Moveable seat with tapered swivel assembly and cable track wheel
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Abstract
A moveable seat comprising a seat frame assembly and a tapered swivel assembly, the tapered swivel assembly having components that are laterally immobile with respect to each other, despite forces from the seat frame assembly upon the tapered swivel assembly. A cable tracking wheel capable of controlling all movement of the moveable seat is also disclosed.
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25 Claims
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5. A moveable seat, comprising:
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a seat frame assembly;
a tracking assembly comprising moveable parts that move the seat frame assembly, and a cable tracking wheel capable of controlling movement of the tracking assembly; and
a tapered swivel assembly having components that are substantially laterally immobile with respect to each other, despite forces from the seat frame assembly upon the tapered swivel assembly, wherein the cable tracking wheel is operably connected to at least one locking pin of the tapered swivel assembly for selectively controlling rotation of the seat frame assembly. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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7. (canceled)
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14. A moveable seat comprising:
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a fixed base for mounting the moveable seat to a surface;
a seat assembly including a seatback portion and a seatbase portion;
a tracking assembly for moving the seat assembly laterally in a horizontal plane above the fixed base, the tracking assembly including a tracking plate connected to the seatbase portion and a cable tracking wheel rotatably mounted on the tracking plate;
a swivel assembly for rotating the seat assembly above the fixed base, the swivel assembly including a generally annular lock ring with an inner circumference including a plurality of grooves, a top swivel plate connected to the tracking assembly and including at least one locking pin normally biased to engage the plurality of grooves, a bottom swivel plate connected to the fixed base, and a tapered swivel bearing sandwiched between the top and bottom swivel plates; and
a release mechanism coupled with the tracking assembly and the swivel assembly for controlling rotation and lateral movement of the seat assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for laterally moving and rotating a seat frame assembly of a seat having a base mounted to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
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a tracking assembly including a tracking plate for connection to a horizontal portion of the seat frame assebmly, and a cable tracking wheel rotatably mounted on the tracking plate;
a swivel assembly for rotating the seat frame assembly, the swivel assembly including a generally annular lock ring with an inner circumference including a plurality of grooves, a bottom swivel plate connected to the base and to the generally annular lock ring, a top swivel plate connected to the tracking assembly and including at least one locking pin normally biased to engage the plurality of grooves, and a tapered swivel bearing sandwiched between the top and bottom swivel plates; and
a release mechanism coupled with the tracking assembly and the swivel assembly for selectively controlling rotation and lateral movement of the horizontal seating surface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification