Patents
US 8123298 B2: Hinge assembly for boat seat
- Granted
- 2012-02-28
- Filed
- 2009-09-10 application 12557286
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An embodiment of a hinge assembly includes a seat back support, a seat bottom support, a hinge pivot, and a stop pin. The seat back support has a seat back mounting portion and a seat back hinge portion. The seat back hinge portion includes a stop notch formed at an end of the seat back hinge portion. The seat bottom support has a seat bottom mounting portion and a seat bottom hinge portion. The hinge pivot passes through the seat back hinge portion and the seat bottom hinge portion to hingedly couple the seat back hinge portion to the seat bottom portion. The stop pin has a stop pin shaft and a stop pin head positioned at a first end of the stop pin shaft. A second end of the stop pin shaft is affixed to the seat bottom hinge portion of the seat bottom support proximate to the seat back hinge portion of the seat back support.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120228.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friend Success Inc. 10 patents | US company or organization | Corinth, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Chen | Corinth, TX | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60N | Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for | B60N2/206 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B63B | Ships or other waterborne vessels; equipment for shipping | B63B29/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05D | Hinges or suspension devices for doors, windows or wings | E05D3/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHEN, KATE signed 2009-08-16 | FRIEND SUCCESS, INC. CORINTH, TX | 23235/326 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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