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Passenger seat for lawn and garden tractor

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-01
MARTIN TERRY
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[0009] Still another aspect of the invention is the provision of providing a passenger seat which is easily mounted to a lawn tractor.

Problems solved by technology

Modern lawn and garden tractors are generally designed as single occupant vehicles with a seat for the driver only; however, it is sometimes desirable for a passenger to also ride on the tractor.
Existing, conventional lawn and garden tractors do not provide seats for extra riders.
Such a position is usually unsafe, as well as uncomfortable and unsteady.
Since lawn and garden tractors can be driven over rough terrain, such a position can also be hazardous to the rider and to the driver, if the rider should be thrown off balance on the tractor.

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[0018] It should, of course, be understood that the description and drawing herein are merely illustrative and that various modifications and changes can be made in the structures disclosed without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0019] With reference now to FIG. 1, a lawn and garden tractor A is shown with a passenger seat extension assembly B in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention attached to a rear portion of the tractor. Certain components of the tractor will be mentioned to provide the context. The passenger seat is constructed so that it mounts behind the driver's seat provided for the tractor driver or operator. The tractor is constructed with a bottom floor plate or deck. Typically, the tractor has a drive shaft from the engine in front back to a rear axle which connects to the left and right with a hump in the floorboard. The hump houses the differential for the rear wheels. The rearwheels (not shown) are arranged to the left and right of ...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an auxiliary seat assembly for a lawn and garden tractor. The auxiliary seat assembly includes a mounting assembly and at least one auxiliary seat mounted to the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly is releasably secured to a rear frame of the tractor. The at least one auxiliary seat is located generally behind a seat of the associated tractor.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 684,926 filed May 26, 2005 and is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to vehicle seating and, more particularly, to a passenger seat or a second seat to be attached to a lawn and garden tractor. [0003] Modern lawn and garden tractors are generally designed as single occupant vehicles with a seat for the driver only; however, it is sometimes desirable for a passenger to also ride on the tractor. For example, it may be desirable for an instructor to ride along with a first time driver of a particular type of tractor. Alternatively, it might be convenient for a child to ride along with a parent who is operating the tractor so that the parent can be assured of the child's whereabouts. [0004] Existing, conventional lawn and garden tractors do not provide seats for extra riders. Thus, the rider mu...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C7/62
CPCA47C9/02A01D67/04B60N2/38
Inventor MARTIN, TERRY
Owner MARTIN TERRY