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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318573 | Seat sliding device A seat sliding device comprises a lower rail fixed at a stationary part and extending in a seat longitudinal direction, an upper rail fixed at a seat and slidably guided by the lower rail, a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking a slidable movement of the upper r... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7300091 | Seat sliding device for vehicle A seat sliding device for a vehicle for unlocking or retaining an unlocked state of a movable rail that supports a seat relative to a fixed rail by interlocking with a turning of a seat back in a forward direction or an operation of an operation handle, includes a l... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296855 | Chair, in particular office chair A chair has a chair body, a rest, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a height of the rest and including a securing element solidly connected to the chair body and having a free end with a slot, a threaded bolt extending through the slot and screwable into a thread... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7243992 | Vehicle seat structure, and a vehicle provided with a seat having such a structure The structure of the seat proper of a vehicle seat comprises: a frame for a seat proper, the frame including a side cheek plate; and a coupling system comprising a link mounted to pivot on a base to enable the seat... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216840 | Supporting framework for a swivel chair or swivel table A supporting framework for a swivel chair or table includes a gas spring and a cylinder put on the gas spring. The cylinder includes two opposite holes and a plurality of equally circumferentially spaced longitudinal apertures. Spring loaded posts and lock bars are ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7172250 | Adjustable chassis for chair An adjustable chassis for a chair includes a base member, a support member, and two support levers. Thus, the drive lever of the base member is drawn and moved by the first wire so as adjust the height of the chair seat relative to the adjustable chassis. In additio... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150441 | Runner for a motor vehicle seat A runner for a motor vehicle seat comprises a fixed rail, a moving rail, a latch and an actuating element. A retaining device for retaining the actuating element is adapted to co-operate with a longitudinal indexing system on the fixed rail. The retaining device fir... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131681 | Truck space storage platform A trunk space storage platform for motor vehicles comprises and right support with at least one slot, a left support with at least on slot, a base, and at least one support stud. This trunk space storage platform allows users who cannot easily bend over to pick up o... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090188 | Easy entry seat adjuster with mid position memory A track assembly (24) is provided for use on an automotive seat assembly (10) for providing forward and rearward movement of a seat assembly within a comfort range (C) of seating positions and a forwardly extended position (D) in a vehicle. The track a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7021596 | Aircraft seat floor track quick release fitting A quick release fitting for securing seating or other equipment to a section of aircraft floor track channel comprises a lower jaw member, an upper jaw member and multiple T-shaped cam members nested between locating dowels extending from the lower surface of the lo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6957853 | Vehicle seating apparatus A vehicle seating apparatus has first and second seat suspensions and a seat assembly. The first seat suspension is located at a first longitudinal location on the vehicle and incorporates a first seat platform having a pair of seat brackets. The second seat suspens... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6846043 | Adjustable support Method and apparatus providing a rest member having a support surface and a stand for the rest member, with the rest member having a plural multiplicity of apertures therein to permit the adjustment in height thereof with respect to the stand, which can take the for... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6796538 | Adjusting device An adjusting device comprising a foot member, a supporting member, and a moving member. The supporting member is fixed to the foot member, and the moving member includes at least a moving body, an elastic device and a button. The moving body includes two passageways... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6682147 | Adjustable support Method and apparatus providing a rest member having a support surface and a stand for the rest member, with the rest member having a plural multiplicity of apertures therein to permit the adjustment in height thereof with respect to the stand, which can t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6557571 | Adjustable crutch A crutch constructed of two adjacently located, elongated, parallel upper and lower bows which can be moved in relationship to each other to form a vertical support of readily varied length. These bows have the same design and are therefore interchangeabl... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6502799 | Vehicle seat comprising a height-adjusting mechanism, and a control device for such a seat Vehicle seat provided with a height-adjusting mechanism comprising a link connected to a rack which is pivotally mounted to the seat cushion and has a circular toothed section meshing with a pinion mounted to the cushion by means of a rigid yoke the plate... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6439531 | Easy entry seat track assembly A seat assembly for a vehicle having a seat cushion and an seat back pivotally connected to the seat cushion for movement between a plurality of reclined seating positions and a forwardly dumped position. A track assembly has a pair of upper tracks mounte... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6283420 | Fine position adjustment for optical receiver or other sensor An adjustable support for a sensor has a first support defining a first end and a second end. A first clamp is fixedly coupled to the first support between the first and second and thereof. The first clamp has an adjustable coupling for selective fixation... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6209840 | Mechanism for the relative positioning of chair arm A mechanism for the relative positioning of chair arm comprises a shroud including a first opening, a second opening, and a top plate; a supporting member disposed within the shroud including a notched cavity; a shuttle member disposed between the shroud ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6138973 | Adjustable seat pedestal A seat pedestal comprised of a first tubular vertical support member attached to an underlying deck by a base member, a second tubular member telescoped within the first member, means for attaching a seat to the top of the second member, and means for adj... