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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331557 | Furniture drive embodied as a double drive A furniture drive which is embodied as a double drive and used to move parts of a piece of furniture in relation to each other. The furniture drive comprises two drive units, each one having a linearly movable drive element for pivoting a pivot lever which co-operat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309107 | Internal reinforcement bracket for a seat track assembly A seat track assembly for providing fore and aft movement of a seat along a floor of a motor vehicle includes a lower track fixedly secured to the floor. The seat track assembly also includes an upper track slidingly engaging the lower track and defining an internal... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308844 | Tile saw A tile saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, the first rail having a longitudinal axis, a table slidingly disposed on the first rail, a support assembly disposed on the base, a saw assembly supported... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7251128 | Adjustable portable computer Portable computers include a display unit and a base unit. The base unit often includes a keyboard and a touch-sensing device. The position of the display unit relative to the base unit can be adjusted. In one embodiment, a track and support bar is used to vary the ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 6491276 | Adjustable high-low locking laptop computer mount A computer mount for mounting a laptop computer in an automobile, such as a police or a public safety vehicle allows a computer to be quickly and easily moved to an out-of-the-way position (e.g., out of the deployed airbag zone) before moving the vehicle.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6479746 | Power inverter with collapsing mounting tabs A plurality of mounting feet securely attach a power inverter to a body. The tabs are to be adjustably or pivotally mounted on the under carriage of the power inverter such that they may be positioned by the user when mounting to a body. When mounted, the... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460818 | Adjustable lockable tandem slide for boat seat A boat seat is mounted on two sets of slidably engaged members for slidably adjusting the location of the boat seat front and back with a locking mechanism for holding the seat at its adjusted location comprising a locking pin for engaging detent holes co... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6371431 | Adjusting device for a lengthwise adjustable vehicle seat A height adjusting device for a lengthwise adjustable vehicle seat is provided. Pivotal control arm units are provided at front and rear position of a vehicle seat to raise and lower the seat in dependance on their rotative position Link assembles, includ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6299252 | Underframe of a motor vehicle seat Motor vehicle seats with safety belts wherein the free end of the lap belt is attached to an outer rocker located on the vehicle exterior side. The arrangement provides an improved distribution of forces in the event of an accident.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6179255 | Seat mounting assembly A seat mounting assembly to rotate a seat in a segment of an inclined rotational plane. The assembly rotates at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of the force of gravity to bank the seat upward as it traverses to either the left or the r... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5967471 | Vehicle parallel seat lift with stable linkage A parallel acting vehicle seat lift uses a single jack screw unit at the front and a passive linkage at the rear. The linkage is located such its inherent play or looseness is continually taken up by the constant weight force of the occupant acting downwa... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5893545 | Seat track assembly with enhanced vertical dislocation resistance A seat track assembly comprises a lower track assembly comprising first and second lower tracks laterally spaced from and aligned generally parallel with one another. Each lower track has a bottom wall and left and right side walls which cooperate with th... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5758859 | Shock absorbing vehicle seat assembly A land vehicle seat assembly for absorbing explosive shocks is mounted on e vehicle's floor. The assembly has an anti-friction pad on the floor. A base plate on the pad swings around a pin fixed to the floor at the front of the plate. Horizontal shock abs... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5400720 | Lift and tilt table A lift and tilt table including an upper platform which is raised and lowered over a lower platform. A table is provided over the upper platform and at one end thereof is adapted for only horizontal movement over the platform. A pair of arms and a pair of... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5393028 | Power-operated seat device for vehicle A power-operated seat device is comprised of a pair of laterally spaced lower rails for mounting on a floor of a vehicle body, a pair of upper rails slidably mounted on the respective lower rails, a screw shaft rotatably mounted to each of the upper rails... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5370350 | Seat slide device A seat slide device including a lower light-alloy guide rail rigidly mounted on a floor panel through a leg member attached to the lower rail, an upper light-alloy guide rail which is slidably fitted to the lower rail and firmly secured to the bottom of a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5350148 | Seat sliding device A seat sliding device consisting essentially of an upper rail fixedly mounted on a seat, a lower rail which is fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and has a substantially identical cross section with that of the upper rail, and a rolling member for assistin... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5125611 | Vehicle seat adjuster with crash bars The track assembly of a seat adjuster is formed by upper and lower tracks of inverted U-shaped cross-section with the lower track being nested in the upper track and with the rear end portion of the upper track serving as an anchor for a seat belt. A tubu... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5121895 | Power seat lift arrangement for automotive seat with compact construction enabling lowering of hip point A power seat lifter arrangement has a drive mechanism for driving a seat cushion for adjustment of the height level, which drive mechanism is mounted on an upper rail of a seat slide. The drive mechanism is separated into two parts, one is for adjusting t... