Patent ID: 11958559
Assignee: TERRY HERMANSON
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A seat for a rider comprising:
a frame including a front portion, a rear portion, and a central portion between the front portion and the rear portion, each of the front portion and the rear portion having a supporting portion, the supporting portion of the front portion and the supporting portion of the rear portion being positioned to define a cavity in the central portion; and
a cover including:
a seating panel supported by the supporting portions of the front portion of the frame and the rear portion of the frame to span over the cavity, the seating panel including a seating surface and an underside surface, the seating surface facing an upward direction;
a plurality of side panels spanning from the front portion to the rear portion, each side panel including a side surface facing outward from the seat in a direction different from the upward direction; and
at least one tensioning strap adjustable in length to adjust the tension of the seating panel, the at least one tensioning strap directly supporting the underside surface of the seating panel, the tensioning strap spanning from the front portion of the frame to the rear portion of the frame over the cavity, the tensioning strap being adjustably attached to the rear portion of the frame to have at least one length that allows the seating panel to extend downward into the cavity when a person is seated on the seating surface.