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American Seating Company

Transportation Seating, Inc.

Richard D Craft

Frank Bascas

Jonathan Roy Wren

Teodulo Ceballos, Jr

Joseph Rafac

A self-tracking trailer is disclosed for towing by a vehicle which tracks the movement of the vehicle for ease of maneuvering comprising a trailer frame having a front frame member extending generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of said trailer. A vehicle trailer hitch assembly includes a pivotal cross-bar carried by said front frame member; a trailer hitch tongue carried by the cross-bar insertable into a vehicle hitch receiver affixed to the vehicle. The cross-bar is pivotally carried by said front frame member for rotation about a pitch axis. A swivel connector is disposed between said pivotal cross-bar and said vehicle providing rotation about a trailer roll axis.

Self-tracking vehicle trailer

A wheelchair restraint system for a mass transportation vehicle having a securement area for a wheelchair is disclosed which includes a barrier carried at a rear portion of the securement area disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis. A rear wheelchair attachment assembly is carried by the rear barrier for anchoring the wheelchair to the barrier. A personal securement belt assembly secures a seated wheelchair occupant to the wheelchair in the securement area. A front bulkhead extends generally transverse to the longitudinal vehicle axis at a front portion of the securement area which includes an extendable anchor member which extends transverse relative to the longitudinal vehicle axis. The anchor member is extendable between a stored position in which the anchor member is stowed within the bulkhead and a deployed position wherein the anchor member is extended from the bulkhead. A front wheel chair attachment assembly includes two attachment belts extending from the wheel chair to a first anchor location on the bulkhead and to a second anchor location on the extendable anchor member when the anchor member is in the deployed position. The first and second front attachment belts diverge outwardly and incline downwardly from the wheelchair toward the respective first and second anchor locations on the bulkhead to effectively anchor the occupant and wheelchair and prevent lateral tipping.

Wheelchair restraint system for a transportation vehicle

Wheelchair restraint method for a transportation vehicle

A lightweight reinforced seat assembly for a transportation vehicle is disclosed which includes a molded seat shell having a shell exterior and a shell interior. The seat shell includes a seat section and a back section joined together by a generally curved section. A plurality of seats is formed in the seat shell. A reinforcing network of longitudinal and lateral, generally enclosed tubular rib elements reinforce the seat shell to eliminate metal framing and weight. The reinforcing rib network includes a front tubular rib element extending laterally across a front width of the seat section, and a top tubular rib element extending laterally across a top width of the back section. Longitudinal edge tubular rib elements extend on opposing edges of the seat shell generally through the seat-section, curved section, and back-section. The edge tubular rib elements are connected to the front and top tubular rib elements. An intermediate tubular rib element extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of seats connected to the front and top tubular rib elements.

Lightweight seat assembly for public transportation vehicle

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Marshallville, GA, United States of America

Richard D Craft