portion is pivotable with respect to said saddle bracket portion from an occupied position where the stop pin abuts the occupied position stop to an unoccupied position where the stop pin abuts the unoccupied position stop;
• wherein the protective cap is movable from an open position wherein the pivot pin is insertable into the inner pivot channel to a closed position wherein the protective cap inhibits objects from falling into the inner pivot channel;
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• wherein the outer surface of said saddle bracket portion includes a protuberance protruding outwardly therefrom adjacent to the unoccupied position stop such that the stop pin is trapped between the unoccupied position stop and the protuberance to inhibit bouncing when the stop pin contacts the unoccupied position stop.

A seat assembly comprising:

• a seat frame subassembly comprising a seat frame, a seat back, and a saddle bracket portion, the saddle bracket portion having an inner pivot channel, an occupied position stop, an unoccupied position stop, and an arc-shaped outer surface which extends between the occupied position stop and the unoccupied position stop;
• a seat subassembly comprising a seat and a pin portion, the pin portion comprising a pivot pin and a stop pin protruding therefrom;
• wherein the pivot pin and the stop pin are positioned such that, and are spaced apart by a distance such that, when said seat subassembly is angled with respect to said seat frame subassembly at an insertion angle, the stop pin is positionable adjacent to the outer surface of the saddle bracket portion and the pivot pin is insertable into and removable from the inner pivot channel, and such that when said seat subassembly is angled with respect to said seat frame subassembly at an angle other than the insertion angle, the pivot pin is retained in the inner pivot channel;
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• wherein once the pivot pin is inserted into the inner pivot channel, said seat subassembly is pivotable with respect to said seat frame subassembly from an occupied position where the stop pin abuts the occupied position stop and where the seat is substantially perpendicular to the seat back to an unoccupied position where the stop pin abuts the unoccupied position stop and where the seat is substantially parallel to the seat back.

A seat connection mechanism comprising:

• a saddle bracket portion comprising an inner pivot channel and an outer surface;
• a pin portion comprising a first pin and a second pin protruding therefrom;
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• wherein the first pin and the second pin are positioned such that, and are spaced apart by a distance such that, when said pin portion is angled with respect to said saddle bracket portion at an insertion angle, the second pin is positionable adjacent to the outer surface of said saddle bracket portion and the first pin is insertable into and removable from the inner pivot channel, and such that when said pin portion is angled with respect to said saddle bracket portion at an angle other than the insertion angle, the first pin is retained in the inner pivot channel.

A seat connection mechanism comprising:

• a saddle bracket portion comprising an inner pivot channel;
• a pin portion comprising a pin protruding therefrom;
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• wherein when said pin portion is angled with respect to said saddle bracket portion at an insertion angle, the pin is insertable into and removable from the inner pivot channel, and such that when said pin portion is angled with respect to said saddle bracket portion at an angle other than the insertion angle, the pin is retained in the inner pivot channel.