Pickup truck bed mounted chairs

• US 7,980,616 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lounge Crafters, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lounge Crafters, LLC
• Inventors: Fletcher, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): GUTMAN, HILARY L
• Application Number:
  US12/179,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20100019523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 296/63, 296/64, 296/65.01, 296/65.03, 296/65.13, 296/66, 297/217.7, 297/232, 297/248, 248/214
• US Class Current: 296/64
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/01 Arrangement of seats relative to one another
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/01508 using quick release attachments
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/002 of trays
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/101 fixed

Abstract

The disclosure teaches a seating component device for removable installation in a pickup truck. The device includes a first bracket removeably attached to a first side panel of a pickup truck bed and a first cross rail and a second cross rail attached to the bracket wherein each rail extends laterally across the truck bed. The rails connect to a second bracket removeably attached to a second side panel of a pickup truck bed. The device includes two foldable chairs hingeably mounted to the second rail, and a table mounted between the two chairs.

Claims

1. A device for removable installation of seating in a pickup truck bed comprising a first bracket removeably attached to a first side track mounted to an inside wall of a truck bed side panel, a plurality of rails attached to the first bracket and that extend across elevated above and unsupported by the truck bed and are attached to a second bracket that attaches to a second side track mounted to an inside wall of a second truck bed side panel, and a chair mounted on the rails wherein a front frame of the chair is removeably attached to a first rail and a back frame of the chair is removeably attached to a second rail.

2. The seating device of claim 1 further comprising brackets attached to the truck bed floor.

3. The seating device of claim 1 further comprising height adjustable brackets.

4. The seating device of claim 1 wherein the seating device can be adjustably moved forward or backward in relation to a cab of a pickup truck.

5. The seating device of claim 1 further comprising a sleeve adjustably fitted into the rail.

6. The seating device of claim 1 further comprising an adjustable table.

7. The seating device of claim 6 further comprising a table that can be adjustably moved in a lateral direction toward either chair or forward or backward in relation to a cab of the pickup truck.

8. The seating device of claim 7 further comprising an umbrella stand.

9. The seating device of claim 1 further comprising the brackets moveably mounted on a track.

10. A device for removable installation of seating in a pickup truck bed comprising a first bracket removeably attached to a first side track mounted to an inside wall of a truck bed side panel, a first and second rail attached to the first bracket wherein the first and second rail are spaced apart to allow the first rail to support a front chair frame and the second rail to support a back chair frame and that extend across and above the truck bed and are attached to a second bracket that attaches to a second side track mounted to an inside wall of a second truck bed side panel, wherein the chairs are hingeably or removeably attached to the first and second rail.

11. A device for removable installation of seating in a pickup truck bed consisting of a first bracket removeably attached to a first side track mounted to an inside wall of a truck bed side panel, a first and second rail attached to the first bracket wherein the first and second rail are spaced apart to allow the first rail to support a front chair frame and the second rail to support a back chair frame and that extend across and above the truck bed and are attached to a second bracket that attaches to a second side track mounted to an inside wall of a second truck bed side panel, and a chair back and seat mounted on the rails wherein the chair back can fold onto the seat below the truck bed sides, a table with an umbrella stand and an umbrella.