Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6334969 | Method of manufacturing foamed seat pad with flat fastener A seat pad with a fastener is manufactured by forming a groove in a mold, arranging a longitudinal end of the groove, disposing the fastener on the mold to have the surface of the fastener facing the groove, curving a longitudinal end of the fastener to p... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332651 | Seat for vehicle A seat for a vehicle includes a seat frame having a major middle portion made of a resin, at least a part of the major middle portion having a net structure. A covering member for covering the major middle portion is detachably engaged with the seat frame... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6293622 | Seat device A pair of first and second front leg members support a seat cushion on the floor. Each of the first and second front leg members is fixed to the floor. A third rear leg member for supporting the seat cushion is fixed to the seat cushion. A pair of first a... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276921 | Crushing apparatus for pad material A crushing apparatus for crushing closed cells in a pad material which has been molded integral with a frame upon foaming. The crushing apparatus comprises upper and lower counterparts disposed contactable with each other. The upper counterpart includes a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6241318 | Seat-back frame A seat-back frame includes side-frame portions having sides formed with recesses, an upper-frame portion arranged between upper ends of the side-frame portions, a lower-frame portion arranged between lower ends of the side-frame portions, and a crosspiece... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6095610 | Automotive seat with electrically actuated ottoman An ottoman is incorporated with a frame of a seat. The ottoman comprises a pivotal base structure pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame. The pivotal base structure is movable between retracted and projected positions with respect to the seat cushi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074508 | Vehicular seat fabrication system and method A vehicular seat fabrication system for fabricating a seat for an automotive vehicle. The system comprises first and second rows of fabrication devices so that a pair of left-side and right-side fabrication devices are located side by side. Each fabricati... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6045181 | Adjustable headrest An adjustable headrest is provided having a main body for supporting the head of the user, a ratchet mechanism within the main body, and a frame rotatably supported on a stay member. The ratchet mechanism includes a base plate fixed to the frame, a ratche... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039400 | Seat reclining device A seat reclining device comprises a first plate secured to a rear part of a seat cushion and a second plate secured to a seatback. The first and second plates have first and second circulate openings. A drive shaft passes through the first and second circ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6034009 | Lining for interior and method of producing same A lining for interior comprises a first layer composed of fibers of higher melting point, which are bound by a thermoplastic resin of lower melting point. A second layer is placed on the first layer, which is constructed of a thermoplastic resin of lower ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6024410 | Double-sided reclining apparatus A double-sided reclining apparatus comprises a first reclining device equipped with a reclining-lever handle and a second reclining device, each comprising a base and an arm having an inner toothed portion, a pivotal shaft through which the arm is rotatab... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5997036 | Air bag device and method of producing same An air bag device comprises an air bag. The bag has a mouth portion which includes first and second outside sewed parts and a center non-sewed part. Each outside sewed part is provided by sewing mutually facing side end sections of the mouth portion and t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5988751 | Vehicle seat Each of a base member and a rotational arm is circular. A ring member is fixed to a peripheral edge of the base member. A peripheral edge of the rotational arm is covered by the ring member and one end of a return spring is engaged with a hook portion for... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5957024 | Piercing apparatus for lining material A piercing apparatus for forming partially overlapped small holes in upper and lower layers of lining material includes upper and lower piercing stands having piercing members affixed thereto respectively. The upper and lower piercing members have engagin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951086 | Detaching mechanism for vehicle seat A lock mechanism comprises a latch claw installed on a fixed rail of a back and forth slide mechanism, and a lock release knob disposed between the latch claw and an operating lever for a lock release operation supported by a movable rail. An end portion ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951106 | Rotatable vehicle seat assembly with improved latching mechanism A vehicle front seat of the kind capable of being selectively rotated into a forward position or rearward position has a turntable unit or rotation adjusting mechanism provided between the seat and a vehicle floor. The rotation adjusting mechanism include... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950978 | Power seat slide device for motor vehicle A power seat slide device for a motor vehicle comprises a rail unit including a stationary rail mounted to a vehicle floor and a movable rail slidably engaged with the stationary rail. The movable rail carries thereon a seat. A twin gear member is rotatab... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948712 | Fabric for trim base member The invention relates to a fabric used for preparing a base member of a trim member. This fabric is prepared by heating a mixture of a vegetable stiff fiber and a thermoplastic fiber. With this heating, the thermoplastic fiber becomes soft, and thus the v... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5925304 | Method for producing a heel mat-attached floor rug for a motor vehicle A method for producing a heel mat-attached floor rug for a motor vehicle. A floor rug proper is prepared which has been previously compression-molded to have a three-dimensionally projected portion. Then, the floor rug proper is put on a lower die of a de... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5873630 | Rotary-cam type reclining device A rotary-cam type reclining device comprises a base fixedly connected to a seat cushion, a toothed arm fixedly connected to a seat back and rotatably supported on the base via a pivot, a toothed block slidably disposed between the base and the arm and hav... