Patent ID: 7520567

Claim:
A vehicle seat arrangement in a materials handling vehicle comprising: an operator's seat in said materials handling vehicle having an adjustable feature; a locking arrangement that is normally in a locked state to lock said adjustable feature of said operator's seat into a designated position; a first control area comprising a control handle that is positioned proximate to said operator's seat that supports at least one function for operating said materials handling vehicle, wherein a first work operative position is defined with respect to said control handle and said operator's seat; a first control element for implementing said at least one function for operating said materials handling vehicle arranged within said first control area on said control handle; and a seat adjusting element positioned control area on said control handle that is operatively coupled to said locking arrangement such that operation of said seat adjusting element causes said locking arrangement to transition to an unlocked state to release said adjustable feature of said operator's seat for operator repositioning and subsequent release of said seat adjusting element enables said locking arrangement to transition back to a locked state, wherein: said adjustable feature of said operator's seat is selectively controlled by operation of said seat adjusting element without releasing said control handle, thus maintaining said first work operative position.