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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061772 | Integrated child seat having special functions A passenger seat with an integrated child seat that comprises a folded-in position and a folded-out position. In its folded-in position the passenger seat can be used as a seat for an adult passenger. In its folded-out position the child seat can be used as a seat f... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7413249 | Child seat for a vehicle The inventive pneumatic child seat (1) comprises a back part (8) and a seating part (7). The child seat (1) can be impinged upon by pressure from a pressure gas store (11) after the closing element (6) is opened. The child s... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7140589 | Cushion lift for seat assembly A cushion lift assembly for raising and lowering the front and rear portions of an automobile seat independently and/or simultaneously. The cushion lift assembly includes mounting members and a pair of connecting members interconnecting the mounting members. The con... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7070239 | Child-restraining vehicle seat A child-restraining vehicle seat includes a body stored within a vehicle seat and further includes a bottom portion for sitting on and a pull out handle attached thereto to pull the child seat out. The body is formed from material having resilient properties for pro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063368 | Electric vehicle seat stowing structure An electric vehicle seat stowing structure having a swing drive mechanism for swinging a seat cushion between a seating position and a stowing position, the swing drive mechanism provided on a floor of a vehicle in the vicinity of a wheel house including a group of ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6971718 | Child safety seat A child safety seat is disclosed which is incorporated into the squab of a vehicle seat in which part of the squab can be moved to an elevated position. The child safety seat incorporates at least one latch to maintain two components of the seat in a predetermined r... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6494531 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to face in a first direction or a second direction comprising a seat frame and a seat base having a first seat back and a recess portion. Further, the vehicle seat provides a means for pivotally connecting the first sea... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488333 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to either face in a first direction or a second opposed direction is provided. The seat comprises a base that allows for the back rest of the seat to be moved, alternatively, forward or back on a cushion such that the u... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474738 | Flip-up bolster chair A chair assembly includes a seat shell that includes a seat section adapted to support a user thereon and a back section extending upwardly from the seat section. The seat shell further includes a pair of first coupler portions, and a bolster having a sup... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6386629 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a console pivotally mounted on a seat back and a booster seat movable between a stowed positioned and an upright position. The seat includes a seat bottom having first and second portions which define a generally horizontal seating... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6203102 | Child support device with slidable seat element A multi-purpose child support device comprises a frame having a base for placement on a floor surface and a support section positioned above said base. A seat element is configured for receiving a toddler child in a sitting position and engaging the suppo... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199945 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat comprising a seat frame and a seat base with a back support assembly including a first backrest and a second backrest longitudinally movable along the seat frame from a first position to a second position enabling a seated occupant to rest ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6089661 | Chair A chair that can be adapted for use as a child's chair has a bottom part (1) which carries a seat (2) and a back rest (3). The seat (2) is comprised of a first fixed part (4) and a second part (5) which is hinged to the fixed part such as to enable the se... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6074007 | Child support device with slidable seat element A multi-purpose child support device comprises a frame having a base for placement on a floor surface and a support section positioned above said base. A seat element is configured for receiving a toddler child in a sitting position and engaging the suppo... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6056359 | Two-position latch system A power boat helmsman's station chair having a two-section seat bottom articulated by a pivotal hinge framework so that the front section of the seat can be folded up from its normal position as a horizontal extension of the rear section of the seat botto... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053573 | Child seat A child seat is provided which can ensure to stop a seat plate at a desired level and which can easily allow the adjustment of the height of the seat plate. The seat plate having a front seat plate and a rear seat plate is supported to a seat body having ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5997083 | Vehicle seat with height adjustable seat cushion A vehicle seat, the seat cushion of which is divided into front and rear cushions in a fore-and-aft direction. The front cushion is rotatably mounted at its front-side lower end on a front end of a cushion frame of the vehicle seat to be tilted forward or... