Aquatic seat

Abstract

An aquatic seat assembly includes a seat for supporting a user and a seat support structure for attaching the seat to a wall such as a dock. The seat support structure includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the seat relative to the wall such that the seat can be raised or lowered.

1 . An aquatic seat assembly comprising:
 a seat for supporting a user;   a seat support for attaching to and supporting the seat;   a wall support including a plurality of wall attachments spaced laterally apart for attaching to a surface of the wall; and   an adjustment mechanism for adjustably attaching the wall support to the seat support such that the height of the seat relative to the wall can be raised or lowered   
     
     
         2 . An aquatic seat assembly comprising:
 a seat for supporting a user; and   a seat support structure for attaching the seat to a wall, the seat support structure including an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the seat relative to the wall such that the seat can be raised or lowered.   
     
     
         3  The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 2  wherein the seat support structure includes:
 a seat support for attaching to and supporting the seat; and 
 a wall support for attaching to the wall; 
 wherein the adjustment mechanism adjustably attaches the wall support to the seat support such that the height of the seat may be adjusted by the user. 
 
     
     
         4 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the seat is offset from the wall by an offset distance sized to fit legs of the user. 
     
     
         5 . The aquatic seal assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the wall support includes a plurality of upper wall attachments for attaching to an upper surface of the wall. 
     
     
         6 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the will support includes a lower wall support having a plate for resting on a side surface of the wall. 
     
     
         7 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of upper wall attachments are spaced apart at a lateral distance to resist torsion of the upper wall attachments. 
     
     
         8 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 7  wherein the lateral distance is greater than a width of the seal such that the upper wall attachments extend laterally beyond the side of the seat 
     
     
         9 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 7  wherein each of the plurality of upper wall attachments includes an attachment tab for slidably engaging with an upper support bracket, wherein the upper support bracket is affixed to the upper surface of the wall. 
     
     
         10 . The aquatic seal assembly of  claim 3 , where the adjustment mechanism includes at least one pin and the wall support includes a plurality of slots, wherein the pin matingly engages with the slot to keep the seat in place. 
     
     
         11 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 10  wherein the wall support includes a connecting member having the slots. 
     
     
         12 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 11  wherein the slots in the connecting member are used to attach the connecting member to an upper wall support and a lower wall support. 
     
     
         13 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the connecting member includes a lock to stop the adjustment mechanism from separating from the wall support. 
     
     
         14 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 2  wherein the seat support structure is made of any one or more of a non-corroding material, a non-corroding coated material, or a composite plastic. 
     
     
         15 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a foot rest below the seat for supporting feet of the user. 
 
     
     
         16 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a cup holder attached to the wall support for holding an accessory. 
 
     
     
         17 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 2  wherein the height of the seat may be adjusted to a varying water level. 
     
     
         18 . The aquatic seat assembly of  claim 17  wherein the wall is a dock and the water is a body of water such as a lake, ocean, or a river. 
     
     
         19 . A method for installing an aquatic seat to a wall, the method comprising:
 affixing at least one upper support bracket to an upper surface of the wall;   inserting an attachment tab on an upper support of the aquatic seat assembly into the attachment bracket; and   resting a lower attachment on a side surface of the fixed wall.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising:
 lifting a seat support and removing a pin from a first slot; 
 raising or lowering the seat support to a second slot; and 
 inserting the pin into the second slot and lowering the seat support.