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5076530 | Seat adjuster with interlocking tracks A track assembly of a vehicle seat adjuster includes an upper track secured to the seat and adjustable back and forth along a lower track which is anchored to the vehicle floor pan. Friction between the tracks is reduced by load-bearing rollers located be... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5020762 | Power seat for automobile A power seat for an automobile wherein the seat cushion is adjustable in height or in a fore-and-aft direction by means of an electric motor. In such power seat, an upstanding bracket is provided on a slide rail adapted to permit fore-and-aft sliding move... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5014960 | Fore-and-aft suspension device for automotive seat A fore-and-aft suspension device for an automotive seat, in which the seat lower base frame of said seat is movable forwardly and backwardly along a guide rail, and a shaft extends between the seat lower base frame and guide rail, with a pair of coil spri... | 05/14/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4860988 | Vertical seat adjuster apparatus and method The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization thereof of a seat adjuster with a vertical height adjustment mechanism. The seat adjuster has a vertically fixed support. Pivotally mounted to the support is an interior threaded sleeve... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4828214 | Slide rail device for vehicle seat A slide rail device for a vehicle seat adapted for adjustment of fore-and-aft positions of the seat, comprising an upper rail fixed to the seat and a lower rail slidably fitted to the upper rail, with one end of a seat belt being secured to the upper rail... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4760988 | Slide structure for a motor vehicle seat structure The movable element of the slide structure is formed at the lower end of a side wall (30) and is bent into an S shape so as to define inside the fixed element two parallel box units (38, 40) in which two sets of rollers are movable, these rollers rolling ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4751884 | Height adjustable work top A work top is height adjustable and may tilt about a horizontal axis near the front edge. The work top may be mounted on an open office beam system or an office screen or partition in cantilever fashion or it may be a free standing unit. The work top is m... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4733845 | Lockable sliding rail guide arrangement for mounting a seat A sliding rail guide arrangement having a locking device for a vehicle seat comprises an outer rail of C-shaped configuration and an inner rail guided displaceably in the outer rail. The locking device comprises a locking lever which is mounted on a mount... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4725032 | Seat slide adjuster for vehicles A vehicular seat slide adjuster has a lower rail fixed to a vehicle body and an upper rail to which a seat cushion frame is attached, the upper and lower rails being engaged with each other in sliding relation. The lower rail includes a vertical wall port... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4714028 | Height adjustable table A table more specially in the form of desk has a desk frame (10) that has an oblique element (16) extending in an upward direction, in which there is an arrangement (44 and 59) for adjustment of the height of the top part (21) of the desk. This element (1... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4588225 | Height adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat An improved height adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat is disclosed which is adapted to incline the entire seat. In this height adjustment mechanism, four plate-like receiving pieces are provided respectively in the four leg rods of a seat frame in su... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4487454 | Anchorage for the belt latch of a safety belt Anchorage for the belt latch of a safety belt arranged in vehicles, especially motor vehicles, with a lock fitting which is connected to the height-adjustable seat. A frame fitting, relative to which the lock fitting can slide in a guide. A locking part f... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4487391 | Seat adjustment mechanism particularly for a motor vehicle seat A seat adjustment mechanism especially suited for motor vehicle seats is composed of at least one motor mechanism for adjustably moving a seat member through a drive connection having at least two mutually engaging force transmission parts. In order to av... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4479626 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat, the seat portion of which has an adjustable inclination, is supported on two concave guide rails (as viewed from the seat portion) which are supported by a seat frame and extend in the longitudinal direction of the seat portion so that the... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4364536 | Device for adjusting a vehicle seat A seat adjusting mechanism, arranged to be operated by an electric motor, for use with a motor vehicle seat is disclosed. The seat adjusting mechanism is supported by at least two slide tracks which extend along the length of the seat and which are placed... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4322052 | Latch assembly-reversible seat Recurring problems associated with the manufacturing tolerances of the links, slides, rollers and other componentry forming the carriages for adjustable and reversible seats are such that, after assembly, an undesirable and annoying amount of movement or ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4186904 | Adjustable motor vehicle seat An adjustable seat of a motor vehicle has a mounting arrangement at each of its lateral regions. The respective mounting arrangement includes an elongated carrier, a support rail which is connected to the seat proper and is displaceable longitudinally of ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4174088 | Vehicle seat There is disclosed an adjusting mechanism for a vehicle seat which is adjustable in guideways in the longitudinal direction and whose inclination is variable by another adjusting device. In this arrangement, the adjusting device for longitudinal adjustmen... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4010927 | Seat adjusting mechanism A seat adjusting mechanism including separate devices for effecting fore and aft adjustment and substantially vertical adjustment of the seat. These devices are interconnected by a spring in such a way that the spring simultaneously biases the seat suppor... | 03/08/1977 |
