US 12,252,181 B1
Seat adapter for mobility conversion vehicles
Philip Clement Angelechio, Phoenix, AZ (US); Steven Paul Ungetheim, Phoenix, AZ (US); Kirsten Nichole Mangum, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Christopher William Sack, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Vantage Mobility, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Vantage Mobility, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/883,055.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/538,965, filed on Sep. 18, 2023.
Int. Cl. A61G 3/08 (2006.01); B60N 2/005 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/20 (2013.01) [A61G 3/0808 (2013.01); B60N 2/005 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat adapter assembly for a mobility assist vehicle, the mobility assist vehicle having a floor tub assembly that includes at least a lowered floor section, a right side wall that extends generally upwardly from the lowered floor section, and a left side wall that extends generally upwardly from the lowered floor section, said seat adapter assembly comprising:
a top member defining at least a front portion, a rear portion, a left side portion, and a right side portion;
a right side member mounted to the right side portion of said top member so that said right side member extends generally downwardly from said top member, said right side member defining at least one mounting location thereon to allow said right side member to be mounted to the floor tub assembly;
a left side member mounted to the left side portion of said top member so that said left side member extends generally downwardly from said top member, said left side member defining at least one mounting location thereon to allow said left side member to be mounted to the floor tub assembly;
a front member mounted to the front portion of said top member so that said front member extends between said top member and the lowered floor section of the floor tub assembly when said seat adapter is located in an installed position within the floor tub assembly; and
a rear member mounted to the rear portion of said top member so that said rear member extends between said top member and the lowered floor section of the floor tub assembly when said seat adapter is located in the installed position within the floor tub assembly.