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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162390 | Child chair When a supporting frame is assembled to a seat, the child chair is used as a high chair. When the supporting frame is detached from the seat, the child chair may be served as a booster. The seat includes storages with straps connected. Each storage is covered with a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8011724 | Lever and wheel attachment device for chairs Lever and wheel attachment device (1) for a chair with a pair of front legs (X, Y) comprising: a) a pair of lever arms (10, 20) each having first and second ends, (10A, 10B: 20A, 20B), with... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7918497 | Convertible high chair A chair includes a base portion, and a seat portion supported by the base portion. The seat portion is configurable in at least two modes. In the first mode, the seat portion is raised to a highest level and includes a frame that is adapted to arrange the seat porti... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7726731 | Device for removably fitting to prams carrycot seats and carrycots being provided with an articulated handle This device includes anchoring mechanism being actuated by a rope and fitted to respective attachments being provided on the pram. The device has two portions namely being a first one (1) being provided at the lower end of the handle and having a cavity (5... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7673934 | Dual purpose high chair A high chair is convertible into multiple operative configurations to provide flexibility in utilization. The high chair includes a youth chair having a seat member affixed to a Z-shaped frame. A booster seat including a reclining seat back is mountable on the seat ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7506921 | Convertible carseat/stroller A convertible car seat/stroller is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the convertible car seat/stroller includes a car seat having a seat portion and a backrest portion. A pair of front wheel wells is provided in the seat portion and a pair of rear wheel wells... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7410127 | Seat track anti-rattle locking device An improved seating apparatus for an aircraft comprising: a seat assembly; and a wedge lock device for securing the seat assembly to the aircraft without any rattle. In the preferred embodiment, the wedge lock device includes: a selectively adjustable force applicat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7370913 | Locking mechanism of child car seat and child car seat securing apparatus of stroller A locking mechanism of a child car seat includes a locking member which is capable of being engaged with a pin disposed in an armrest of a stroller body and disengaged therefrom, a stopper which is rotated together with the locking member, and a stopper unlocking me... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364232 | Reclining mechanism Children's safety seat comprising two seat sections, preferably a sitting section and a back section, which connected to each other and an adjustable carrying handle connected to the safety seat. The carrying handle is arranged to be moved between various positions ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354049 | Infant carrying system An infant carrying system including a bag defining an interior compartment and having an opening for selectively providing access to the interior compartment. A pair of wheels are rotatably attached to the bag so that the bag can be rolled along the ground. A handle... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347496 | Adjustable chair backrest A chair backrest adjusting mechanism includes a seat supporting frame, a backrest supporting arm, amount, a supporting arm cover, and a ball-shaped handle. The seat supporting frame is fixedly connected at a lower end to a base below a chair seat, and pivotally conn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338122 | Modular child restraint system A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331633 | Juvenile vehicle seat with quick-connect backrest A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base and a backrest. The backrest is mounted on the seat base and includes a seat back that is retained in an upright fixed seat-forming position relative to a seat bottom included in the seat base. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325265 | Advanced articulation system and mattress support for a bed A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320500 | Seat A seat having a main support base 1, a backrest 2 for supporting the back of a person, and an area 3 for receiving the posterior of a person, the base having a plurality of outwardly opening recesses, e.g., 6, 7, and 8, at a first ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311353 | Infant seat assembly An infant seat assembly includes a base member adapted to releasably support an accompanying infant seat member. The base member includes retractable wheels allowing the assembly to be used as a stroller. The infant seat member can be separated from the base member ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300113 | Child's booster seat A booster seat, including a seat bottom for being supported on an upper surface of a vehicle seat, with first and second latches carried by respective lateral first and second sides of the seat bottom for securing the seat bottom to the upper surface of the vehicle ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293825 | Multi-position chair A multi-position chair may be positioned into multiple positions including one or more sitting positions at different heights, one or more leaning positions at different angles, and one or more storage positions. The multi-position chair may include a seat, a back a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261368 | Ergonomic chair An ergonomic seating assembly for comfortably supporting an individual during prolonged periods of time sitting in one position thereby alleviating back and neck strain and increasing productivity. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258617 | Child swing with a child seat removable to serve as a car seat A child swing includes a foldable support stand, a child seat and a locking device. The support stand includes two front support legs, two rear support legs, and two first coupling housings interconnecting the front and rear support legs such that the rear support l... