Patent ID: 7255360

Claim:
A rider support assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle including a mounting structure, the rider support assembly comprising: a support frame including a base section; a connection structure located on the base section of the support frame; and a suspension harness attached to the support frame such that, when the suspension harness is operably secured to a rider and the connection structure is connected to the mounting structure of the vehicle, at least a portion of the support frame is positioned adjacent the rider's lower back, and at least one of a rider's legs and torso is suspended from the support frame by the suspension harness, wherein the mounting structure comprises one of a ball and a socket fixedly connected to the vehicle, and the connection structure comprises the other of the ball and the socket, wherein the socket defines an opening for receiving the ball such that the base section is rotatably supported on the mounting structure when the ball is received inside the socket, and wherein the assembly includes means for selectively securing the ball inside the socket such that the support frame is selectively locked to the vehicle.