Abstract: A tip-up seat assembly with a backrest, adapted to be secured to a supporting structure in a generally upright orientation, a corresponding seat member adjacent the backrest, hingedly mounted for rotation between an open position wherein the seat member is substantially horizontal and a folded position wherein the seat member is tilted upwardly toward the backrest, biasing device for biasing the seat member toward the folded position, and a tilt-limiter configured to resiliently restrain the seat member in an intermediate position thereby avoiding inadvertent rotation of the seat member into the folded position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2002
Date of Patent:
April 13, 2004
Assignee:
Viscount Plastics (NSW) Ltd.
Inventors:
Kevin Michael Hannon, Philip Duncan Loader
Abstract: A tip-up seat assembly with a backrest, adapted to be secured to a supporting structure in a generally upright orientation, a corresponding seat member adjacent the backrest, hingedly mounted for rotation between an open position wherein the seat member is substantially horizontal and a folded position wherein the seat member is tilted upwardly toward the backrest, biasing device for biasing the seat member toward the folded position, and a tilt-limiter configured to resiliently restrain the seat member in an intermediate position thereby avoiding inadvertent rotation of the seat member into the folded position.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2002
Publication date:
March 13, 2003
Applicant:
Viscount Plastics (NSW) Ltd.
Inventors:
Kevin Michael Hannon, Phillip Duncan Loader