Sliding insert for a fishing chair

• US 6,145,929 A
• Filed: 03/29/1999
• Issued: 11/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gollahon, Robert
• Original Assignee: Gollahon, Robert
• Inventors: Gollahon, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US09/280,077
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 297/344.1, 297/344.11, 297/448.22, 297/440.24, 297/440.16, 297/440.15, 248/424, 248/429, 248/430, 248/372.1, 248/393
• US Class Current: 297/344.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/023 the parts being horizontally-adjustable seats ; Expandable seats or the like, e.g. seats with horizontally adjustable parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/063 with adjustment systems

Abstract

A sliding insert for a fishing chair includes a bottom portion; a top portion; a bearing assembly located between the bottom and top portions such that the top portion is slidable relative to the bottom portion; and a first holding plate located on a rear end of the bottom portion for attaching the bottom portion to the fishing chair by inserting the first holding plate in a backrest support located on a rear of a seat of the fishing chair.

Claims

1. A sliding insert for a fishing chair having at least one backrest support located on a rear of a seat of the fishing chair, comprising:

a bottom portion;

a top portion;

a bearing assembly located between the bottom and top portions such that the top portion is slidable relative to the bottom portion;

a first holding plate located on a rear end of the bottom portion for attaching the bottom portion to the fishing chair by inserting the first holding plate in the backrest support located on a rear of the seat of the fishing chair; and

a retractor attached to the top and bottom portions for automatically returning the top portion from an extended position to a retracted position.

2. The sliding insert of claim 1 further comprising a second holding plate located on the rear end of the bottom portion for attaching the bottom portion to the fishing chair by inserting the second holding plate in another backrest support, the second holding plate being located on a side of the bottom portion opposite the first holding plate.

3. The sliding insert of claim 2 wherein the holding plates each have a hole formed therein, the sliding insert further comprising a pair of fasteners for fastening each holding plate to its respective backrest support.

4. The sliding insert of claim 3 wherein each holding plate comprises a substantially right angle bracket with one arm of the bracket attached to the bottom portion of the sliding insert and a second arm of the bracket having the hole for receiving a pin which secures the holding plate to the fishing chair, the second arm being configured for insertion in a backrest support attached to the seat of the fishing chair.

5. The sliding insert of claim 3 further comprising a cushion attached to the top portion.

6. The sliding insert of claim 4 wherein the cushion is made of closed cell foam.

7. The sliding insert of claim 1 wherein the top and bottom portions comprise a plastic material.

8. The sliding insert of claim 7 wherein the plastic material is polyurethane.

9. The sliding insert of claim 1 wherein the retractor comprises an elastic cord.

10. The sliding insert of claim 1 wherein the retractor comprises a spring.

11. The sliding insert of claim 1 wherein peripheral shapes of the top and bottom portions are substantially the same as a peripheral shape of a seat of the fishing chair.

12. The sliding insert of claim 1 further comprising cushioning pads attached to a bottom surface of the bottom portion.

13. The sliding insert of claim 1 wherein the bearing assembly comprises a slide having rails and ball bearings.

14. In combination with a fishing chair having a seat including a pair of backrest supports attached to a rear of the seat, a sliding insert comprising:

a bottom portion;

a top portion;

a bearing assembly located between the bottom and top portions such that the top portion is slidable relative to the bottom portion;

a first holding plate located on a rear end of the bottom portion configured for attaching the bottom portion to the fishing chair, the first holding plate being configured to be inserted in one of the backrest supports for connecting the sliding insert to the fishing chair.

15. The combination of claim 14 further comprising a second holding plate located on the rear end of the bottom portion configured for attaching the bottom portion to the fishing chair, the second holding plate being located on a side of the bottom portion opposite the first holding plate and being configured to be inserted in the other of the backrest supports.

16. The combination of claim 15 wherein the holding plates each have a hole formed therein and the backrest supports have holes formed therein, the combination further comprising a pair of fasteners which fasten each holding plate to its respective backrest support.

17. The combination of claim 16 wherein each holding plate comprises a substantially right angle bracket with one arm of the bracket attached to the bottom portion of the sliding insert and a second arm of the bracket having the hole for receiving a pin which secures the holding plate to the fishing chair, the second arm being configured for insertion in a backrest support attached to the seat of the fishing chair.

18. The combination of claim 16 wherein the fasteners are clip pins having a spring loaded ball at one end to prevent the clip pin from inadvertent removal from the backrest support and holding plate.

19. The combination of claim 16 further comprising a cushion attached to the top portion.

20. The combination of claim 19 wherein the cushion is made of closed cell foam.

21. The combination of claim 14 wherein the top and bottom portions comprise a plastic material.

22. The combination of claim 20 wherein the plastic material is polyurethane.

23. The combination of claim 14 further comprising a retractor attached to the top and bottom portions for automatically returning the top portion from an extended position to a retracted position.

24. The combination of claim 23 wherein the retractor comprises an elastic cord.

25. The combination of claim 24 wherein the retractor comprises a spring.

26. The combination of claim 14 wherein peripheral shapes of the top and bottom portions are substantially the same as a peripheral shape of a seat of the fishing chair.

27. The combination of claim 14 further comprising cushioning pads attached to a bottom surface of the bottom portion.

28. The combination of claim 14 wherein the bearing assembly comprises a slide having rails and ball bearings.