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5848775 | Seat slide device A seat slide device comprises a rail unit consisting of upper and lower guide rails and rollers disposed between the upper and lower guide rails. The upper guide rail includes a substantially channeled member consisting of a downwardly-opening, channeled ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5840225 | Method and apparatus for integrally attaching a cover material to a foamed article A method of integrally bonding a foam seat pad or other article to a cover material includes steps of positioning a two ply cover material in a set stand of a lower mold. The set stand positions a main surface portion of the cover material in a desired al... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829727 | Powered seat slide device A powered seat slide device comprises upper and lower guide rails slidably fitted to each other, and a rail drive mechanism with a reversible motor and a reduction gear box. The drive mechanism includes a screw-threaded shaft being rotatable about its axi... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5820212 | Automotive seat A seat cushion comprises a seat frame having a generally rectangular shape; a pad member integrally molded on the seat frame and an outer skin member covering the pad member. The pad member is formed at a back side thereof with a plurality of recesses int... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5810441 | Rotating device of automotive seat A rotating device of a seat has a lower base member secured to a vehicle floor. The lower base member includes a radially inside annular raised part and a radially outside depressed annular part. An annular holder member includes a radially inner part and... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5810446 | Frame structure of seatback A reversed U-shaped base frame for a seatback frame structure is of a monoblock structure, which includes an upper horizontal tubular portion and two side vertical portions. The two side vertical portions extend downward from axially opposed ends of the u... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806824 | Vehicle seat adjuster A vehicular seat adjuster has a pair of rail units for adjustably sliding a vehicular seat in the fore-and-aft direction and a lifting mechanism for adjustably moving up and down the seat. The lifting mechanism is installed to the rail unit and includes a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800883 | Airbag of airbag restraint system An airbag of an airbag restraint system mounted on an automotive vehicle and adapted to protect a vehicle passenger in a serious vehicle collision. The airbag is formed of front and rear side sheet-like members which are sewn with each other at their peri... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785386 | Rotary-cam type reclining device A rotary-cam type reclining device comprises a base fixedly connected to a seat cushion, a toothed arm fixedly connected to a seat back and rotatably supported on the base via a pivot, a toothed block slidably disposed between the base and the arm and hav... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5766722 | Automotive floor covering A floor covering for automotive vehicles includes a first surface area layer formed of tuft carpeting or other high quality, esthetically pleasing floor covering material and a second surface area layer formed of needlepunch floor covering or other durabl... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765798 | Power seat slide device In order to neatly locate an electric drive mechanism under a seat, a unique measure is applied to a power seat slide device. An upper rail has an upper vertical flange through which the seat is secured to the upper rail. The vertical upper flange has a p... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749624 | Seat reclining device A reclining device for a seat comprises first and second side reclining mechanisms which are substantially the same in construction and mounted to respective sides of the seat to allow a seat back to be locked at a desired angular position relative to a s... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5749626 | Rotary-cam type reclining device A reclining device comprises a stationary base fixedly connected to a seat cushion, a pivotal, press-worked arm fixedly connected to a seat back and rotatably supported on the base and having an inner toothed portion, at least one toothed block slidably d... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5738327 | Vehicular seat adjuster A seat adjuster of a vehicular seat is provided with a seat lifting mechanism which includes front and rear shafts which are supported to vertically extending walls of a pair of seat rails for sliding a vehicular seat. One end portion of each shaft has a ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5730917 | Method for molding the headrest of an automotive seat A method of molding a headrest of automotive seat comprises the following steps. First, a bag shaped flexible outer skin member is prepared, has an elongate slit formed therethrough. A part of a stay member is inserted into the outer skin member through t... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727846 | Double-sided reclining apparatus A double-sided reclining apparatus, comprising a first reclining device equipped with a reclining-lever handle and a second reclining device. Each reclining device includes a base to be fixedly connected to a seat cushion and an arm adapted to be fixedly ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5685611 | Toothed rotary-CAM type reclining device A reclining device comprises a base fixedly connected to a seat cushion and an arm fixedly connected to a seat back and rotatably supported on the base. The arm has at least one inner toothed portion. A toothed block is slidably disposed between the base ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5681087 | Headrest A headrest to be installed to a seat back of an automotive seat. The headrest comprises a generally bag-shaped outer skin including a surface section which has first and second end edge portions. The first end edge portion includes a first part integral w... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5651582 | Vehicular seat with side air-bag A vehicular seat comprises a seat cushion part and a seatback part connected to the seat cushion part. The seatback part includes a frame structure provided with two side panels. An air-bag module is mounted through a compact mounting structure to one of ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5642918 | Moveable headrest A moveable headrest is equipped with a lower headrest frame shaft fixedly connected to a headrest stay detachably connected to the upper end of the seat back, and a pair of ratchet bases rotatably supported on respective shaft ends of the lower frame shaf... | 07/01/1997 |
