Stadium seat
AssigneeViscount Plastics (NSW) Ltd.
InventorsKevin Michael Hannon, Philip Duncan Loader
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Abstract
A tip-up seat assembly with a backrest, adapted to be secured to a supporting structure in a generally upright orientation, a corresponding seat member adjacent the backrest, hingedly mounted for rotation between an open position wherein the seat member is substantially horizontal and a folded position wherein the seat member is tilted upwardly toward the backrest, biasing device for biasing the seat member toward the folded position, and a tilt-limiter configured to resiliently restrain the seat member in an intermediate position thereby avoiding inadvertent rotation of the seat member into the folded position.
Claims17
A tip-up seat assembly comprising:
- a backrest, adapted to be secured to a supporting structure in a generally upright orientation;
- a corresponding seat member adjacent the backrest, hingedly mounted for rotation between an open position wherein the seat member is substantially horizontal and a folded position wherein the seat member is tilted upwardly toward the backrest;
- bias means for biasing the seat member toward the folded position;
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- a tilt-limiter configured to resiliently restrain the seat member in an intermediate position, when unoccupied, thereby avoiding inadvertent rotation of the seat member into the folded position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.