Pew or bench with pivoting seat

A bench style seating assembly, comprising:

• a beam;
• at least one base supporting said beam in a substantially horizontal position;
• at least one seat back assembly fixedly secured to said beam;
• a plurality of seat connection mechanisms each comprising a connector support extending forward in a substantially horizontal position;
• and
• a plurality of seat bottom assemblies pivotably secured to said beam by said plurality of seat connection mechanisms, each of said plurality of seat bottom assemblies being separately pivotable about an axis through the connector support of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms,
• wherein, the at least one base is fixedly secured to said beam with a U shaped bracket comprising a plate fastened to the U shaped bracket such that the beam is surrounded by the bracket and plate.

A bench style seating assembly, comprising:

• a beam;
• at least one base supporting said beam in a substantially horizontal position;
• at least one seat back assembly fixedly secured to said beam;
• a plurality of seat connection mechanisms each comprising a connector support extending forward in a substantially horizontal position;
• and
• a plurality of seat bottom assemblies pivotably secured to said beam by said plurality of seat connection mechanisms, each of said plurality of seat bottom assemblies being separately pivotable about an axis through the connector support of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms,
• wherein said plurality of seat connection mechanisms are configured such that said plurality of seat bottom assemblies are gravity lifted, and
• wherein each of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms comprises
• a saddle bracket portion comprising an inner pivot channel;
• a pin portion comprising a pin protruding therefrom;
• and
• 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.

A bench style seating assembly, comprising:

• a beam assembly comprising at least one beam having at least one of a first and second beam lengths;
• at least one base supporting said beam assembly in a substantially horizontal position;
• at least one seat back assembly fixedly secured to said beam assembly;
• a plurality of seat connection mechanisms secured to said beam assembly, each comprising a connector support extending forward from the beam assembly in a substantially horizontal position;
• a plurality of seat bottom assemblies pivotably secured to said beam assembly by said plurality of seat connection mechanisms, each of said plurality of seat bottom assemblies being separately pivotable about an axis through the connector support of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms;
• wherein, at least one of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies' has a width different than a width of another of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies;
• and
• wherein, the width of each of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies is selected from a group of less than ten widths so as to allow the seating assembly to be substantially of any length without requiring customization of widths of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies.

A bench style seating assembly, comprising:

• a beam assembly comprising at least one beam having at least one of a first and second beam lengths;
• at least one base supporting said beam assembly in a substantially horizontal position;
• at least one seat back assembly fixedly secured to said beam assembly;
• a plurality of seat connection mechanisms each comprising a connector support extending forward in a substantially horizontal position;
• and
• a plurality of seat bottom assemblies pivotably secured to said beam assembly by said plurality of seat connection mechanisms, each of said plurality of seat bottom assemblies being separately pivotable about an axis through the connector support of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms,
• wherein, at least one of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies has a width different than a width of another of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies,
• wherein, the width of each of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies is selected from a group of less than ten widths so as to allow the seating assembly to be substantially of any length without requiring customization of widths of the plurality of seat bottom assemblies,
• wherein said plurality of seat connection mechanism are configured such that said plurality of seat bottom assemblies are gravity lifted, and
• wherein, each of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms comprises
• a saddle bracket portion comprising an inner pivot channel;
• a pin portion comprising a pin protruding therefrom;
• and
• 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.

A bench style seating assembly, comprising:

• a beam having a rectangular cross section of a known thickness;
• at least one base comprising a first U shaped bracket, an opening of the first U shaped bracket corresponding to the thickness of said beam, and supporting said beam in a substantially horizontal position such that said beam rests within the first U shaped bracket and remains within the first U shaped bracket when subjected to a torque;
• at least one seat back assembly comprising at least one second U shaped bracket, an opening of the second U shaped bracket corresponding to the thickness of said beam, positioned over said beam such that the at least one seat back assembly is fixedly secured to said beam and the beam remains within the opening of the at least one second U shaped bracket when subjected to a torque;
• a plurality of seat connection mechanisms each comprising a connector support extending forward in a substantially horizontal position and a third U shaped bracket, an opening of the third U shaped bracket corresponding to the thickness of said beam, positioned over said beam such that the plurality of seat connection mechanisms are fixedly secured to said beam and the beam remains within the opening of the third U shaped brackets when subjected to a torque;
• and
• a plurality of seat bottom assemblies pivotably secured to said beam by said plurality of seat connection mechanisms, each of said plurality of seat bottom assemblies being separately pivotable about an axis through the connector support of said plurality of seat connection mechanisms.