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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2003
Luc Bourgeois, St-Hubert, CA;
Eric Fournier, Orford, CA;
Germain Cadotte, St-Elie d'Orford, CA;
Martin Pernicka, Montreal, CA;
Luc Bourgeois, St-Hubert, CA;
Eric Fournier, Orford, CA;
Germain Cadotte, St-Elie d'Orford, CA;
Martin Pernicka, Montreal, CA;
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Abstract
A recreational vehicle such as a snowmobile, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, or boat has a straddle-type seat that includes a flexible sheet of material pulled tightly over a gap formed in a seat frame. In certain embodiments, a tightening mechanism ensures that the flexible sheet of material is pulled tightly over the gap. The flexible sheet of material forms a hammock-like straddle-type seat. The flexible sheet of material is a mesh material that allows water, snow, dust, and other debris to fall through the mesh to avoid debris buildup on the seat. Because water falls through the mesh material and both the top and bottom sides of the mesh material are exposed to the ambient air, the seat dries quickly.