Pivotable boat seat
OwnerMatthew Stephen Frisinainventor
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Abstract
A seat (11) having a seat cushion (12) and a squab (16), the seat (11) being adjustable between a first configuration adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user and a second configuration adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user, wherein in the second configuration, the squab (16) is positioned forwardly of its position in the first configuration and substantially above the forward most position of the seat cushion (12).
Claims15
A seat comprising
- a seat cushion and a squab, the squab having an angular orientation, the seat being adjustable between a first configuration, adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user, and a second configuration, adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user;
- wherein, in the second configuration, the squab is positioned forwardly of the position it occupies when the seat is in said first configuration and the leaning accommodation is provided by both the squab and the seat cushion;
- wherein the seat supports the squab such that the angular orientation of the squab is substantially maintained during movement of the squab between the first and second configurations;
- wherein the seat cushion is pivotally supported from a base structure for pivotal movement, about the transverse axis, between a first position, which it occupies when the seat is in its first configuration, and a second position, which it occupies when the seat in is its second configuration;
- and
- wherein a linkage is provided between the base structure, the seat cushion and the squab, whereby pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the first and second positions is effected by corresponding movement of the squab, said linkage being in the form of a trapezoidal linkage.
A seat comprising a seat cushion and a squab, the seat being adjustable between a first configuration, adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user, and a second configuration, adapted to provide leaning accommodation for a user;
- wherein, in the second configuration, the squab is positioned forwardly of the position it occupies when the seat is said first configuration;
- wherein the leaning accommodation is provided by both the squab and the seat cushion;
- wherein the seat cushion is pivotally supported from a base structure for pivotal movement, about a transverse axis, between a first position, which it occupies when the seat is in its first configuration, and a second position, which it occupies when the seat is in its second configuration;
- wherein a linkage is provided between the base structure, the seat cushion and the squab, whereby the pivotal movement of the seat cushion between the first and second positions is effected by corresponding movement of the squab, said linkage being in the form of a trapezoidal linkage;
- wherein the linkage comprises a set of members rotatably engaged with the squab and engaging the seat cushion to permit relative movement between the seat cushion and the squab during pivotal movement of the seat cushion between its first and second positions;
- and
- wherein each of the members of the linkage is slidingly received by a collar engaged with the seat cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.