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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857389 | Structure for connecting members The present invention intends to arrange the appearance of furniture at a connecting portion between a first member having stiffness and a second member movable relative to the first member and having stiffness without forming the connecting portion in an unnaturall... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7802847 | Angle-adjusting structure for backrest of chair An angle-adjusting structure for a backrest of a chair is mounted at a rear side of a butterfly-shaped mounting member of the chair. The angle-adjusting structure includes a main body and a rotating member jointly passed through by a shaft having external teeth. A r... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7712833 | Structure for connecting members A structure intends to arrange the appearance of furniture at a connecting portion between a first member having stiffness and a second member movable relative to the first member and having stiffness without forming the connecting portion in an unnaturally large di... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7434879 | Structure for attaching spring A structure for attaching a frame-like spring being capable of effectively reducing the number of parts, is provided. According to this structure, a reaction force frame element which is a frame-like spring is attached via a lower frame portion and an upper frame po... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416251 | Chair An improved chair is disclosed. The chair includes: (i) a seat; (ii) a base portion connected to the bottom of the seat; (iv) an upwardly extending support frame connected to either the seat or the base; and (v) a backrest connected to the support frame by a number ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416252 | Backpost unit of wooden dining chair with reclining mechanism A backpost for use in wooden dining chair. The backpost unit provides reclining movements for a wooden chair of the type having a stationary frame section within which the backpost unit is secured. The backpost unit consists of an interlocking mechanism with minimum... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7249801 | Cushioning device to cushion the backrest of a chair, an armchair, an office chair or similar Cushioning device to cushion a backrest with respect to the seat of a chair or suchlike. The device comprises a first supporting element connected to the backrest, a second supporting element connected to the seat and pinned to the first supporting element, and a sp... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247078 | Rotatable entertainment device A rotatable entertainment device includes a mobile arm rotatably coupled to the entertainment device, and a motion translation device coupled to the entertainment device and the mobile arm to convert an oscillatory motion of the entertainment device into a rotationa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234777 | Chair with adjustable armrests and backrest A task chair is disclosed, including a base, a seat supported by the base, and a pair of uprights connected to the base and extending upwardly from the seat. A pair of armrests are attached respectively to the uprights, and are selectively positionable along the upr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226127 | Ergonomic chair backrest A “task” chair intended primarily for a person working at a computer terminal has a back provided with a pair of upright struts that incorporate respective parallelogram linkages operative to increase the curvature of the lumbar region of the seat back while at ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207623 | Item of transformable furniture The invention relates to an item of transformable furniture, in particular to a chair that transforms into a desk and vice cersa. An item of transformable furniture consisting of two substantially flat elements (5) and (6) connected with each other, wh... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7134722 | Chair A simple arrangement of a chair allows transformation of the shape of a backrest. The chair has a transformable backrest and a backrest receiving member that supports a bottom end portion of the backrest in a slidable manner toward a certain direction and an operati... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131700 | Back construction for seating unit A back construction includes a back shell having stiff thoracic and pelvic regions connected by a flexible lumbar region in a manner adapted to ergonomically support a seated user. The back shell includes spaced-apart resilient edge strips and leaf springs attached ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118177 | Chair with tiltable backrest A chair comprising a support structure bearing a seat and a backrest, in which the backrest comprises a bearing portion and a connecting portion for connection to the support structure, in which the backrest is tiltable rearwards relative to a resting position under... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103927 | Cot that folds into a compact configuration A cot having a frame that is configured so that one end, such as the head end of the cot, is recessed within the other end, i.e., the foot end of the cot, when the cot is folded. As an example, the legs of one end may recess into the legs of the other end. To this e... