Patent ID: 6655745
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
In a seat having a frame for supporting a seat cushion and a spaced apart, back cushioning arrangement, and an enclosure connected to the frame adapted to store a self-contained breathing apparatus therein, the improvement wherein:the frame includes a pair of spaced apart, upright channels, each being C-shaped in cross section and having a pair of inner and outer side walls connected by a rear wall so that each channel is open at a forward end thereof facing the back cushioning arrangement, the back cushioning arrangement having upper hook structure removably engageable with bars extending transversely across the side walls of the channels, and lower hook structure removably engageable with braces extending downwardly and forwardly from the channels, each of the channels having a top end with a cage mounted thereon, one of the cages having a rotating bezel with a guide slot in communication with one of the open, upright channels; and a seat belt structure is connected to the frame and integrated into the seat and has an internal belt run protectively enclosed inside one of the open, upright channels, and an external belt run connected to the internal belt run and extending forwardly to exit the guide slot for travel across the back cushioning arrangement.