Patent ID: 6352306
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench supported on a stadium riser, wherein the stadium bench presents a top, flat surface for seating, a front portion that extends beyond the stadium riser, opposed, spaced front and rear vertical walls extending downwardly from the top surface, and flanges extending inwardly from the bottom of each wall, said seat comprising:a frame having a back and a seat portion; a cushion connected to the seat portion and normally supported in a horizontal position over the stadium bench when the seat is attached to the stadium bench, the cushion being swingable from said horizontal position to a vertical position below the seat portion of the frame so that, when the seat is attached to the stadium bench and the cushion is in the vertical position, the cushion is beneath the front portion of the stadium bench; and an assembly for semi-permanently attaching the seat to the stadium bench, said assembly presenting at least one clamp, said clamp being operable to releasably attach the seat to the stadium bench, said clamp being affixed to the rear end of the seat portion of the frame by a bolt, the bolt being received within a threaded bolt housing on the seat portion of the me.