Patent · US Expired

Theater seat assembly

US6582020B1 · kind B1 · utility

22Cited by
73References
19Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 2000
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C1/121
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A theater seat assembly includes a pair of opposed stanchions for attachment to a support surface, a generally horizontal seat portion disposed between and operatively connected to the stanchions, and a generally upright back portion disposed between and operatively connected to the stanchions. The theater seat assembly may include a counter-balanced pivot mechanism operatively connected to the seat portion and the stanchions to allow the seat portion to pivot freely relative to the stanchions when unoccupied relative to the stanchion. The theater seat assembly may also include a molded cover attached to at least one of the seat frame and the back frame and being injection molded from a fiberglass reinforced co-polymer.

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