STADIUM SEAT

• US 20080100114A1
• Filed: 01/07/2008
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Learfield Amplify Seating LLC
• Original Assignee: Cushion Seats Incorporated
• Inventors: Vestweber, Nikki
• Granted Patent: US 7,488,037 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/352
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/16 Chairs or seats detachably mounted on stadium benches detachably mounted children's chairs A47D1/10

Abstract

A seat frame of a stadium seat includes a lower cross beam, bench-engaging support arms configured to mount over a top, flat surface of the stadium bench, and upright support members. The upright support members include rounded upper ends that may be rearwardly canted.

Claims

1. A unitary seat frame of a seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench supported on a stadium riser, the seat frame comprising:

a lower cross beam;

bench-engaging support arms configured to mount over a top, flat surface of the stadium bench; and

upright support members that connect to at least one of said lower cross beam and said bench-engaging support arms, said upright support members comprising blunted upper ends,

said lower cross beam, said bench-engaging support arms and said upright support members being integrally formed together.

2. The seat frame of claim 1, wherein said blunted upper ends are rearwardly canted.

3. The seat frame of claim 2, wherein said blunted upper ends are rearwardly canted at a forty-five degree angle with respect to a vertical plane occupied by said lower cross beam.

4. The seat frame of claim 1, further comprising at least one angled brace integrally connected to one of said upright support members and said lower cross beam.

5. The seat frame of claim 1, further comprising at least one mounting receptacle on said lower cross beam.

6. The seat frame of claim 1, wherein the seat frame is devoid of an upper cross beam connecting upper portions of said upright support members.

7. The seat frame of claim 1, further comprising a lower prong integrally connected to one of said bench-engaging support arms through an intermediate upright, wherein a bench retention cavity is defined between said one of said bench-engaging support arms and said lower prong, and wherein the stadium bench is configured to be compressively sandwiched between said one of said bench-engaging support arms and said lower prong.

8. The seat frame of claim 7, wherein the seat frame is mounted to the stadium bench by urging said seat frame into the stadium bench through a rear end of the stadium bench.

9. A unitary seat frame of a seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench supported on a stadium riser, the seat frame comprising:

a lower cross beam;

bench-engaging support arms configured to mount over a top, flat surface of the stadium bench; and

upright support members that are connected to at least one of said lower cross beam and said bench-engaging support arms, said upright support members having upper ends that are rearwardly canted with respect to a vertical plane occupied by said lower cross beam,

said lower cross beam, said bench-engaging support arms and said upright support members being integrally formed together as a single piece.

10. The seat frame of claim 9, wherein said upper ends are rearwardly canted at a forty-five degree angle with respect to the vertical plane occupied by said lower cross beam.

11. The seat frame of claim 9, further comprising at least one angled brace integrally connected to one of said upright support members and said lower cross beam.

12. The seat frame of claim 9, further comprising at least one mounting receptacle positioned on said lower cross beam.

13. The seat frame of claim 9, wherein the seat frame is devoid of an upper cross beam connecting upper portions of said upright support members.

14. The seat frame of claim 9, further comprising a lower prong integrally connected to one of said bench-engaging support arms through an intermediate upright, wherein a bench retention cavity is defined between said one of said bench-engaging support arms and said lower prong, and wherein the stadium bench is configured to be compressively sandwiched between said one of said bench-engaging support arms and said lower prong.

15. The seat frame of claim 9, wherein the seat frame is mounted to the stadium bench by urging said seat frame into the stadium bench through a rear end of the stadium bench.

16. A stadium seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench, the stadium seat comprising:

a seat frame;

a strap securing member;

at least one fastening member configured to removably secure said seat frame to the stadium bench; and

a seat cushion comprising at least one securing strap that is configured to be secured to said strap securing member, wherein said strap is secured to said strap securing member by a clip.

17. The stadium seat of claim 16, further comprising a flexible backrest suspended between said upright support members.