Stadium seat and a method of mounting a stadium seat
AssigneeThe Product People Pty. Limited
InventorSheldon King
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Abstract
A seat (1, 41, 61) for stadia, auditoria and the like is disclosed. The seat has a fixed backrest (2, 42) pivotable between a horizontal use position and a vertical standby position. A spring (33) or other resilient means urges the seat (5, 45) into the standby position. A damping mechanism such as a viscous grease damps the motion, preferably in both directions. Mounting straps (51, 52, 71, 72) enable a body (45) to be clamped to a spine (7, 47). By lightly tightening the straps, the position of the seat on the spine can be subject to small final adjustments before final tightening.
Claims6
A mounting system for connecting stadium seats to a horizontally extending spine, said system comprising:
- an elongate body having a backrest extending therefrom and a seat pivotally mounted from said body and able to pivot with respect to said body and backrest,
- wherein the underside of said body which faces away from said backrest is shaped to engage with, and mate with, an upper region of said spine but not extend beyond a lower region of said spine, and at least one substantially inextensible flexible strip extends entirely around both said spine and mated body and has its opposite ends joined together to strap said body to said spine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.