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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290834 | Hydraulic vehicle seat adjustment system A hydraulic vehicle seat adjustment system for providing positional adjustment of at least two seat adjustments of a vehicle seat. The system comprises a common source of hydraulic fluid, and a control unit which selectively controls and directs hydraulic fluid from... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267312 | Display apparatus A display apparatus in which a monitor is firmly supported by a stand mounted with a hinge and is tilted at a predetermined angle. The display apparatus includes a monitor displaying a picture thereon, and a stand supporting the monitor. The stand includes a stand b... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264215 | Apparatus for supplemental support of items used in manual tasks The inventive technology relates to methods and apparatus for providing supplemental support for items used in manual tasks and may include one or more of the following features: a supplemental support apparatus, a supplemental support method, techniques for providi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7156026 | Video game controller stand An ergonomically contoured frame for accommodating a person in a seated position includes an upper section carried by a base section. The base section includes upwardly extending legs, while the upper section includes downwardly extending legs for adjustably interco... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150363 | Base structure of a retainer for a shelving A base structure of a retainer for a shelving comprising operation section supporters (2) which have plural locking sections (5) formed at prescribed intervals on flat surfaces of a flat and vertically long board-like material and a pair of shelf board... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150440 | Adjustable support frame for a display screen An adjustable support frame for a display screen includes a frame base, a bottom-supporting strut unit, a back-supporting strut unit and an adjusting unit. The bottom-supporting strut unit is connected fixedly to the frame base, and is connected pivotally to a scree... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7068497 | Flat panel display A flat panel display includes a base, a supporting arm, a slide-bracket and a display module. The supporting arm has a first end and a second end. The first end of the supporting arm is hinged to the base so that the supporting arm can rotate relative to the base. T... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044546 | Headrest-mounted monitor A monitor adapted for mounting in an automobile headrest is provided. A screen structure of the monitor is pivotable about an upper edge thereof, such that the monitor occupies little volume within the headrest. A viewing angle of the screen structure is independent... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036879 | Headrest-mounted monitor A monitor adapted for mounting in an automobile headrest is provided. A screen structure of the monitor is pivotable about an upper edge thereof, such that the monitor occupies little volume within the headrest. A viewing angle of the screen structure is independent... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011285 | Modular stand structure The present invention is to provide a modular stand structure being applied to the back panel of a portable electronic device, which comprises a first board and a cover disposed on a second board. The top of one surface of the first board has a movable button, such ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6969077 | Two-way caster bench A two-way caster bench comprises a front chair frame, a middle chair frame and a rear chair frame. The front chair frame is a U-shaped frame having a predetermined number of casters installed underneath, whose free ends are pivotally connected with the middle chair ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6772983 | Pivot coupler for pivotally connecting a monitor to a stand A pivot coupler is constructed to include a hinge base fastened to a stand and holding two packing piece sets at two sides, a hinge bracket fastened to a monitor and holding two washers at two sides, and a shaft inserted in the hinge base and the hinge bracket and l... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6644611 | Adjustable inclined angle structure for computers An adjustable inclined angle structure of a computer. It mainly uses a pair of rotating disks to adjust and fix the inclined angle of a computer when it is installed. One of rotating disks use a handlebar with spring pin to buckle up with dividing holes o... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6328380 | Chair adjustment device A device for adjustment inclination of a chair seat has a spindle rotatable upon applying a torque and a seat bearing member, which is mounted on the spindle. The seat bearing member is displaceable axially along the spindle and pivotal about an axis whic... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5772171 | Adjustable support stand An adjustable support stand is provided for use in assembling wreaths and floral arrangements utilizing a base and an upper member connected to the base by a pair of hinges and adjustment rods. The upper member moves between a closed position where it lay... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5732911 | Legless sign stand A legless sign stand includes a rubber base having an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface. A first rigid planar member contacts the upper planar surface of the rubber base, and a second rigid planar member contacts the lower planar surface of ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5577806 | Adjustable footrest A footrest has a platform with an upper surface for supporting a user's feet above a ground surface. The footrest is supported by a base portion on the ground surface. An intermediate member is rotatably coupled to the base portion and to the platform for... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5395087 | Adjustable stand for positive pressure blower An quickly and easily adjustable support stand for a positive pressure blower having a stationary assembly attached to a pivotally mounted blower support assembly. A foot plate is attached to a horizontal latching bar having mounting pins at either end th... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5247976 | Adjustable support attachment for mounting to a base An adjustable workpiece support attachment is disclosed for mounting to a base to facilitate the handling of long or unwieldy stock in stationary power tools and the like, the workpiece support attachment including a generally laterally extending workpiec... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5141196 | Keyboard support There is disclosed a support for a keyboard. The support can be mounted either on a generally horizontal surface such as on a table, a portable cart, or an upper surface of a printer or on a vertical surface such as a wall. The support is adjustable so th... