Patent ID: 11877537
Assignee: MTD PRODUCTS INC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A passive self-adjusting seat assembly for attachment to a frame of a lawn maintenance vehicle, said passive self-adjusting seat assembly comprising:
a base attached to said frame, said base including a pair of opposing side brackets connected by at least two spaced-apart cross brackets that extend laterally between the side brackets;
a guide assembly connected to said base, said guide assembly including a front guide plate and a rear guide plate oriented parallel to each other and operatively connected to each other, wherein each of said guide plates includes a curved guide slot formed therein; and
a platform assembly including a seat support and a seat attached to said seat support, said platform assembly further including a plurality of guide wheels extending longitudinally forward or rearward from a front end of said seat support and longitudinally forward or rearward from a rear end of said seat support wherein each of said guide wheels is received within said guide slot of said front guide plate or said guide slot of said rear guide plate;
wherein said platform assembly is selectively slidable relative to said guide assembly in response to said lawn maintenance vehicle traversing uneven or sloped ground to maintain a user in a substantially vertical orientation.