Patent ID: 7549387

Claim:
A shock absorbing seat pedestal on a boat comprising: a substantially vertically disposed pedestal interconnecting a seat in the boat with a seat base near a bottom portion of the boat; said pedestal including outer and inner telescoping components; a first one of said telescoping components being affixed to said boat seat, wherein said first one of said telescoping components is provided with a first flange separating a main portion of said first one of said telescoping components from a first end portion of said first one of said telescoping components, and wherein said first end portion of said first one of said telescoping components is provided with an alignment notch for mating with said boat seat; a second one of said telescoping components being affixed to said seat base near said bottom surface of said boat, wherein said second one of said telescoping components is provided with a second flange separating a main portion of said second one of said telescoping components from a second end portion of said second one of said telescoping components, and wherein said second end portion of said second one of said telescoping components is provided with an alignment notch for mating with said seat base near said bottom surface of said boat; and a shock absorbing mechanism disposed within said telescoping components to absorb impacts created between said boat and waves, wherein said shock absorbing mechanism comprises a coil spring disposed over a shock absorber.