Patent ID: 11897587
Assignee: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A convertible seating system for a marine vessel that is movable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, the convertible seating system comprising:
a backrest component that is pivotably coupled to a recessed compartment formed in a deck portion of the marine vessel, wherein the backrest component is located inside the recessed compartment when the convertible seating system is in the stowed configuration and outside the recessed compartment when the convertible seating system is in the deployed configuration; and
a seat component that is pivotably coupled to the recessed compartment, wherein the seat component is flush with the deck portion when the convertible seating system is in the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration;
wherein the seat component pivots upwardly from the deck portion to permit the backrest component to pivot upwardly from inside the recessed compartment in the stowed configuration to outside the recessed compartment in the deployed configuration.