Chairs and seats – With holder or receptacle for disparate article – On or integral with backrest
Reexamination Certificate
2001-02-21
2003-07-01
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
With holder or receptacle for disparate article
On or integral with backrest
C297S188070, C224S275000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06585316
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to boat seat devices and more specifically it relates to a boat seat system for conveniently storing various items including a life jacket and fishing tackle without interfering with the operation of the boat seat.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Seats and more particularly boat seats have been in use for years. Typically, a boat seat is attached to a bench or other structure within a boat by a direct connection or swivel connection as is well established in the art. Conventional boat seats provide a bottom support with a back rest attached to the bottom support.
The main problem with boats and boat seats is that there is no convenient location to store the numerous life jackets that must be carried upon the boat. Boaters often times place the life jackets in inconvenient locations that are difficult to reach in an emergency. Some boaters simply leave the life jackets laying upon the hull of the boat thereby sometimes resulting in damage to the life jackets. Another problem with conventional boats and boat seats is that there typically is no convenient location to store items such as fishing tackle. A boater often times must bring a separate tackle box which is prone to tipping over thereby spilling the tackle items contained within. Another problem with using conventional tackle boxes is that the users often times place the tackle boxes upon the hull of the boat thereby possibly creating a dangerous situation for individuals walking about the boat. Various other problems are existing in conventional boats and boat seats which are deemed readily apparent.
Examples of patented seat devices which are illustrative of such prior art include U.S. Pat. No. 4,619,623 to Elverskog; U.S. Pat. No. 358,731 to McAlear; U.S. Pat. No. 94,448 to Simonson; U.S. Pat. No. 5,139,308 to Ziman; U.S. Pat. No. 5,342,109 to Berry et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,354,119 to Nicholas; U.S. Pat. No. 5,544,793 to Harrop.
While these devices may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they are not as suitable for conveniently storing various items including a life jacket and fishing tackle without interfering with the operation of the boat seat. Conventional boats and boat seats do not provide for a convenient location for storing fishing related items such as but not limited to tackle and life jackets.
In these respects, the boat seat system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of conveniently storing various items including a life jacket and fishing tackle without interfering with the operation of the boat seat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of boats and boat seats now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new boat seat system construction wherein the same can be utilized for conveniently storing various items including a life jacket and fishing tackle without interfering with the operation of the boat seat.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new boat seat system that has many of the advantages of the boat seats mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new boat seat system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art boat seats, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises an upper storage attachable to a back rest of a boat seat, and a lower storage attached to the upper storage for receiving a tackle box. The upper storage has an upper opening for receiving and dispensing a life jacket that is retained within the upper storage by a securing strap. The lower storage includes a pivotally attached door that allows selective enclosure of the tackle box within the lower storage during nonuse of the tackle box. The upper storage preferably includes a rear webbing and a front webbing for providing ventilation of the life jacket.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and that will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a boat seat system that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.
A second object is to provide a boat seat system for conveniently storing various items including a life jacket and fishing tackle without interfering with the operation of the boat seat.
Another object is to provide a boat seat system that provides immediate access to life jackets in the event of an emergency.
An additional object is to provide a boat seat system that provides a safer environment upon a boat for passengers.
A further object is to provide a boat seat system that allows a fisherman to easily access their tackle while sitting with the boat seat.
Another object is to provide a boat seat system that does not interfere with the normal operation of the boat or boat seats.
A further object is to provide a boat seat system that is attachable to various types of boat seats.
Another object is to provide a boat seat system that does not interfere with the folding of a foldable boat seat.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become obvious to the reader and it is intended that these objects and advantages are within the scope of the present invention.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended claims.
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patent: 2429050 (1947-10-01), Decker
patent: 2615563 (1952-10-01), Sundberg et al.
patent: 4619623 (1986-10-01), Elverskog
patent: D389115 (1998-01-01), Alves et al.
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patent: 5820210 (1998-10-01), Shipman et al.
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patent: 6216927 (2001-04-01), Meritt
Cuomo Peter M.
Vu Stephen
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