Seat for patrol vehicle

Abstract

A seat for use in a motor vehicle has a seat portion, and a back portion having a lower end that is pivotably coupled to the seat portion. The back portion has a cut-out section adjacent the lower end, with the thickness of the back portion at the cut-out section being less than the thickness of the remainder of the back portion. The cut-out section accomodates the police officer's gun belt so that the gun belt and its objects (such as a pistol and handcuffs) will not exert an awkward pressure on the lower back region of the officer's body.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A vehicle seat for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: 
 a seat portion; and    a back portion having a thickness, a lower end that is pivotably coupled to the seat portion, and an upper end, the back portion having a cut-out section adjacent the lower end where the thickness of the back portion at the cut-out section is less than the thickness of the remainder of the back portion.    
     
     
         2 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the back portion has an outer surface that extends from the upper end of the back portion to the cut-out section, and an angled surface that transitions the outer surface into the cut-out section.  
     
     
         3 . The seat of  claim 2 , wherein the cut-out section has a rear surface, and the angled surface transitions the outer surface to the rear surface.  
     
     
         4 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the cut-out section has a depth of about four inches.  
     
     
         5 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the cut-out section is adjacent and above the seat portion.  
     
     
         6 . The seat of  claim 1 , further including a flashlight holder attached to the seat portion.  
     
     
         7 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the back portion at the cut-out section is less than the thickness of the upper end of the back portion.  
     
     
         8 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the seat portion is devoid of bolsters.  
     
     
         9 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the seat portion has a door-facing side, and further including a shotgun holder provided on the door-facing side of the seat portion.  
     
     
         10 . The seat of  claim 9 , wherein further including a cut-out defined on the door-facing side of the seat portion.  
     
     
         11 . The seat of  claim 10 , wherein the back portion has a door-facing side, and further including a cut-out defined on the door-facing side of the back portion.  
     
     
         12 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the seat portion has a wire mesh and at least one stiffening rod extending across a portion of the wire mesh.  
     
     
         13 . A vehicle seat for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: 
 a seat portion having a wire mesh and at least one stiffening rod extending across a portion of the wire mesh; and    a back portion having a lower end that is pivotably coupled to the seat portion.    
     
     
         14 . The seat of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one stiffening rod is connected to the wire mesh.  
     
     
         15 . The seat of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one stiffening rod has a hooked end.  
     
     
         16 . A vehicle seat for use in a motor vehicle, comprising: 
 a seat portion having a door-facing side and a cut-out provided in the door-facing side;    a back portion having a door-facing side and a cut-out provided in the door-facing side, the back portion also having a lower end that is pivotably coupled to the seat portion; and    a shotgun holder provided in the cut-out of the seat portion.    
     
     
         17 . The seat of  claim 16 , wherein the seat portion has a wire mesh and at least one stiffening rod extending across a portion of the wire mesh.