Patent ID: 7543877

Claim:
A materials handling vehicle comprising: a body; forks supported for movement relative to said body; and a seat mounted to said body for receiving an operator of said materials handling vehicle, said seat comprising: a seat base; a seat backrest; seat backrest mounting structure engaging said seat base, engagement of said backrest mounting structure and said seat base generally defining a seat backrest pivot axis; said seat backrest moving about said seat backrest pivot axis for pivoting movement relative to said seat base; and a compressive member associated with said structure and said seat backrest, said compressive member, in a neutral configuration, biasing said seat backrest to a predetermined position wherefrom said seat backrest pivots relative to said seat base generally about said seat backrest pivot axis upon application of force to said seat backrest sufficient to deform said compressive member from said neutral configuration, wherein said seat backrest mounting structure comprises a plate extending from said seat base to form a channel between said plate and said seat base, said compressive member being within said channel and extending between said plate and said seat backrest.