Patent ID: 7073858
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A seating system comprising: an elongate beam including: a plurality of seats, each of the seats including at least one support with a clamp portion configured to mount to the second track portion of the beam at any position along the length of the beam, the clamp portion being removable from the second track portion to facilitate repositioning along the beam after installation; wherein the clamp portion remains free from the first track portion so as to avoid interfering with any of the fixed connectors; wherein the fixed connectors remain free from the second track portion to avoid interfering with any of the supports; and wherein the first track portion forms a channel, the channel being shaped to cooperatively receive the series of connectors; the first track portion including a slot-shaped opening to the channel and a pair of inwardly turned ribs disposed along opposite sides of the opening, the ribs contacting against the connectors within the channel; the connector including an aperture therethrough and a bolt having a head that contacts against an upper side of the connector and a shaft that extends through the aperture and through the opening, the bolt being securable to the bracket to hold the connector against the ribs from within the channel.