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6086025 | Specially designed rail for mounting a tensioning device This invention concerns a specially designed rail for mounting a tensioning device in which a mount for its guide component can be positioned at vaus areas of the rail. Pursuant to the invention, the rail has a row of cut-outs in the area of the mount a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5884887 | Lock for slide adjustment of boat seat or table top For a slidably adjustable boat seat or table top, a first plate member for carrying a seat or table top has a pair of underside tracks along parallel outer edges which are slidably engaged or mated with edges of a supporting plate member. One edge of the ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5740999 | Seat sliding mechanism The seat sliding mechanism includes locking levers 4, 4 having tabs 6, 6 which are engaged with or disengaged from lock openings 10, 10 formed on lower rails 2, 2, rotatable links 17, 17 pivoted to upper arms 13, 13 slidable relative to the lower rails 2,... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5655833 | Free-standing task lighting fixture A lighting fixture is slidably mounted on a track support which may advantageously be secured to any existing or available structure within or around the work space. In one preferred embodiment, it is secured to the side of a computer monitor which is eit... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5586830 | Pivoting and variable height table A device (10) is disclosed including a shelf (80) mounted to a lift tube (76) of a lift sub-assembly (74). An adjustment cone (88) is secured to the lower end of a rod (86) having its upper end pivotably secured to a handle (82) in turn pivotably secured ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5584535 | Easily adjustable footrest A footrest to be supported on a floor for which the height of the footrest from the floor and the angle of a foot support surface on the footrest with respect to the floor are independently adjustable. Projections on one portion of the footrest are movabl... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584460 | Adjustable seat apparatus and controls An adjustable seat support assembly and controls which allow the operator to independently or simultaneously swivel or slide the seat using control handles which are fixed relative to the seat and which may be operated independently and simultaneously.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5560262 | Locking systems for adjustable car seats A locking system for adjustable car seats, in particular seats of motor vehicles. The system includes: a first row of notches (2), which extends in the direction of adjustment of the car seat and all of whose notches are designed the same and are spaced a... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5542638 | Base assembly for use with a suspension system of a vehicle seat A base assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle seat utilizes lower and upper support frame and two pairs of elongated arms which are pivotally connected between the upper and lower support frames to accommodate forward and rearward movement (as well... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5520433 | Mechanism for adjusting baby chair height A baby chair height adjusting mechanism which is capable of accurately adjusting the height of a baby chair, and which includes a chair main body two pairs of leg rods respectively mounted to the two side portions of the lower surface of the chair main bo... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5364060 | Adjustable mechanized seat suspension A seat suspension system for supporting a seat support member on a base member includes support arms which cooperate with a spring suspension so as to suspend loads imposed on the seat. The support arms are connected to one of the seat support member and ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5356203 | Adjustable footrest A footrest including a frame having a base portion for placement on a supporting surface and a standard portion projecting upwardly from the base portion; the standard portion having a pair of substantially parallel, horizontally spaced apart upright memb... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5348377 | Adjustable height tiltable footrest An adjustable height tiltable footrest comprises a plate having an upper surface adapted to support the feet of a human user, a base for supporting the plate and having front and rear guide surfaces which are oblique with respect to each other. The plate ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5330253 | Mechanism for modulating height of legs of chair for small child A mechanism for modulating the height of a chair for a small child which is designed such that it can be easily manipulated to adjust the height, and substantially all of the moving parts of the mechanism are enclosed. The chair, having the leg height mod... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5323997 | Undercarriage telescopic support stand for use with vehicle exhaust systems An undercarriage telescopic support stand for use in conjunction with an automotive shop vehicle lift and is used by mechanics to perform undercarriage operation such as installing exhaust systems, shocks, struts and springs. The device provides a vertica... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5039054 | Safe height-adjusting device A safe height-adjusting device includes two pairs of pivotally interconnected triangular plates which support the upper portion of a two-part body on the lower portion of the two-part body. When the height of the body is adjusted, the fingers of the user ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4986591 | Low profile folding seat A stowable vehicle seat has a cushion frame supported by a parallel link arrangement positioned outboard of the seat and inboard a pair of upstanding side plates to permit optimal downward folding of the seat cushion. A latch arrangement is provided for e... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4979773 | Stowable seat with outboard pivotal latch A stowable seat assembly is provide with a simple latch link cooperating with the seat cushion frame to adjustably position the seat as it folds to a stowed position controlled by a parallel link arrangement. A gas spring assist is also provided for retur... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4964606 | Overhead mount for a CRT There is disclosed a mounting structure for a CRT display which includes a pair of tubular support members with the first one secured to a ceiling surface and the second one slidably mounted within the first one. Knobs are included to lock the second supp... | 10/23/1990 |
