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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6773059 | Convertible device for sitting A convertible device for seating has a back; a seat, wheels for rolling the device, walls forming a receptacle for storing goods under the seat, the seat being turnable between a sitting position in which it is located substantially horizontally and covers the recep... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761398 | Stowable tables Structures and assemblies for stowable tables and similar objects are detailed. Versions of the assemblies may cooperate with pivoting covers mounted to vehicle seats for purposes of deploying and retaining the tables. Other versions may include tables biased to fit... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6758518 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has a mechanism supporting a table for articulation between a stowed position and an extended position. A surface of the table extends generally horizontally from an integral part of the seat, a cover overlies the table surface, and the cover is detac... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6601523 | Easy cleanable food tray A table that is stowable and deployable from a seatback of a passenger seat includes a substantially planar food tray with a first surface and a second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The tray is stowed in a substantially vertical pos... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592179 | System for vehicle passenger seat advertising A seat has a backrest and a housing space to house a movable tray table in the backrest. The housing space is accessible from the posterior surface of the seat. The movable tray table is movable between a state of nonuse and a state of use. Advertising ma... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6547323 | Folding seat part with integrated table A folding seat part of a motor vehicle seat including an integrated table with a base and a tabletop. The tabletop includes a center leaf and at least one side leaf hinged to the center leaf. The tabletop is mounted to the base for rotational movement suc... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6494533 | Motor vehicle seat with a tray On a motor vehicle seat, a tray on back of the backrest may be pivoted around a horizontal transverse axis that is fixed to the rest from a contact position in which it lies against the back, into a horizontal position. An additional tray is likewise arti... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6454349 | Pivoting tray table assembly A tray table assembly is provided that includes a tray table and an arm connected to the tray table which extends from the rear portion of a seatback. The tray table is pivotable with respect to the support arm so that the same surface of the tray that fa... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6412861 | Beverage holder with anti-spill protection A beverage holder for use in vehicles that prevents beverages placed within the holder from spilling. The beverage holder includes a tray and drink well housed within the tray. Additionally, the tray may have a pivot member mounted to it which connects th... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6279992 | Folding table for fitting to the rear side of the back of a seat in a motor-coach or an aircraft A folding table for fitting to a rear side of a back of a seat in a motor-coach or an aircraft has a folding table element, pivotal articulation means formed so that the folding table element is pivotable back and forth between an out-of-use position in w... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6220660 | Vehicle activity center An activity center for a motor vehicle in which a platform is provided in the vehicle interior, preferably mounted to a seat back. The platform is movable from a stowed position to a horizontal use position overlying a seat cushion and seat back at a seat... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6082815 | Vehicle seat assembly with multiple axis pivoting tray table A tray table for a vehicle seat assembly which has a stowed position within the seat back in which the tray table forms a portion of the seat back seating surface. The tray table is mounted to the frame structure of the seat assembly by a multiple axis pi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6059358 | Seat back mounted fold down auto office A seat back mounted fold down auto office having a bin portion mounted to the seat back of a vehicle seat assembly on the rear side thereof including a recessed storage area therein. A cover is provided for the recessed storage area and is rotatable upon ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5984347 | Accessory in the form of an attache case for motor vehicle An attache case type accessory is provided for motor vehicles or the like having at least two seats arranged one behind the other, the front seat 2 having a head-rest 10 or the like. The accessory is adapted to be removably mounted to the back of the fron... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5954394 | Airplane seat assembly having beverage cup holder An airplane seat assembly comprises an airplane seat and a beverage cup holder. The airplane seat is configured to be mounted in an airplane cabin in side-by-side relationship with another similar seat. The airplane seat comprises a seat portion and a bac... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5931527 | Seat back mounted cargo shelf A shelf assembly is configured to be supported on a vehicular seat back. The assembly includes a shelf which is pivotably adjustable relative to the seat back. The shelf may be adjusted to retain items on its top surface, and it may also be angularly adju... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5876092 | Foldaway table behind the backrest of a seat A modular foldaway table is disclosed to be installed behind a backrest of a seat. It includes: (a) a pair of spaced table legs, each table leg having a top bent portion and a bottom bent portion; (b) the top bent portion having a spindle aperture and a c... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5813354 | Vehicle seatback tray assembly A vehicle seatback tray assembly that includes a main tray assembly; a two-sided, two-way pivoting mirror assembly; two user formable, upper attachment hooks; and two adjustable length lower securing strap assemblies. The main tray assembly includes a mai... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5765909 | Chair with self storable tray A chair with self storable tray is composed of a chair component and a tray component. The chair component is composed of a chair, preferably folding, having a chair seat, chair back, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and a sheath. The tray compo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5645319 | Passenger's pillow An inflatable pillow on which passengers seated in rows of forward-facing seats may lean forward, rest their heads, and relax. The pillow's shape, once inflated, is predetermined to substantially occupy the space in front of such passengers. In one embodi... