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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854476 | Baby seat A baby seat includes a seat shell equipped with a folding stand and straps for fastening to an adult chair, a seat back shell having two smoothly arched top protrusions at the top side to show the configuration of the head of an animal, two armrests connected betwee... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7427100 | Convertible article and method A method and apparatus reversibly converting a chair into a basketball goal. Four operating modes are disclosed. A first mode in which the article is configured as a basketball goal, a second mode in which the article is configured as a chair within an upwardly exte... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7340813 | Chair upholstered with sports jersey An article of furniture, for example a chair, is upholstered with a sports jersey for displaying the jersey thereon. The front side and logo of the jersey are displayed on the back supporting surface of the chair while the rear side and player number of the jersey a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7303237 | Headrest device, kit and method of using A headrest device, kit and associated method is disclosed for use in mounting the device onto a top part of a backrest of a chair in a vehicle. The device comprises a headrest post, a first swath of fabric, a plastic sleeve, a second swath of fabric, and a cushion. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300328 | Mountable interactive toy animal The present invention is directed to an interactive toy generally including a body having a body section and a head section. Generally, the body resembles an animal, such as a horse, or popular fictional characters. The body section includes a preformed engagement s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300110 | Collapsible furniture having resilient locking barbs Collapsible furniture assemblies having resilient locking barbs are provided. The furniture assemblies are comprised of plurality of panels that are interlockable by a plurality of registerable slots defined by the panels. The panels are further positively locked to... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284290 | Dual-modal-shape bed lounge Dual-modal-shaping capability is added as a new feature in bed lounges of the type having a fabric slip-cover enclosing foam padding on a main structure formed from plastic sheet material. User adjustment is provided for back tilt, head-rest tilt and height, arm-res... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281764 | Tension control mechanism for chair The chair includes seat and back assemblies interconnected in a four-bar linkage. The chair further includes a tension mechanism comprising a coil spring projecting forwardly from a base and an adjustment linkage which is connected to said coil spring and to a front... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261377 | Stackable multi-functional furniture Novel and unique stackable multi-functional furniture is provided with a single hinge connecting two portions wherein one of the two portions is adapted to rotate about the hinge so that in some arrangements such as a container or a table, a surface comprising a por... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7140677 | Ball chair A ball chair has a seat, a backrest assembly and a ball cushion. The seat has a top face, a passage defined in the top surface of the seat, at least three legs formed on the seat and each leg and a supporting base formed on seat. The backrest assembly mounted on the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111905 | Toy cushion for childcare A toy armchair cushioning and entertainment apparatus for use by a caregiver interacting with a child. The apparatus is secured to the chair arm and a caregiver rests his or her arm on or against the apparatus while holding or cradling a child. Moreover, movement an... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7000993 | Furniture piece A furniture piece including a base and a backrest pivotally connected to the base. An attachment component is positionable or movable between an engaged position locking the backrest in an upright position and a disengaged position allowing the backrest to move towa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6983987 | Tubular metallic simulated bamboo, method for manufacturing and articles fabricated therefrom Simulated bamboo fabricated from thin walled metallic stock material, the stock material preferably being stock tubing. Tubing is cold worked to impart realistic culm and node characteristics. The tubing is preferably formed into serial or repeating sections, each c... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6945597 | Combination instrument stand and chair A combination instrument stand and chair includes a support device including a first and second pair of leg members movable from a first substantially parallel closed position to a second opened position with the first and second pairs of leg members forming an angl... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6899387 | Cushion An entertaining cushion is provided, wherein the user can change the shape and visually enjoy such shape changes. The cushion includes an outer cover member formed by integrally combining a plurality of individual bag members that have different shapes such that the... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6835141 | Motion therapy device An apparatus for providing motion therapy to a physically-challenged child includes an adjustable seat attached to the base of an amusement-type carriage device by a spring mechanism and having a back portion to provide lower back support to the child. An adjustable... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6643874 | Pyramidal seat cushion The inflatable cushion, pyramidal in shape, with a protective back flap, disclosed herein is relatively soft, conformable, and easy to transport. It is remarkable in its ability to facilitate sitting on a sloping surface by providing an enhanced measure o... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6540302 | Chair having a lumbar supporting removable back An article, particularly of furniture, such as a chair, at least a portion of which is shaped and decorated whereby to simulate an equivalent article having a fabric article such as a shirt arranged over it. The simulation may be achieved by the shape of ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6513817 | Shopping cart having a child supporting apparatus A shopping cart suitable for storage and conveyance of a conventional capacity of food or other products while also transporting and entertaining at least one child. The shopping cart has at least one storage basket, as well as a body integrally mounted b... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6494532 | Soft-sculpted furniture Soft-sculpted furniture, such as a chair, having unstructured seat and back portions and two arm portions. The chair can be in the form of a soft-sculpted animal or other figures or characters. The arm portions are contoured to follow the contour of the s... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6478370 | Wagon wheel bench A wagon wheel bench is comprised of a frame that includes a pair of wagon wheels with hubs that mount over the ends of a beam. A seat is secured to the beam. Opposite ends of the seat are recessed to receive the wagon wheel hubs such that the wagon wheel ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6409271 | Combined seat belt cover and pillow A combined seat belt cover and pillow for use relative to a vehicular seat belt arrangement comprising an elongate seat belt cover for coupling to an elongate seat belt and a pillow coupled to the elongate seat belt cover adjacent to a first end of the el... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6309016 | Object holders and organizers Furniture pieces, including tables, shelf units, chairs and combinations of these, are provided, wherein parts of the furniture, such as the back, sides, and shelves, represent parts of the body of a figure, such that the furniture piece is a three-dimens... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299503 | Child supporting and amusement apparatus A child supporting and amusement apparatus for soothing and entertaining a child by recreating the experience of riding in a car. The child supporting and amusement apparatus includes a child supporting structure having an opening in a topside thereof and... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6199946 | Inflatable beach chair An inflatable beach chair is disclosed having the appearance of a shoe. The inflatable beach chair comprises a seat portion which corresponds to a tongue of the shoe and a beach blanket which is detachably mounted to the seat portion. The chair has two si... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6126240 | Stuffed child's stool The stuffed child's stool has a typical seat and four legs for the structural members. These are then covered with a cloth material which is stuffed. There may or may not be a back portion attached to the seat for support. A shaped character, such as a be... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116682 | Seating device A seating device including a frame, a seat fitted above the frame and surrounded by a seat shell and coverable by an upper half-shell. The upper half-shell is hinged to the seat shell and in covering relationship to the seat. The seat shell and the half-s... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6049929 | Seating system for infants and babies An infant and baby seating system comprises a first closure element, second closure element, and connector therebetween detachably fastenable to connect the first closure element and the second closure element, the distance between the two closure element... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6036604 | Children's activity toy A children's activity toy, preferably in the form of a spring horse having a body composed of mirror-image, front and rear sections connected by a relatively narrow, downwardly curved bridging section which can serve as a seat for an infant or toddler. Th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5988752 | Child's head support To overcome the antipathy some children have to car travel, a headrest 20 for a baby seat 10 comprises a backing element in the form of a human or animal shape (e.g. a clown) having a head 21 and a body 22, the head having projecting head parts (hair, ear... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5941599 | Infant and child chair An infant and child chair which includes a body typically shaped in the configuration of an animal or character having a head which acts as a pillow and typically seated on a weighted base. The body may incorporate an infant pouch seat and a storage compa... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5800012 | Impact pad for a safety seat A child's vehicle safety seat having an impact pad assembly rotatably attached to the safety seat. The impact pad assembly is rotatable toward or away from a child riding in the safety seat, and the assembly includes a padded portion upon which the child ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5690379 | Decorative furniture item usable as chair, step stool and rocker A decorative furniture item which a user may selectively move into a first arrangement for use as a stationary chair/step stool or into a second arrangement as a rocking chair. The transformation from one use to the other use is easily accomplished by the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5560680 | Child car seat structure A child car seat device utilizing a platform for contacting the vehicle seat. The platform includes a front portion and a rear portion. A backrest is connected to the platform rear portion while a body projects from the front portion of the platform. The ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5551749 | Child support cushion An infant support seat and cushion having an inner support structure including a backrest and seat and base support member and having a removable cushion assembly. The cushion assembly has a back cushion section, a seat cushion section and a pair of side ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5509720 | Alphabet block chair kit An alphabet block kit comprising a series of blocks that have letters of the alphabet inscribed or formed on the faces thereof and wherein the respective blocks can be assembled to form a chair and further can be readily disassembled.... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507551 | Stuffed figure chair A stuffed figure chair including a cushioned figure, a removable seat, and a mechanism for removably fastening the removable seat to the cushioned figure. The cushioned figure includes a torso connected to a pair of lower limbs. Separate strap receiving m... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5364161 | Inflatable rocking chair An inflatable rocking chair comprising a seat and a frame. The seat is inflatable having a holding portion and a sitting portion. The frame is formed from a plurality of tubes having two connecting tubes which forms the horizontal tubes of the chair. Two ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5356204 | Knock-down child's chair A knock-down chair suitable for a child. The chair includes a rectangular seat having a slot adjacent its rear end to receive the base tongue of a back that is contoured to define a symbol such as a letter of the alphabet or a digit that identifies the ch... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5354118 | Stuffed figure chair A stuffed figure chair including a cushioned figure, a removable seat, and a mechanism for removably fastening the removable seat to the cushioned figure. The cushioned figure includes a torso connected to a pair of lower limbs. Separate strap receiving m... | 10/11/1994 |
