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Souvenir seat kitSouvenir seat kit description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060108844, Souvenir seat kit. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of earlier filed pending patent application Ser. No. 10/441,354 filed on May 20, 2003, claims priority in part thereof under 35 USC 120, and incorporates the subject matter thereof by reference. This application also claims the benefit under 25 USC 119(e) of provisional application Ser. No. 60/623,832 filed on 29 Oct. 2004 and provisional application Ser. No. 60/627,523 filed on 12 Nov. 2004, and incorporates same by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The disclosure relates to an improved stadium seat which is ergonomically designed to meet building code standards requiring minimum clearance between seats in front and behind each other, and which can be procured as a souvenir by the occupant of the seat at a stadium event. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Sports stadiums typically have bleacher or bench seats, rather than the individual seats found in theatres. Bleachers are standardly made of long, plank-shaped metal or plastic and older bleachers were formed of long wooden planks. These bleachers typically lack upright lumbar and thoracic supports, although some may include stiff, narrow boards as makeshift upright lumbar and thoracic supports. Patrons are often expected to sit for great lengths of time during an event, and they become uncomfortable because of the strain that can result to their upper and lower back. Bleacher planks are frequently also used as spectator walkways and steps through the stadium and patrons may slip on the bleacher itself or on another patron, which can cause injuries. [0004] Permanently affixed outdoor amphitheater seats are known in the art, however these seats are designed to have a large clearance area which poses safety and comfort issues for the using patron and the surrounding patrons. [0005] Portable stadium bleacher seats are known in the art and may be purchased and carried into the stadium by the patrons. The portable seats are pre-formed in dimensions which may not allow the patron enough open space between the other patrons around him or allow someone to walk by that patron or his/her seat safely, thereby causing a safety hazard. [0006] A commonly used design is a foldable seat having a seat portion and an upright lumbar and thoracic support that is foldably connected. A hook or hooks may be located on the seat portion to engage the bleacher and (loosely) secure the seat in place to the plank. However, bleacher planks are of greatly varying thickness', so clip-on seats may be impractical. The seat portion may include a single hook, or two hooks, as set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 2,509,420 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,066,980. Some problems with these designs include the size of the hook. The hook openings must properly match the thickness of the bleacher to engage it safely or the seat will shift and slip during use, causing discomfort and possible injury to the patron. Portable seats may fit the bleachers of one stadium safely but are not adjustable to engage the bleachers of additional stadium and therefore do not provide multiple use and convenience to the patrons. [0007] In addition, many portable seats lack adequately secured upright lumbar and thoracic supports, and these upright lumbar and thoracic supports may become lose in transit, or in use, especially in a crowded stadium with the feet of other patrons directly behind the upright lumbar and thoracic support or patrons walking by the upright lumbar and thoracic support of the seat. Some designs include a hook under the seat to engage a loop on the upright lumbar and thoracic support, or to engage the upright lumbar and thoracic support itself. However, those designs typically fail to securely hold the upright lumbar and thoracic support to the seat portion of the seat. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION [0008] It is therefore an advantageous object of the present invention to provide stadium seating which is both ergonomically comfortable and addresses necessary safety factors and which can be procured as a souvenir by the occupant of the seat at a stadium event. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] A bleacher seat module that contiguously forms a seat portion and an upright lumbar and thoracic support portion in one piece as a commercial grade seat, that can be retro-fitted to any stadium bleacher easily to provide comfortable seating to the patrons of the stadium and which can be procured as a souvenir by the occupant of the seat at a stadium event. The seat module conforms to building safety codes, requiring minimum clearance between seats in front and behind each other, including where 24-inch row depths are used. For example, a twelve inch clearance as measured from the back of a first bleacher seat module to the front of the seat portion of the bleacher seat module behind a first bleacher seat module, as required by the Boca National Building Code, section 1013.5.2, entitled "Row Width" and the NFPA Life Safety Code, section 8-2.7.7.2 under the heading "Aisle Accessways Serving Seating Not At Tables". [0010] The seat is ergonomically formed and can be custom sized as desired to meet safety requirements. The bleacher seat module individually, permanently affixed is providing clearance space for traffic flow. The seat is formed to also provide additional leg/knee space for patrons seated near the bleacher seat module. [0011] The present invention also includes a spectator bleacher seating system for sporting events includes a plurality of bleacher plank rows, with individual bleacher seats having predetermined maximum front to back depths, which provide occupant comfort while conforming to safety aisle egress codes. [0012] Each bleacher seat of the stadium seating system includes an upright lumbar support and a forwardly extending seat sitting pan. The rows of bleacher seats are set back from each other a predetermined distance. [0013] Each bleacher seat of the seating system has a compact front to back depth of no more than twelve inches where the distance from the front of bleacher plank to the front of the next bleacher plank is only 24 inches, or fourteen inches where the distance from the front of bleacher plank to the front of the next bleacher plank is only 24 inches. This permits the stadium to have bleacher seats in conformity with building codes requiring a minimum of twelve inch egress aisle clearance. [0014] Despite the compact front to back depth, the bleacher seats are ergonomically comfortable to sit in at a sporting event. [0015] Each bleacher seat of the stadium seating system is spaced apart from its respective floor panel deck by the fixed height and separated by adjacent forward or rearward bleacher seat lumbar supports by a predetermined horizontal distance, wherein the fixed height and fixed horizontal distance define a volume between each said bleacher seat and its respective floor. [0016] Each bleacher plank of the stadium seating system has a predetermined height equal to the predetermined fixed height. The predetermined height and predetermined horizontal distance define a defined volume that is a size that is a predetermined minimal height for patrons sitting in a row of bleacher seats and each bleacher seat lumbar support is separated from each adjacent bleacher seat lumbar support in front of or behind said bleacher seat lumbar support by the minimal horizontal distance by a horizontal distance exceeding a minimal localized volume conforming to a theoretical volume defined by a building code minimal horizontal bleacher seat separation egress clearance between said adjacent bleacher seat lumbar supports extending in a horizontal direction. The volume formed by said predetermined height and said minimal horizontal distance form a minimal localized volume conforming to a theoretical volume defined by a building code minimal separation egress distances between said adjacent bleacher seats backs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0017] The present invention can best be understood in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is noted that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments shown in drawings, in which: [0018] FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a bleacher stand configuration depicting an industry aisle minimum 12 inch egress standard between seats in front of and behind each other within a 24 inch depth space region, shown with an array of a plurality of bleacher seats, according to one embodiment of the bleacher seat; Continue reading about Souvenir seat kit... Full patent description for Souvenir seat kit Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Souvenir seat kit patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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