Seats Incorporated

Eric W Sauey

George M Pond

Thomas J Tate

Harold J VanDuser

Seat cushion

Portion of a seat

Surface pattern for vehicle seat backrest

Seat

A seat for use in an emergency vehicle includes a base portion and a seat back extending up from the base portion. The seat back includes a pair of vertical cushions spaced apart and positioned on opposite sides of a central recess that houses a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). A lower end of each vertical cushion includes a removable insert and an upper end includes a retaining tab adapted to retain a shoulder strap of the SCBA. The base of the seat includes portions of reduced width along opposite edges of the base to provide clearance for a seat belt or seat tether. Attached to the seat back is a headrest frame having a curved top handle portion that facilitates inserting the SCBA into the recess, provides clearance for removal of the SCBA, and provides added structural stability to the seat. A pair of headrest members are pivotally attached to the headrest frame for movement about a pivot axis disposed at an acute angle with respect to vertical, such that the headrest members pivot outwardly and upwardly when the SCBA is removed from the recess.

Vehicle seat with removable bolsters and pivoting headrest members

Vehicle seat

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Reedsburg, WI, United States of America

Eric W Sauey