Patents by Inventor Robert Kluka

Robert Kluka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Auxiliary seating system for light weight utility vehicle
    Patent number: 10081275
    Abstract: An auxiliary seating system for a light weight utility vehicle that comprises a seat support cage attachable to a rear portion of the vehicle, and a pair of seat assemblies mounted to the cage structure such that each seat assembly is oriented to be facing at least partially inward toward a longitudinal center line of the vehicle. Each seat assembly comprises a seat bottom that is pivotal between a down position and an up position. Each seat assembly can include a golf bag yoke disposed on an underside of the seat bottom, and a seat belt that retains a passenger within the seat assembly when the seat bottom is in the down position, and retains a golf bag within the respective golf bag yoke when the seat bottom is in the up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kluka, Mike Hebert
  • AUXILIARY SEATING SYSTEM FOR LIGHT WEIGHT UTILITY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180201164
    Abstract: An auxiliary seating system for a light weight utility vehicle that comprises a seat support cage attachable to a rear portion of the vehicle, and a pair of seat assemblies mounted to the cage structure such that each seat assembly is oriented to be facing at least partially inward toward a longitudinal center line of the vehicle. Each seat assembly comprises a seat bottom that is pivotal between a down position and an up position. Each seat assembly can include a golf bag yoke disposed on an underside of the seat bottom, and a seat belt that retains a passenger within the seat assembly when the seat bottom is in the down position, and retains a golf bag within the respective golf bag yoke when the seat bottom is in the up position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Kluka, Mike Hebert