US 12,459,610 B2
Modular seating system and chairs for selectively connecting to a surface
Felix Dupuis, Windsor (CA); Philippe Marcoux, Sherbrooke (CA); Alexandre Lecointre, Orford (CA); and Ghyslain Beland, Granby (CA)
Assigned to BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt (CA)
Filed by BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt (CA)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/068,864.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,702, filed on Dec. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202620 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B63B 29/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B63B 29/04 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 29/06 (2013.01) [B60N 2/01541 (2013.01); B63B 2029/043 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular seating system comprising:
a mounting surface having a plurality of attachment features formed therein; and
a plurality of chairs, each chair of the plurality of chairs comprising:
a base including:
a base body,
an interior volume formed by the base body,
two lateral openings formed in opposite lateral sides of the base body, the two lateral openings communicating with the interior volume, each lateral opening occupying at least a majority of an area of a corresponding lateral side of the base body, and
a top opening formed in a top side of the base body, the top opening communicating with the interior volume;
a connector connected at least in part to a bottom side of the base body; and
a seat portion connected to the top side of the base body, the seat portion being selectively moveable between at least an open position and a closed position,
the seat portion being arranged:
to provide a seating surface and to prevent access to the top opening when in the closed position, and
to allow access to the top opening when in the open position,
each of the plurality of attachment features being configured for receiving the connector of each chair of the plurality of chairs for selectively connecting each chair to the mounting surface.