US 12,246,630 B2
Personal transportation vehicle with pivoting seat and cargo bay
Gregory Harris McGraw, Evans, GA (US); William David Reeves, Jr., Grovetown, GA (US); and Joseph Mark Butler, Evans, GA (US)
Assigned to Club Car, LLC, Evans, GA (US)
Filed by Club Car, LLC, Evans, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/390,811.
Application 18/390,811 is a continuation of application No. 17/173,506, filed on Feb. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,884,191.
Application 17/173,506 is a continuation of application No. 15/872,678, filed on Jan. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,940,780, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0157860 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60N 2/36 (2006.01); B60N 2/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/38 (2006.01); B62D 39/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/36 (2013.01) [B60N 2/10 (2013.01); B60N 2/30 (2013.01); B60N 2/38 (2013.01); B62D 39/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal utility vehicle comprising:
a chassis having a motive source, a steering mechanism, and a plurality of wheels; and
a seat having a pivotable seat bottom pivotably attached to a platform supported by the chassis and a fixed seat back connected to the chassis, wherein the pivotable seat bottom is pivotable with respect to the fixed seat back and the platform, from a first position in which the pivotable seat bottom cooperates with the fixed seat back to define a seating area, to a second position where the seat back defines a wall of a cargo bay and the platform defines a closed bottom surface of the cargo bay, wherein the platform includes a movable portion bounded by an outer fixed portion positioned around the movable portion.