Patent ID: 9067517
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A cantilevered seat comprising: a seat with a support end and an open end; linkage for pivotally connecting the support end of the seat to a support, wherein said seat is movable relative to the support between a vertical stowable position and a horizontal position; a seat back pivotally secured to the seat so that the seat back is movable relative to the seat between a lowered position and a raised position; a pin lock and slot assembly for releasably securing the seat back in the raised position, said pin lock and slot assembly comprising pivot arms secured to the open end and to the support end of the seat at respective pivots, said pivot arm at the open end includes a handle opposite its corresponding pivot, a retention pin and a lock pin; a seat back locking plate secured at each end of the seat back, each of the locking plates having a retention slot for receiving the retention pin, and a latch slot for receiving said lock pin for securing the seat back in said raised position, the pivot arm at the open end having a spring for constantly biasing the pivot arm in a rotationally upward direction relative to the seat; and a frame plate having an upper cam slot formed in the plate, a cam pin carried by the seat back locking plate travels within the cam slot when the seat back moves between said lowered and raised positions, and a lower cutout formed in the frame plate that permits travel of the retention pin when the pivot arms are rotated downward in a direction opposite to which said spring urges, said frame plate has a stop against which portions of said seat back locking plate abut when the seat back is in said lowered position and in said raised position.