US 12,269,563 B2
Modular pontoon seating assembly with optimized storage
James Myers, Miami, FL (US); Jason Begin, Roswell, GA (US); and Karl Biewald, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to PONTOONSTUFF, INC., Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed by Pontoonstuff, Inc., Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/152,325.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/297,904, filed on Jan. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257078 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 29/04 (2006.01); A47C 7/62 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 29/04 (2013.01) [A47C 7/628 (2018.08); B63B 2029/043 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A modular seating assembly, comprising:
a top backrest portion;
a seat support structure; and
a bottom seating portion, wherein
the top backrest portion includes:
a backrest frame;
a first backrest cushion; and
a backrest gap
the seat support structure includes:
a pair of supports connecting the top backrest portion and the bottom seating portion to one another to form the modular seating assembly,
the bottom seating portion includes:
a seat apex section including a second backrest cushion; and
a seat base section on which the seat apex section is disposed when the bottom seating portion is in a closed position,
the seat apex section is configured to rotate away from the seat base section when the bottom seating portion is in an open position,
the modular seating assembly includes a storage region formed within the bottom seating portion of the modular seating assembly,
the seat apex section includes:
a seat; and
a bolster flap constituted by the second backrest cushion. and the bolster flap is rotatably coupled to a rear side of the seat.