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5911470 | Vehicle seat including an armrest integrated in the seat proper A vehicle seat has a seat proper fitted with an integrated armrest which is movable between a retracted position where the armrest forms an integral portion of the seat proper and a raised position where the armrest is moved upwards and rearwards by a str... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5833314 | Integrated child seat for motor vehicle-seat An integrated child seat for use with a motor vehicle seat has a forward seat area of the movable seat surface part with at least the width of a commercially available impact body. A rearward seat area has a significantly smaller width.... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5788326 | Multi-functional seat for vehicle A seat cushion is bisected into a front seat cushion and a rear seat cushion. The front seat cushion is liftably and lowerably supported through a lifting mechanism which includes a front link and a rear link. When the seat back is reclined rearwards, a l... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5660437 | Child seat capable of being integrated into a motor-vehicle seat A child seat for a motor vehicle is adjustable between a lower retracted state at the normal seat height of the motor vehicle seat, and an unfolded position in which the child seat stands out from the normal seat height for occupation by a child. A frame ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5609392 | Integrated child seat An integrated child seat includes a movable cushion insert (16) that is supported on a seat frame (12) for movement between a lower position, wherein the cushion insert is aligned with a seating surface (15), and a raised position, wherein the cushion ins... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5553918 | Convertible seat structure and the application thereof in particular in a motor vehicle The seat structure comprises a base (10), a backrest (20) with a cushion (22), a seat (30) with a cushion (32) which has an upper face (3201) and a lower face (3202) and is divided into a fixed rear section (321) close to the backrest (20) and a front sec... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5542742 | Integrated infant seat for vehicles An infant seat apparatus is described for a primary seat in a motor vehicle. The infant seating apparatus includes an infant seat cushion, an infant seat back and an overhead guide attached to an upper end of the infant seat back substantially perpendicul... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5524962 | Tilt forward seat base for integrated infant seat An integrated infant seat apparatus is described for a primary seat in a motor vehicle. The infant seating apparatus includes an infant seat cushion, an infant seat back and an overhead guide attached to an upper end of the infant seat back substantially ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5375909 | Complex chair device A complex chair device includes a first chair and a second chair telescoped in the first chair. The seat of the first chair has a central receiving hole in which the seat of the first chair is fitted. A plurality of notches are formed in the peripheral ed... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5282665 | Passenger seat and passenger seat leg assembly with energy absorbing zone including auxiliary crush-resisting means A passenger seat leg assembly with an energy absorbing zone. The seat includes fore and aft located legs for being fastened to a seating track mounted on a floor and fore and aft located seat-bottom support for supporting a seat bottom assembly including ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5282666 | Vehicle seat assembly with integrated child seat A vehicle seat assembly is disclosed which includes an integral child seat that can be deployed for use in seating a child or maintained in a stowed position enabling the seat to be occupied by an adult. The seat assembly includes a pair of panels movably... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5265934 | Lifting device for the cushion of a vehicle seat The lifting device for a vertically adjustable front cushion of a vehicle seat comprises a support structure with first and second vertically extending flanges on either side. The first flanges have a fixedly connected first pin and the second flanges hav... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5193765 | Seating An aircraft seat convertible in situ for economy class and business class usage is described herein. In the case of a two-seater convertible seat, arm dividers are movably mounted on a seat frame for positioning thereon according to required widths of sea... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5121964 | Motor-vehicle seat sitting unit equipped with a raisable central part for receiving a child's seat This sitting unit comprises a central part (5) articulated on the front edge of the sitting unit and thus raisable forwards, a receptacle (7) designed to receive this central part (5) when it is turned down into the sitting unit, and a device (8, 8a, 12) ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4768827 | Stowable car seat for children A seat assembly for vehicles such as automobiles or passenger trains comprises a child-sized seat which is shiftable between an extended position for use atop an adult-sized chair, and a retracted position recessed within a chamber of the adult chair when... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4555135 | Built-in child's safety seat for vehicles A built-in child's safety seat for vehicles is disclosed. The safety seat may be conveniently stored within the horizontal sitting surface of a passenger seat when not in use. By a simple pulling motion, a child's safety seat is formed which provides more... | 11/26/1985 |
