Seat repositioning device with release on control handle

A system for repositioning an operator's seat in a vehicle comprising:

• a repositionable operator's seat having:
• a base structure;
• an operator support coupled to said base structure, said operator support including a seat bottom upon which a vehicle operator may sit;
• an armrest extending from said base structure;
• and
• a rotation assembly arranged such that said base structure of said operator's seat is manually rotatable about a first axis by said vehicle operator;
• a release assembly for transitioning between a first state wherein said rotation assembly is locked with respect to said release assembly and a second state wherein said rotation assembly is released for manual repositioning by said operator;
• a seat release control on said armrest for operating said release assembly between said first and second states for rotatably repositioning said operator's seat;
• and
• a first module electronically coupled between said seat release control and said release assembly for electronically transmitting a first message to said release assembly designating an operation of said seat release control.

A system for repositioning an operator's seat in a vehicle comprising:

• a repositionable operator's seat;
• a control handle provided on an armrest of said operator's seat for performing at least one predetermined task;
• a seat release control provided on said control handle for unlocking said operator's seat for repositioning;
• a first module coupled to said seat release control that transmits a first message over a network designating an operation of said seat release control;
• a second module that receives said first message transmitted over said network;
• and
• a seat release system that is coupled to said second module, said seat release system for unlocking said operator's seat from a designated locked position for repositioning of said seat based at least upon said first message.