Patent ID: 6357830
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A47C,B60N

Abstract:
A shock-absorbing outdoor seat for recreational boats, comprising:a cushion member shaped to abuttingly support a seated user on an upper surface thereof; a one-piece, hollow molded seat body member, having: a front portion with a connector; a raised rear portion; and a recessed base portion shaped to position said cushion member thereover; a shock-absorbing member positioned over said recessed base portion, and including; a deck supporting said cushion member on an upper side thereof, and including a rear attachment portion, and a front attachment portion mounted to said connector on said front portion of said seat body member; a plurality of longitudinally extensible spring members having forward and rearward ends; a plurality of spring bosses molded integrally in the raised rear portion of said seat body member to define apertures extending in a fore-to-aft direction which receive therethrough the rearward ends of said spring members; and a connector rod extending along a back area of said raised rear portion of said seat body member, and being connected with said rearward ends of said spring members to support said deck in a pre-tensed condition over said recessed base portion of said seat body member for absorbing shock loading applied to said seat by the seated user.