Pendulum level ride universal seat

• US 20120161485A1
• Filed: 12/28/2010
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alvin Stockwell
• Original Assignee: Alvin Stockwell
• Inventors: Stockwell, Alvin
• Application Number:
  US12/930,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20120161485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/344.11
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/39 Seats tiltable to compensate for roll inclination of vehicles

Abstract

1. The prime object of the P.L.R.U. seat is to allow the seat to remain level and the operator upright, when traversing a side hill, slope or valley.

2. A problem exists with prior art seats available today, as the seat tips sideways with the vehicle, making it difficult to remain on the seat without hanging on to the fender or bracing with the feet.

3. By using a self locking sleeve bearing to hang the seat in a pendulum fashion, allows the seat to remain level, and thereby a more comfortable and safe condition, with hands and feet free to operate the controls.

4. Incorporating a lift and lowering device allows mounting the seat on a wide variety of both new and old vehicles. No other prior art seat has taken this universal approach for replacement seats.

Claims

1. Using the P.L.R.U. seat, the operator can always be sitting upright, with their spinal column straight, this alone will eliminate a lot of back pain.

2. Providing more comfort and less fatigue, leads to longer work hours.

3. Provides a safer work environment, with less strain, not having to brace with your feet, or hang on with your hands to remain on the seat.

4. Having hands and feet free to control the equipment, there is no loss of job concentration from trying to hang on.

5. Changing the seating to a level and more comfortable position is easily accomplished, whether on level or sloping terrain.

6. Switching this P.L.R.U. seat from one vehicle to another is accomplished with an extra mounting post, preinstalled to accept the jack sleeve. By lifting the seat with the jack attached and sliding the jack sleeve on to the new post, your second vehicle is ready for the hills and valleys.

7. No hydraulic or electric power is required, another advantage using the pendulum system.

8. Using the P.L.R.U. seat could also encourage more contour farming, expand the use of marginal land, saving our soil where run off is a problem. Not to mention neater looking road sides from easier shallow ditch clean up.