The present invention relates to a seat base 10 which comprises a first mounting surface 12 adapted to couple a seat to the seat base; a second mounting surface 14 adapted to couple the seat base to a surface of a small marine vessel; and a spring/damper assembly 20 positioned between and connected to the first and second mounting surfaces. The spring/damper assembly comprises at least one spring/damper element 22. The at least one spring/damper element comprises a first flexible member 24 having a first end connected to the first mounting surface and a second flexible member 26 having a first end connected to the second mounting surface and a second end coupled to a second end of the first flexible member. The spring/damper assembly may comprise a plurality of spring/damper elements.
Seat Base
2015-07-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English