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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104828 | Adjustable workstation with hideaway seat and method An adjustable workstation with a hideaway seat and method are disclosed. The table may be adjustable in height so that the workstation may be used as a sitting desk or a standing workstation. The chair is pivotably coupled to the table so that it may be extended and... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7954892 | Adjustable workstation with hideaway seat and method An adjustable workstation with a hideaway seat and method are disclosed. The table may be adjustable in height so that the workstation may be used as a sitting desk or a standing workstation. The chair is pivotably coupled to the table so that it may be extended and... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7370909 | Fixed seating arrangement having a swing arm shroud with a sliding shield member A protective shroud for a swing arm includes a housing made of two shroud sections that are snapped together around the base of a fixed seating arrangement. The assembled shroud includes two rectangular openings on its sides configured to allow the swing arms of the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7325872 | Rocker and method of using the same A rocker that may be used to entertain an infant. In one embodiment, the rocker includes a seat portion, an activity portion and a connector. The connector is coupled to the seat portion and to the activity portion. In one embodiment, the seat portion and the activi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7204554 | Swivel seat A vehicle swivel seat (1) includes a vehicle mounted base frame (2) for carrying a seat member (3) and a backrest (4) that can be pivoted relative to the base frame (2) about a substantially vertical pivot axis (5) which is ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7131699 | Furniture with seating space and entertainment center An assembly of outdoor furniture has an entertainment center centrally integrated with a plurality of interconnected seating units, which are disposed adjacent to and around the entertainment center. The entertainment center can be a container having an interior vol... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121608 | Rotating and/or swiveling seat An operator's seat for a vehicle includes a base structure that allows the operator's seat to be rotated with respect to a platform floor of an operator's compartment within the vehicle. The operator's seat may further include a swivel structure that allows an opera... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6899385 | Auditorium seating A seating apparatus has a support element having an upright extending from a floor and a swing arm pivotably mounted to the upright about a generally vertical pivot axis. A work surface is secured to the upright above the swing arm, and a seat is mounted on the swin... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6641213 | Seat attachment for desks A seat attachment for attachment to the side of a desk has a retractable support arm with a seat at one end that is movable between a stored position closely adjacent to the side of the desk and an outwardly extended deployed position to provide an auxili... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6513872 | Multipart upholstered furniture A seat cushion part (3) is located on an upper plate (16). This upper plate (16) is supported on a lower plate (17) of the bottom frame of the furniture. A slot (25) is formed in the lower plate (17) in which slot (25) the upper plate (16) is guided for a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6186589 | Portable, children's all-purpose desk The invention is a collapsible and thereby portable children's desk with a reversible top board including a blackboard on one side. The invention includes a two-legged support frame for a reversible, slanted board which may be stored in between the two-le... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5967600 | Convertible work station A convertible work station composed of chair and desk sections which are separated from each other in an active mode of the station and are combined in a storage mode to form a compact cube having square faces. The chair section is defined by a seat mount... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5927835 | Article of furniture An article of furniture has a desk part having an inner space, a chair part pivotally connected to the desk part around a substantially vertical axis between an operative position in which the chair part is spaced from the desk part so that a user can sit... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5706613 | Playhouse with pivotally attached seats A walk-in child playhouse having pivotally attached seating surfaces. In one embodiment, the walk-in child playhouse comprises an enclosed rotomolded plastic structure having walls, a roof, and at least one chair or seat member pivotally attached to the p... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5683065 | Suspended seating apparatus Suspended seating apparatus comprising a chair supporting structure with an extensible cantilever arm and adjustable base structure for balancing the cantilever effect and also for accommodating one or a pair of suspended seating arrangements.... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5352014 | Table construction A table construction suitable for fabrication in elemental forms preparatory to break-down shipment and on-site assembly, when desired, and including suspended seating construction; the support structure of the table top incorporating the suspended seatin... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5333928 | Table and chair assembly An activity table has a plurality of stools movably connected thereto. The stools can be selectively moved between storage positions wherein they underlie the table, and deployed positions wherein they may be used by persons utilizing the table. The table... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5104183 | Rotatable seat A rotatable seat with a sealed rotating member for use in a prison.... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4617869 | Folding table, workbench or the like The structure of a folding table, workbench or the like is simplified and the product made sturdy by providing the folding of legs of the table such that the legs are pivoted in pairs about two distinct, parallel pivot axes, so that the table folds genera... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4014592 | Retractable chair for small children A retractable baby or child's chair is provided. The chair is supported below a table top and is movable between a retracted, storage position and an extended, operable position. In a preferred form, a seat and back are mounted in a tubular frame which is... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3951449 | Dual bar stool system A vertical tubular frame rigidly but detachably secured to the front wall of a bar at a right angle with said bar and extending out from under said bar at a suitable level to provide an arm rest for the occupant of a castersupported bar stool pivotally co... | 04/20/1976 |