US 12,446,738 B2
Seat apparatus, modular seat and rotation mechanism
Emily Tang, Hong Kong (HK)
Assigned to STUDIO DOOZY LIMITED, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed by STUDIO DOOZY LIMITED, Hong Kong (HK)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/639,959.
Application 18/639,959 is a division of application No. 17/642,947, granted, now 11,986,133, previously published as PCT/CN2020/114838, filed on Sep. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19129630.0 (HK), filed on Sep. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0260797 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A47K 17/02 (2006.01); A47K 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 17/026 (2013.01) [A47K 2017/006 (2013.01)] 18 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 rotation mechanism, comprising:
a first locking assembly associated with the seat, the first locking assembly is configured to lock the seat in one or more positions relative to the base, wherein the first locking assembly comprises a trigger that is manually-actuable by a user;
a locking plate attached to the base, where the locking plate comprises a plurality of apertures:
a swivel plate rotatable relative to the locking plate; and
a bearing positioned between the locking plate and the swivel plate, the bearing is rotatably-coupled the swivel plate to the locking plate such that the seat can rotate relative to the base; and
a first armrest connected to a lateral side of the seat, wherein the first armrest comprises a support member and a vertical strut that is connected to and holds up the support member, the vertical strut is coupled to the swivel plate, and the trigger is positioned on or within the first armrest,
wherein the trigger is mounted within a housing of the support member, and the first locking assembly is extended through a hollow tube of the vertical strut,
wherein the seat is rotatable between an operative position and one or more other rotated positions, and the seat is lockable at the operative position and the one or more rotated positions by the locking assembly,
wherein the seat is unlocked when the trigger is actuated, to allow the seat to rotate relative to the base.