Vehicle with adjustable seat

• US 4,325,446 A
• Filed: 02/04/1980
• Issued: 04/20/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cushman Inc (Textron Inc)
• Original Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation (Bombardier Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hicks, John E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carroll, John A.
• Application Number:
  US06/118,537
• Time in Patent Office: 806 Days
• Field of Search: 180/89.17, 248/423, 248/424, 248/429, 108/44, 297/193, 297/216, 296/35.1, 296/63
• US Class Current: 180/89.17
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0825 outside the rail
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0875 in a vertical direction
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 61/065 with single rear wheel

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a vehicle comprising a frame including a substantially closed engine compartment including an access opening, an engine supported on the frame in the compartment, a seat, and cooperating elements for removably and adjustably supporting the seat in overlying relation to the engine comprising a pair of spaced elongated parallel guides partially defining the access opening, a mounting platform connected to the seat, and interengaging structure on the mounting platform and on the guides for supporting the platform so as to at least partially close the engine access opening, for guiding movement of the platform in the direction of elongation of the guides, and for removably and adjustably fixedly positioning the platform with respect to the guides.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising a frame including a substantially closed engine compartment including an access opening, an engine supported on said frame in said compartment, a seat, and means for removably and adjustably supporting said seat in overlying relation to said engine comprising a pair of spaced elongated parallel guides on said frame and partially defining said access opening, a mounting platform connected to said seat, and means on said mounting platform and on said guides for supporting said platform so as to at least partially close said engine access opening, for guiding movement of said platform in the direction of elongation of said guides, and for removably and adjustably fixedly positioning said platform with respect to said guides.

2. A vehicle in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means on said guies and on said platform includes a generally vertical surface on each of said guides and a horizontal shelf on each of said guides extending from said vertical surface, said horizontal shelves extending toward each other, wherein said means on said guides and on said platform also includes respective forwardly located notches extending inwardly of said shelves from the inner edges thereof toward said vertical surfaces, wherein said means on said guides and on said platform also includes respective studs projecting upwardly from each of said horizontal shelves in rearwardly spaced relation from said notches, wherein said means on said guides and on said platform also includes a pair of horizontal spaced forwardly located and laterally aligned hooks extending downwardly from said platform, each hook including a vertical leg and a horizontal leg extending outwardly from said vertical leg, said hooks being horizontally spaced and dimensioned to pass through said notches when said platform is located on said guides so as thereby to locate said horizontal legs underneath said horizontal shelves, and wherein said means on said guides and on said platform also includes a horizontally spaced pair of a series of apertures located in said platform rearwardly of said hooks, said apertures in each of said series being spaced from each other in the direction of elongation of said guides and being individually adapted for receipt of one of said studs.

3. A vehicle comprising a frame including a substantially closed engine compartment including an access opening, an engine supported on said frame in said compartment, a seat, and means for removably and adjustably supporting said seat on said frame in overlying relation to said engine comprising a pair of spaced elongated parallel guides on said frame and partially defining said access opening, each of said guides including a generally vertical surface having a bottom edge, and a horizontal edge extending from said bottom edge, said horizontal shelves extending toward each other from said bottom edges, each of said horizontal shelves including an inner edge and a forwardly located notch extending inwardly therefrom toward said vertical surface, respective pins projecting upwardly from each of said horizontal shelves in rearwardly spaced relation from said notches, and a mounting platform connected to said seat and including a pair of horizontally spaced forwardly located hooks each including a downwardly extending leg and a horizontal leg extending outwardly from said downwardly extending leg, said hooks being horizontally spaced and dimensioned to pass said horizontal legs through said notches in response to placement of said platform onto said guides so as thereby to locate said horizontal legs underneath said horizontal shelves, said platform also including a horizontally spaced pair of a series of apertures located rearwardly of said hooks, said apertures in each of said series being spaced from each other in the direction of elongation of said guides and being individually adapted for receipt of one of said pins.

4. A vehicle comprising a frame, a seat, and means removably supporting said seat on said frame comprising a pair of spaced elongated parallel guides on said frame, each of said guides including a generally vertical surface having a bottom edge and a horizontal shelf extending from said bottom edge, said horizontal shelves extending toward each other from said bottom edges, each of said horizontal shelves including an inner edge and a notch extending inwardly therefrom toward said vertical surface, respective pins projecting upwardly from each of said horizontal shelves in rearwardly spaced relation from said notches, and a mounting platform carrying said seat and including a pair of horizontally spaced forwardly located hooks each including a downwardly extending leg and a horizontal leg extending outwardly from said downwardly extending leg, said hooks being horizontally spaced and dimensioned to pass said horizontal legs through said notches in response to placement of said platform onto said guides so as thereby to locate said horizontal legs underneath said horizontal shelves, said platform also including a pair of horizontally spaced series of apertures located rearwardly of said hooks, said apertures in each of said series being spaced from one another in the direction of elongation of said guides and being individually adapted for receipt of one of said pins.

5. A vehicle in accordance with claim 4 wherein said frame includes an engine compartment which encloses said engine and which includes an access opening partially defined by said guides and closed by said platform so as to locate said seat in overlying relation to said engine.