Patent ID: 7293818

Claim:
In an armored vehicle having a floor, a roof above the floor, and a side wall extending vertically between the floor and the roof, a seat comprising: a rigid frame having a generally upright back part and a horizontal seat part; a hinge between the seat part and a lower end of the back part; a means including at least one ceiling mount connected to an upper end of the back part and suspending the frame from the roof; straps connected to the ceiling mount and to the seat part for suspending the seat part from the ceiling mount; a cover on the parts of the frame forming surfaces adapted to hold an occupant seated on the seat part; a harness on the frame retaining the occupant seated on the cover, the frame and cover being wholly disengaged and disconnected from the floor; and at least one side-wall mount fixed on the vehicle side wall engaging the frame, permitting vertical movement of the frame relative to the side wall, and blocking horizontal movement of the frame relative to the side wall.