Seat

Abstract

A seat for use in a passenger vehicle, e.g. for prisoner transport, comprises a molded piece having at least one first contact zone at a periphery of the molded piece and at least second contact zone located inward of the periphery of molded piece. The second contact zone may comprise a multi-surface formation that is configured to engage a multi-surface formation of a vehicle body. The molded piece may comprise one or more recesses designed to accommodate the body of a passenger. At least one second contact zone may be disposed in an area of the seat that receives the buttocks of a passenger, thereby providing additional support in a load bearing area of the seat.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rear passenger seat for a vehicle, the vehicle having a first and second side and a floor, the seat comprising:
 (A) at least one cross member, the cross frame member comprising:
 (a) a first end attached to the first side; and 
 (b) a second end attached to the second side, wherein the cross member extends from the first side to the second side; 
   (B) at least one support member, the support member comprising:
 (a) an upper end attached to the cross frame member between the first and second ends; and 
 (b) a lower end attached to the floor, wherein the support members extends from the upper end to the lower end and supports the cross member; 
   (C) at least one molded passenger seat attached to the cross frame member.   
     
     
         2 . The rear passenger seat of  claim 1  wherein the cross frame member is attached to at least one seat belt anchor point of the vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The rear passenger seat of  claim 1  further comprising at least one mounting bracket attached to the first end and to a first seat belt anchor point on the first side, wherein the mounting bracket at least partially secures the cross member to the set belt anchor point. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle seat of  claim 1  comprising at least two of the support members. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle seat of  claim 1  wherein the at least one cross frame member comprises at least one surface configured to engage a surface of the molded passenger seat. 
     
     
         6 . A vehicle seat arrangement for a rear passenger seat, the arrangement comprising:
 (A) a support framework comprising:
 (a) at least one cross frame member that extends from a first side of a vehicle to a second side of the vehicle, the cross frame member configured to be secured to the first side of the vehicle and secured to the second side of the vehicle; 
 (b) at least one vertical support member that extends downward of the at least one cross frame member to a floor of the vehicle, the at least one vertical support member configured to be secured to the floor of the vehicle; 
   (B) a molded seat secured to the support framework, wherein an upper surface of the molded seat is secured to the cross frame member to extend substantially from the first side of the vehicle to the second side of the vehicle along the cross frame member.   
     
     
         7 . The vehicle seat arrangement of  claim 6  wherein the molded seat comprises a single piece molded passenger seat. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle seat arrangement of  claim 6  comprising a seat belt retractor disposed beneath the seat. 
     
     
         9 . The vehicle seat arrangement of  claim 6  wherein the at least one cross frame member is mounted to at least one side of a vehicle at at least one upper seat belt anchor point. 
     
     
         10 . A vehicle seat support arrangement for a rear passenger seat, the arrangement comprising:
 (A) cross frame means for supporting a molded seat within a vehicle;   (B) mounting means for mounting the cross frame means to at least one seat belt anchor point of the vehicle.   
     
     
         11 . The vehicle seat support arrangement of  claim 10  wherein the mounting means comprises bracket means for securing the cross frame means to at least one seat belt anchor point of the vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . A rear seat support for a vehicle, the vehicle having a first and second side and a molded passenger seat, comprising:
 (A) at least one cross frame member that extends from the first side of the vehicle to the second side of the vehicle; and   (B) a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket, the first mounting bracket configured to mount the at least one cross frame member to the first side of the vehicle at a first seat belt anchor point, the second mounting bracket configured to mount the at least one cross frame member to the second side of the vehicle at a second seat belt anchor point, wherein the cross frame member is configured to at least partially support the molded passenger seat.