Patent ID: 6138973
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A47C,B63B

Abstract:
A height adjustable pedestal for a seat, said height adjustable pedestal comprising:a base engagable with a floor or deck upon which a seat is to be supported;a first vertical tubular member projecting upwardly from the base and having a side wall;a second vertical tubular member having a side wall and a diameter sized to telescope within the first tubular member, the second tubular member being rotatable within the first tubular member and having an upper end to which a seat can be attached,the second tubular member having a vertical slot and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal slots in the side wall thereof, the horizontal slots in communication with the vertical slot and extending radially therefrom for a preselected distance; anda pin extending through the side wall of the first vertical member and through the side wall of the second vertical member for engaging a selected one of the horizontal slots, whereby the second vertical member is retained at a selected vertical position within the first vertical member,a first and second of the horizontal slots having an upturned end to receive the pin,whereby with the pin in the upturned end of either of the first and second horizontal slots, the first and second vertical tubular members cannot be relatively rotated to allow movement of the pin into the vertical slot.