US 12,269,600 B2
Breakover vehicle operator seat convertible to non-breakover configuration
Douglas E. Hoover, Colorado Springs, CO (US); and Chad R. Pacheco, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed by AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/226,364.
Prior Publication US 2025/0033778 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0696 (2013.01) [B64D 11/064 (2014.12)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A convertible seat frame structure for a vehicle operator seat, comprising:
at least one fixed frame member attachable to a cabin floor of a vehicle;
at least one pivoting frame member capable of supporting a seat for a vehicle operator, the at least one pivoting frame member attached to the at least one fixed frame member via a bushing assembly;
the seat frame structure having a default mode and a breakover mode, the at least one pivoting frame member configured for rearward rotational movement of at least 80 degrees relative to the at least one fixed frame member and relative to a rotational axis defined by the bushing assembly when in the breakover mode;
a tilt controller comprising at least one coupling pin capable of extending through the at least one pivoting frame member and at least partially into the at least one fixed frame member;
and
a control lever attached to the seat frame structure and operatively coupled to the tilt controller via at least one cable, the control lever configured for transitioning the seat frame structure from the default mode to the breakover mode by retracting the at least one coupling pin into the at least one pivoting frame member.