US 11,805,906 B2
Seat tilting system
Kenneth W. Taylor, II, Belton, TX (US); Mark E. Stenftenagel, Elmhurst, IL (US); and Richard K. Joutras, Oak Brook, IL (US)
Assigned to Artco-Bell Corporation, Temple, TX (US)
Filed by Artco-Bell Corporation, Temple, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,714.
Application 17/894,714 is a continuation of application No. 17/072,852, filed on Oct. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,439,235.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400864 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 1/032 (2006.01); A47C 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 1/03288 (2013.01) [A47C 7/14 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat tilting device comprising:
a bottom plate secured to a seat base;
a top plate secured to a seat;
a pivot connecting the top plate to the bottom plate, wherein the top plate pivots radially about a pivot point in the bottom plate, and wherein the top plate and the bottom plate swivel with respect to each other about the pivot point;
a compression spring surrounding the pivot; and
a compression ring surrounding the compression spring, wherein a height of the compression ring is less than a distance between the bottom plate and the top plate, and wherein the compression spring biases the top plate away from the bottom plate.