Seat swivel apparatus
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1. A seat swivel apparatus, comprising:
- upper and lower swivel plates, said upper plate being adapted to support a seat and said lower plate being adapted to mount to a support structure;
a first generally annular bearing disposed in fixed position on said lower plate and having an upward facing generally planar first bearing surface;
a second generally annular bearing disposed in fixed position on said upper plate and having a downward facing generally planar second bearing surface;
said first and second bearing surfaces being juxtaposed to permit said upper plate to rotate relative to said lower plate, and each said surface having aligned diametrically opposed recesses;
a swivel actuator lever mounted to and movable with one of said plates, said lever having a latch portion engageable with the recesses of the bearing disposed in the other of said plates to thereby prevent rotation of said upper plate.
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A seat swivel apparatus which comprises an upper plate supporting a seat and a lower plate fixed to a support structure, a first generally annular bearing affixed to the upper plate and a second generally annular bearing affixed to the lower plate and being juxtaposed such that the upper plate swivels relative to the lower plate on opposing first and second bearings, and an actuator arm rotatably mounted with one of the plates to allow 180° rotation of the upper plate relative to the lower plate. The swivel apparatus can be easily interchangeable between the right and left sides of a vehicle.
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1. A seat swivel apparatus, comprising:
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upper and lower swivel plates, said upper plate being adapted to support a seat and said lower plate being adapted to mount to a support structure; a first generally annular bearing disposed in fixed position on said lower plate and having an upward facing generally planar first bearing surface; a second generally annular bearing disposed in fixed position on said upper plate and having a downward facing generally planar second bearing surface;
said first and second bearing surfaces being juxtaposed to permit said upper plate to rotate relative to said lower plate, and each said surface having aligned diametrically opposed recesses;a swivel actuator lever mounted to and movable with one of said plates, said lever having a latch portion engageable with the recesses of the bearing disposed in the other of said plates to thereby prevent rotation of said upper plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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