US 12,083,938 B2
Off-road racing vehicle seat
Michael Murto, Berkley, MI (US); Adrienne Hautamaki, Canton, MI (US); Rohit Pandey, Westland, MI (US); Steven Rollet, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Marty Martinez, Fenton, MI (US); and Vaughn Gittin, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to RECARO AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, LLC, Clinton Township, MI (US)
Filed by RECARO Automotive North America, LLC, Clinton Township, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,301.
Application 18/193,301 is a continuation of application No. 17/507,861, filed on Oct. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,648,856.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,912, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234484 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/42754 (2013.01) [B60N 2/646 (2013.01); B60N 2/686 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat for an off-road racing vehicle, said seat comprising:
a single piece molded shell including a seat back having a head rest, side panels and a seat bottom having a thigh support; and
a seat cushion positioned on the seat bottom, said cushion including a top methylenediphenyl isocyanate polyurethane foam layer being 12 mm thick and a bottom open-cell energy absorbing urethane foam layer being 38 mm thick that combine to absorb Z-direction impact forces.