Straddle-type mesh seat
US7124844B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62J1/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A recreational vehicle such as a snowmobile, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, or boat has a straddle-type seat that includes a flexible sheet of material pulled tightly over a gap formed in a seat frame. In certain embodiments, a tightening mechanism ensures that the flexible sheet of material is pulled tightly over the gap. The flexible sheet of material forms a hammock-like straddle-type seat. The flexible sheet of material is a mesh material that allows water, snow, dust, and other debris to fall through the mesh to avoid debris buildup on the seat. Because water falls through the mesh material and both the top and bottom sides of the mesh material are exposed to the ambient air, the seat dries quickly.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.