Seat assembly with removable portions to accommodate occupant-worn equipment

摘要

A seat assembly for a vehicle comprises a seat back and a seat base. The seat back has a front side and a back and defines a pocket on the front side. A removable centre panel is positioned in the centre pocket, and a fastening assembly releasably secures the centre panel to the front side and can also releasably secure the centre panel to the back. Side bolsters are adapted to protect the kidney area and to provide lateral support of a seat occupant and are removably mounted on a mounting plate. The seat back can be formed as a generally curvo-planar member having a first curve radiused generally away from the seat base which defines a recess adapted to accommodate a B-beam or other structure of a vehicle, and a second curve radiused generally toward the seat base. The first curve is connected to the seat base and the second curve extends from the first curve.