Chairs and seats – Portable back with bottom attacher
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-15
2001-03-20
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Portable back with bottom attacher
C297S031000, C297S041000, C297S252000, C297S423340, C297S423360
Reexamination Certificate
active
06203108
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a seat attachable to the tailgate of a pickup truck.
2. Background of the Prior Art
Portable seats are well known in the art. Such seats are usable in a wide variety of locations including stadium seating, beach seating, park seating, and the like. However, there is a need for a seat that is usable with a standard pickup truck's tailgate. Such a seat must be of relatively simple design and construction and must be easy to use. Ideally such a seat will be easy to store and transport. The seat should be foldable such that once folded, it will easily fit behind the seat of a typical pickup truck.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The tailgate seat of the present invention addresses the aforementioned needs in the art. The tailgate seat provides a seat that quickly and easily attaches to and detaches from a pickup truck's tail gate. The tailgate seat is of simple design and construction and is easy to use.
The tailgate seat of the present invention is comprised of a first frame member having a first leg and a second leg joined by a first cross member and a second frame member having a third leg and a fourth leg joined by a second cross member. A first seating member, made from a suitable material such as canvas or nylon and optionally having padding, is attached to the first frame member while a second seating member, made from a suitable material such as canvas or nylon and optionally having padding, is attached to the second frame member. A first strut, which may be made from a resilient material such as rubber, neoprene, and the like, is pivotally attached to the first leg and to the third leg, while a second strut, which may be made from a resilient material such as rubber, neoprene, and the like, is pivotally attached to the second leg and to the fourth leg. The resilient nature of these struts provides a cushioning effect whenever a user sits within the tailgate seat. A third strut is pivotally attached to the first leg and to the third leg while a fourth strut is pivotally attached to the second leg and to the fourth leg. A first clip is attached to the first leg while a second clip is attached to the second leg, the first clip and the second clip each having a non-scuff member attached thereto. A third frame member having a fifth leg and a sixth leg may be attached to the first frame member. A first plurality of protrusions are located on the first lower surface of the first clip while a second plurality of protrusions are located on the second lower surface of the second clip. A fifth strut, having a first lip, is pivotally attached to the fifth leg, the first lip engagable with of the plurality of first protrusions. A sixth strut, having a second lip, is pivotally attached to the sixth leg, the second lip engagable with of the plurality of second protrusions.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Loffler Peter
White Rodney B.
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