Systems and methods for seat repositioning

A method of increasing productivity in a materials handling vehicle comprising:

• providing an operator's seat in said materials handling vehicle having an adjustable feature;
• providing a locking arrangement that is normally in a locked state to lock said adjustable feature of said operator's seat into a designated position;
• providing a first control element on a control handle of said operator's seat;
• defining a first work operative position with respect to control handle and said operator's seat;
• and
• providing a seat adjusting element on said control handle that is operatively coupled to said locking arrangement such that operation of said seat adjusting element causes said locking arrangement to transition to an unlocked state to release said adjustable feature of said operator's seat for operator repositioning and subsequent release of said seat adjusting element enables said locking arrangement to transition back to a locked state, said seat adjusting element positioned such that said adjustable feature of said operator's seat is selectively controllable without interrupting said first work operative position.

A vehicle seat arrangement in a materials handling vehicle comprising:

• an operator's seat in said materials handling vehicle having an adjustable feature;
• a locking arrangement that is normally in a locked state to lock said adjustable feature of said operator's seat into a designated position;
• a first control element arranged on a control handle of said operator's seat;
• and
• a seat adjusting element positioned on said control handle that is operatively coupled to said locking arrangement such that operation of said seat adjusting element causes said locking arrangement to transition to an unlocked state to release said adjustable feature of said operator's seat for operator repositioning and subsequent release of said seat adjusting element enables said locking arrangement to transition back to a locked state, wherein:
• said first control element is spaced from said seat adjusting element such that a first work operative position is defined with respect to said first control element and said seat adjusting element such that said adjustable feature of said operator's seat is selectively controllable by operation of said seat adjusting element without interrupting said first work operative position.

A vehicle seat arrangement in a materials handling vehicle comprising:

• an operator's seat in said materials handling vehicle having an adjustable feature;
• a locking arrangement that is normally in a locked state to lock said adjustable feature of said operator's seat into a designated position;
• a first control element arranged on a control handle positioned on a first armrest of said operator's seat, wherein a first work operative position is defined with respect to said first control clement when said operator is operating said first control element control handle and said operator's seat;
• a second control element, wherein a second work operative position is defined with respect to said second control element and said operator's seat;
• and
• a seat adjusting element positioned on said control handle, said seat adjusting element operatively coupled to said locking arrangement such that said seat adjusting element causes said locking arrangement to transition to an unlocked state to release said adjustable feature of said operator's seat for operator repositioning and subsequent release of said seat adjusting element enables said locking arrangement to transition back to a locked state, said seat adjusting element positioned such that said adjustable feature of said operator's seat is selectively controlled by operation of said seat adjusting element without releasing said control handle, thus maintaining said first work operative position;
• wherein said first control element, said second control element and said seat adjusting element are arranged such that said adjustable feature of said operator's seat is selectively controlled by operation of said seat adjusting element while maintaining said second work operative position.