Patent ID: 6386635
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A shock absorbing boat seat assembly comprising:one or more seat members each having a seat and a backrest connected to said seat; and one or more base assemblies for supporting said one or more seat members with each of said one or more base assemblies having a base member being adapted to mount upon a deck of a boat, and also having a support member disposed upon said base member and having a opening therein, and further having a hollow tubular member being movably disposed in said opening of said support member, and also having a means for absorbing shock, and further having a seat support member mounted upon said tubular member; wherein said means for absorbing shock includes a shaft disposed in said tubular member with a seal member, and also includes compressed air disposed in said tubular member, and further includes a valve body disposed in a side wall of said tubular member, and also includes a valve member adjustably disposed in said valve body for controlling an amount of pressure of said compressed air in said hollow tubular member, and further includes a spring mounted about said shaft and biasing said tubular member upwardly relative to said base member.