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252336 | Pivotable boat seat A seat (11) having a seat cushion (12) and a squab (16), the seat (11) being adjustable between a first configuration adapted to provide seating accommodation for a user and a second configuration adapted to provide leaning accommodation ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249779 | Convertible stroller/tricycle A vehicle for carrying a child that is pushed along by one walking, jogging, or running, steerable with handlebars, and convertible from a push stroller to a rideable, operator-powered tricycle. The stroller converts from a stroller pushable from a back end to a tri... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229132 | Foldable booster car seat The invention relates generally to a foldable or collapsible juvenile car seat. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175535 | Portable playground swing seat A portable playground swing seat (10) is configured to interface with a playground swing and that includes an open-topped, rigid, cup shaped bucket (20) having a width compatible to a playground swing seat (22). The bucket is substantially oval ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159939 | Bedded vehicle seating accessory An auxiliary seating unit is designed for a vehicle with a bed, such as a bed-type all terrain vehicle or pickup truck. The seating unit is designed with seats mounted to a support frame, the support frame having portions which rest squarely atop the vehicle's bed s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160260 | Massage bed A massage bed includes a frame with four sides. The frame has multiple seats mounted at the four sides. Multiple elastic straps are mounted by the seats and interleavedly extend between the opposite sides in longitudinal and transversal directions. Multiple massage ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150498 | Passenger seat with tip-up seat mounted on the rear side of the backrest A passenger seat for a conveyance, comprising a frame (2), which is fixed to a floor (3) of the conveyance (20), and a backrest (5), which is connected to the frame (2). On the rear of the backrest (5) is mounted a folding s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128367 | Foldable highchair framework A foldable highchair framework includes a folded support stand, a chair, a link assembly and a positioning mechanism. The folded support stand includes a front stand and a rear stand capable of being drawn close. The chair includes a seat and a backrest pivoted to e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125079 | Portable seating device The present invention relates to a portable seating device (e.g., portable stadium seat) that includes a seat and a backrest movably interconnected with the seat, and that is generally positionable in both stowed and deployed positions. The backrest also may be sele... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100976 | Apparatus for an integrated child restraint seat and transport for carry on luggage An integrated child restraint seat and transport for carry on luggage. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090294 | Juvenile vehicle booster seat kit A booster seat includes a high back juvenile seat configured to mount on a tiltable base. By adjusting the tilting orientation of the base relative to an underlying vehicle seat, a caregiver can control the orientation of the high back juvenile seat relative to the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090291 | Combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller The combination child vehicle seat and temporary stroller is provided with wheel assemblies having wheels aligned in tandem, which, when retracted, maintain a flush vehicle seat underside which can be used as a vehicle seat without damaging the seat covering. The co... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070197 | Baby carriage chassis adapted to support a baby's car seat thereon A baby carriage chassis includes a pair of rear rods, a pair of front rods, a pair of seat rods, each of which interconnects an adjacent pair of the front and rear rods, a pair of supporting protrusions protruding transversely and respectively from the front rods in... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044497 | Foldable stroller A stroller has a retractable canopy frame, which can be accomplished by mounting the canopy frame to a seat support frame extending rearwardly beyond the pivoting connection to the stroller rear legs. The stroller also has a remote hinge-lock actuator incorporated i... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040694 | Infant car seat and stroller system An improved infant car seat can be attached to and detached from a car seat base and a stroller. The stroller can be used with or without the infant car seat. The infant car seat connects to the stroller frame through a bar that supports a tray at the front of the s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032966 | Swivel high chair A high chair for feeding a child is disclosed. The high chair includes a base and a chair sized to support a child. The chair is supported on the base at a height suitable for feeding a child. The chair is rotatable relative to the base about a substantially vertica... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032922 | Stroller with a detachable seat member A stroller includes two coupling units, each including a coupling member which has opposite first and second coupling portions and which is mounted on a seat supporting bar of a frame so as to be shiftable between a normal position where the first coupling portion f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017921 | Stroller with retaining mechanism A stroller including a frame shaped to removably receive an infant carrier thereon, a set of wheels coupled to the frame, and a handlebar shaped and located to be gripped by an operator such that the operator can roll the stroller in the desired direction. The strol... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017937 | Double occupancy baby stroller A double occupancy baby stroller having a guiding handle and a generally stork shaped body having head and tail sections. The body is separable into an upper portion and a lower portion. A child's seat is removably mounted on the upper portion and wheeled legs are a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011316 | Infant car seat stroller An infant car seat stroller for transporting an infant car seat is disclosed. The infant car seat stroller includes a stroller frame for supporting an infant car seat, a pair of frame wheels provided on the stroller frame and a rear wheel frame having a rear wheel p... | 03/14/2006 |