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5575535 | Couch with retractable guard member An improved couch is provided of the type having a base, a first and second opposing arm rest, a back portion, a seating surface and a front couch surface. The improvement to the couch comprises: a front guard detachably connectable to the front couch sur... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5531506 | Retractable sofa table with extended table surface A seating unit includes a seat frame, a foldable table assembly that includes a foldable panel pivotally attached to its rear edge, a four bar linkage which moves the table assembly between an open position and a closed position, and a roller which contro... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5303976 | Seating unit with convertible storage table A multi-functional furniture component has a frame, with a seat portion and a backrest portion, first motion means connected to the frame and connected to a conversion member. The conversion member has a first upholstered side and a second substantially p... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5169209 | Seat back tray table assembly having open-ended connector legs A seat-back tray table assembly attached to a vehicle passenger seat including a seat bottom, seat back and seat frame. The tray table assembly includes a tray table, a pair of elongate legs on which the tray table is mounted. The legs include first and s... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5133587 | Seat An improved adjustable seat having a supporting frame, a seat bucket type removable seat, and a connect-disconnect member disconnectably attaching the removable seat to the frame. The seat bucket and frame are provided with slides which permit relative ch... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5092652 | Extendable airline turbulence tray A stowable seat back tray table for pivotal support on a pair of support arms pivotally attached to a seat back comprises a first tray table section having upper and lower parallel planar surfaces pivotally attached to a pair of support arms for pivoting ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5088135 | Convertible sofa, bed and table assembly The present inventon is a convertible sofa, bed and dinette facility that is designed for use in various compact areas having limited space such as commonly found in mobile recreational vehicles, and the facility being defined by two furniture units that ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4973017 | Locking mechanism for a tray of an automotive seat A locking mechanism for a tray of an automotive seat, in which the seat is formed with a recess and the tray is rotatably secured in the recess, includes a lock lever secured rotatably on the tray and a lock rod provided in the recess in a manner projecta... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4932718 | Coupled chair unit convertible to a chair mode and to a desk mode A coupled chair unit for conversion to a desk mode of use and to a chair mode of use comprises a plurality of legs, a beam member bridged over the legs, a plurality of armrests fixed on the beam member in a longitudinal direction of the beam member, a plu... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4836602 | Apparatus for storing food and beverages in a passenger seatback A container assembly secured in the back of a passenger seat contains food and beverage for a passenger sitting behind the seatback. The container includes an rounded portion which holds a beverage can and glass. The container is held by a holder assembly... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4792183 | Desk for use in automobiles A desk for use in automobiles is pivotally secured to a head rest of an automobile seat for selective angular adjustment. A pair of support arms are pivotally connected at one end to an elongated base secured to the head rest. A pair of cam locks secure t... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4726621 | Table to be attached at the rear of a chair back In order to improve the comfort for passengers in flight cabins, busses or similar places, the table between the seats has been extended by means of an additional table (5) which may be smaller than the main table (4) and therefore particularly suited for... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4536027 | Convertible seating unit Multipassenger aircraft seat has at least one seating position which can be converted from a seat to a cocktail table to increase the comfort of adjacent seat passengers. The headrest pivots about 180° relative to the back cushion frame so that it become... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4533175 | Convertible seat Convertible aircraft passenger seat can be quickly changed from a three-seating position configuration to a more spacious two-seating position configuration without the use of tools. Such a seat permits the seating capacity of an aircraft to be altered to... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4519648 | Arrangement for enabling a pivotal mounting of a tray to a seat back of a seat of a passenger motor vehicle A device for enabling a pivotal arrangement of a tray or table top at a seat back or back portion of a passenger seat, especially a motor vehicle seat. The device is adapted to enable an adjustment of an inclination of the tray or table top as soon as the... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4511178 | Quick release mounting for seat back tray table Improved constructions for mounting seat back tray tables to the frames of vehicle seats permit the tables to be quickly removed and replaced by authorized persons without the use of tools. Small studs on each side of the seat pivotally support apertures ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4474406 | Vehicle seat, particularly for airplanes and buses The present invention relates to a vehicle seat, particularly for airplanes and buses. The seat has a support with an adjacent divider having a bore therethrough. A hollow pin has an end section detachably engaged in the bore of the adjacent seat divider.... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4159071 | Pivotable utility table An improved utility table mounted on the back of a reclinable seat, such as those found in commercial airplanes, for use by the passenger occupying a second seat immediately behind the first seat. The table top includes forward and rearward sections which... | 06/26/1979 |
