US 11,986,133 B2
Seat apparatus, modular seat and rotation mechanism
Emily Tang, Hong Kong (HK)
Assigned to STUDIO DOOZY LIMITED, Hong Kong (HK)
Appl. No. 17/642,947
Filed by STUDIO DOOZY LIMITED, Hong Kong (HK)
PCT Filed Sep. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/114838
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/047652, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19129630.0 (HK), filed on Sep. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0361723 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A47K 17/02 (2006.01); A47K 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 17/026 (2013.01) [A47K 2017/006 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat apparatus comprising:
a base;
a seat, wherein the seat is moveably connected to the base such that the seat is rotatable relative to the base;
a locking assembly associated with the seat, the locking assembly configured to lock the seat in one or more positions relative to the base;
the locking assembly comprising a trigger that is manually actuable by a user;
wherein the seat is unlocked when the trigger is actuated, to allow the seat to rotate relative to the base;
wherein the seat apparatus further comprises a platform and a lid,
wherein the platform is coupled to a swivel plate;
wherein the lid and the seat are pivotably coupled to the platform such that the seat and/or the lid can pivot relative to the platform;
the seat pivotable between an operative position where the seat rests on the platform and a stowed position where the seat is lifted up and away from the platform, and;
the lid pivotable between a closed position where the lid rests on the seat to cover the seat and an open position where the lid is pivoted away from the seat.