Bus seats comprising a metal frame; a bus seat back; a bus seat bottom; said bus
seat back includes a front modular portion, a rear modular portion and a collar portion; said front modular portion comprises an elastomer skinned foam and a front substrate; said elastomer skinned foam self-adhered to said front substrate; said front modular portion being affixed to said metal frame; said rear modular portion comprises an elastomer skinned foam and a rear substrate; said elastomer skinned foam self-adhered to said rear substrate; said rear substrate of said rear modular portion being affixed to said front substrate of said front modular portion; said bus seat bottom comprises a bottom substrate and an elastomer skinned foam: said elastomer skinned foam self-adhered to said bottom substrate; said bottom substrate of said bus seats bottom affixed to said metal frame; and, said collar portion affixed to said front modular portion adjacent said front and rear modular portions.
Existing school bus seats are comprised of a metal frame and a plywood superstructure. In particular, for the bus seat back the plywood is inserted into the metal frame and it is maintained in place by means of the plywood being crimped into position within a channel. In regard to the bus seats, plywood is affixed to the metal frame by hinge and locking means. A rebonded foam is used on the existing school bus seats. A vinyl is stretched over the rebonded foam and is sewn together. One deficiency of the existing school bus seat is that the vinyl which is stretched over the rebonded foam is easily torn. Vandalism on school buses is quite common. The usual site of the vandalism is on the rear of the bus seats.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a modular bus seats which may be used to replace existing bus seats. This is accomplished through the simple removal of the existing plywood used in the school bus seat. It is then replaced with the appropriate modular portion of the present invention. The rear modular portion of the bus seat back is affixed to the front modular portion. The seat modular portion is affixed to the bus seat frame. The collar portion generally surrounds the existing metal frame of the bus seat back and is affixed to the front modular portion of the bus seats.