Nosemount seating system

摘要

A bleacher seating system provides a seatback locking and release mechanism that allows for rapid simultaneous repositioning of the seat back portions in each row of seating to aid in setting up and collapsing sets of seating rows. The locking and release mechanism may be actuated to substantially simultaneously unlock all seat back portions in a row from a single location. The bleacher seating system may be readily set up or collapsed by a single operator, such as by manually or remotely unlocking and locking the seat back portions in rows so that the seat backs may be pivoted between raised and lowered positions. Optionally, deck nosemount clamps allow for increased walking space behind the seats and a particularly compact seating storage configuration.

主权项

1. A bleacher seating system comprising:
a deck having a forward edge portion; a plurality of seats arranged in a row and coupled to said deck via seat mounting brackets, each of said plurality of seats including a seat portion and a back portion that is pivotable between an upright use position and a collapsed storage position; wherein said seat mounting brackets are securable onto said forward edge portion of said deck via tightening of at least one fastener; an elongate actuator bar extending between and rotatably supported at said seat mounting brackets, wherein said elongate actuator bar is disposed forward of and generally parallel to said forward edge portion of said deck; a seatback bracket pivotably coupling said back portion of each of said plurality of seats to respective ones of said seat mounting brackets, each of said seatback brackets having a pivot-lock element; a plurality of release members extending from said elongate actuator bar; and wherein said elongate actuator bar and said plurality of release members are rotatable together relative to said seat mounting brackets between a locking position in which said plurality of release members engage respective ones of said pivot-lock elements to limit pivoting movement of said seatback brackets when said back portions are in the use position, and an unlocking position in which said plurality of release members disengage said pivot-lock elements to permit pivoting movement of said seatback brackets and said back portions to the collapsed storage position.