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5083637 | Apparatus for inputting commodity data An apparatus for inputting commodity data including a bar code scanner having a reading window on a front surface thereof, a keyboard for inputting the commodity data which keyboard is supported at an upper portion of the bar code scanner, a cashier's dis... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5080419 | Bracket A bracket for pivotally supporting a front leg of a foldable seat of a motor vehicle is disclosed, which comprises a base portion; side wall portions extending perpendicularly from opposed side ends of the base portion; a pivot shaft passing through align... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5078235 | Apparatus for imputting commodity data An apparatus for imputting commodity data, including a bar code scanner and a keyboard for inputting the commodity data. The apparatus further includes a supporting member for pivotably supporting the keyboard at its front end, a plurality of engagement p... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5005669 | Commodity data inputting device A commodity data inputting device including a keyboard retained on a base which is pivotally connected with a mounting member. A plurality of engaging portions are formed at one of opposed side portions between the mounting member and the base, and are ar... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4979716 | Four-way manual automotive seat adjustment assembly A manually operable four-way automotive seat adjustment assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a fore and aft adjustment mechanism together with a vertical adjustment mechanism that enables the seat frame member to pivot up and down relative to the ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4838510 | Seat mounting for office chairs Seat mounting, especially for office chairs, having a frame attachable to the lower side of the chair and provided with a pivotal holder for the back-rest and a pivotal holder for the support column of the chair. Secured between said holders and said fram... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4805865 | Manual seat adjuster with overcenter locking elevation adjustment The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization of the same of a manual vehicle seat adjuster with an overcenter locking device for the seat adjuster elevational adjustment mechanism. The seat adjuster of the present invention provid... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4781411 | Portable sun shield A portable sun shield is constructed from lightweight aluminum or PVC piping and is quickly attachable to a bracket assembly attached to the back of a fisherman's chair or the like. Several different bracket assemblies are utilized to hold the shield over... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4767156 | Vehicle seat height and inclination control apparatus A vehicle seat adjustment apparatus includes a height control device and an inclination control device mounted on a seat frame for independently adjusting the height and inclination of a vehicle seat. A support base slidably supports a seat in a forward a... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4767157 | Seat lifter The seat lifter according to the invention includes a front and rear links supporting the upper bracket member and the upper bracket member has a first upper bracket supporting a seat cushion of the seat and a second upper bracket supporting a seat back o... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4734945 | Tilt mechanism for infant incubator A tilt mechanism is disclosed for adjusting the angle of rest of an infant contained within an infant incubator. The tilt mechanism comprises at least one bent rod that underlies the bed on which the infant is positioned. By rotating the bent rod, an offs... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4691890 | Recliner A locking device for adjusting an angle or height of two parts of a seat comprises a housing, a rod slidable within the housing, a push rod with a spring to urge it forward, a spring cylinder, a cylindrical collet able to be compressed inwardly thereby en... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4687251 | Seat cushion for vehicles A seat cushion for a vehicle seat includes a moving device one end thereof being connected to the vehicle floor and the other end connected to the seat cushion for moving the cushion forwardly and rearwardly relative to a seat back and an operating lever ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4669694 | Tilt adjusting mechanism Apparatus for adjusting the tilt angle of a flat display panel, such as a plasma panel, includes a strut and a rotatable stop member engaging one end of the strut. The strut has one end pivotally attached to a vertically extending support member which sup... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4650249 | Ergonomic seating assembly system with front chest support component, pelvic tilt seat component and related attachments The invention comprises an ergonomic support system for a person in a seated position comprised of torso support platform, a seat, a shin support platform all supported by a main frame generally the size of a common chair, related attachments for facial a... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4616876 | Rotation adjusting apparatus A base bracket is fixed to a driven shaft and a fixed gear, a lock gear rotatably supported by the base bracket and engageable with the fixed gear, a guide bracket rotatably supported by the base bracket, a handle slidably supported by the base bracket, a... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4597567 | Adjustable torsion spring A spring for creating adjustable torsional resistance between two members which are pivotal relative to each other. The spring comprises a stack of axially aligned elastomer torsion rings (30). A locking ring (34) is secured to and separates adjacent tors... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4561621 | Tiltable vehicle seat for backhoes or the like An earth working vehicle such as a backhoe having an earth working bucket to form an excavation in the ground at the rear end of the vehicle and the operator must visually observe the excavation being done, a tiltable seat assembly including a seat suppor... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4555081 | Tiltable and swivable mounting assembly for a video display terminal A mounting assembly for use in mounting a video display terminal on the top surface of a workstation stand which can be tilted back and forth to allow the video display terminal to be positioned for the most comfortable, glare-free viewing and which can b... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4529158 | Adjustable vehicle seat mechanism A vehicle seat adjusting apparatus for adjusting the angle of inclination of a seat and thereby adjusting passenger height and available leg room by rotating the seat about a single, centrally located, transverse or lateral axis. A latch mechanism normall... | 07/16/1985 |
