Seats Incorporated

Richard Reine

George M Pond

Seat for self-contained breathing apparatus

A vehicle seat for use in supporting a person wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus, the vehicle seat comprising: a frame; a seat cushion supported by the frame; a seat back assembly supported by the frame, the seat back assembly including a pair of spaced apart seat back members, the seat back members being spaced apart so as to house a self-contained breathing apparatus therebetween; a bracket mounted between and rearwardly of the spaced apart seat back members, the bracket being adapted to house a self-contained breathing apparatus; a headrest assembly supported by the frame above the seat back members, the headrest assembly including a pair of movable headrest members, the headrest members including a first headrest member hingedly connected to the frame for pivotal movement about a generally vertical axis between a first position wherein the first headrest member functions as a headrest and a forwardly pivoted position wherein the self-contained breathing apparatus housed between the seat back members can move forwardly without interference with the first headrest member, and a second headrest member hingedly connected to the frame for pivotal movement about a generally vertical axis between a first position wherein the second headrest member functions as a headrest and a forwardly pivoted position wherein the self-contained breathing apparatus housed between the seat back members can move forwardly without interference with the second headrest member.

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Reedsburg, WI, United States of America

Richard Reine