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104607 | Seat This present invention discloses a seat, comprising: a seat cushion; and a seat back frame connected to the seat cushion, the seat back frames being bent in a range of specified bending angle in a direction of moving the top end backward by a backward load over a pr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097628 | Traction chair system A traction chair system for efficiently relieving an individual of lower back pain. The traction chair system includes a chair frame, a seat, a plurality of actuators attached between the chair frame and the seat for elevating/lowering the seat, a backrest, a harnes... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093900 | Seat The invention relates to a seat with a stable base wherein the angle of inclination of the seating surface can be moved around a pivot provided between the base and the seating surface, the latter being forced to move continuously and cyclically. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7044892 | Child activity device A child activity device for entertaining and promoting activity in a child is disclosed. The child activity device is configurable between a use and storage position and may also include a frame providing bouncing motion for a child. The activity device includes a s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025424 | Chair back for a chair A chair back for a chair that includes a support frame portion having a defined shape and is adapted to attach to a chair base member. The chair back for a chair may also include a tensioning frame portion having a defined shape and a removable elastomeric support s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008015 | Seat suspension assembly A seat suspension assembly including a base including a first pair of spaced legs adapted to be securable to a support structure. The first pair of legs is connected to a back member. A seat frame is adapted to support a seating surface and disposed between the firs... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6902230 | Foldable child support device A foldable child support device includes a main frame unit, first and second frame units, and a seat support member. The main frame unit includes left and right frame portions. The first frame unit includes a first rod member, two arm members connected respectively ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6820934 | Chair having flexible back support A chair comprises a seat support assembly including a seat support, the seat support assembly being adapted to stand on a surface so as to provide the seat support at a suitable height for a person to sit on, and a back support assembly, including a back frame membe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817667 | Reclinable chair A chair (10) includes a supporting frame (20,22) and a seat portion (14) which is foldable about a transverse fold to define a rearward portion behind the transverse fold and a forward portion, forward of the transverse fold. The seat portion ( | 11/16/2004 |
| 6786548 | Chair construction A synchrotilt chair includes a base, a back, a seat, and a link(s) pivoted to a rear of the base and to a bottom of the back to form a four-bar linkage arrangement. In one form, the chairs are nestable and stackable for dense storage. In another form, the chairs are... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6779846 | Chair with flexible, resilient back support A chair with a flexible resilient back support structure includes a hollow tubular seat frame, a hollow tubular backrest frame pivotally connected to the seat frame, and a limit stop affixed to the backrest frame or the seat frame adjacent to the pivot points. The l... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761406 | Chair fitted with an upholstery member In a chair 1 having an upholstery member 7 fitted on a backrest portion or seat plate 4 serving as a portion adapted to contact a human body, upright portions 41 and elastic pieces 8 allowing their deflection in the direction in wh... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6742839 | Stackable chair A chair comprising a supporting structure (12) having a pair of front legs (20a) and a pair of rear legs (22) and carrying a seat (14) and a backrest (16). The supporting structure (12) comprises a transverse element ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739663 | Flexible bar-type back pivot mounting arrangement for a chair A back mounting arrangement for a chair in which a back member is pivotable relative to a seat member. The back mounting arrangement includes a flexible bar-type pivot member interposed between the seat member and the back member. The pivot member includes an upper ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6626494 | Chair and method for correcting an improper alignment of spinal vertebrae Disclosed is a chair and a method using the chair, which can be not only used easily and comfortably but also utilized in treating an improper alignment of spinal vertebrae. The chair has a seat assembly for seating the user on the seat assembly, the seat... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6536841 | Synchrotilt chair A synchrotilt chair includes a base, a back, a seat, and a link(s) pivoted to a rear of the base and to a bottom of the back to form a four-bar linkage arrangement. A spring arrangement includes a resilient member at one of the joints of each link to bias... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6406096 | Seat spring system A chair including a seat assembly having an improved seat spring system to provide a flexible spring backrest frame. A pair of ends of spaced apart backrest frame members are arranged in registry with respective ends of seat support frame members, with ea... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6056361 | Articulated support chair An articulated support chair has a frame, a seat cantilevered from the frame, and a back hanging from the frame, with a lower end of the back hinged to an underside of the seat. A lumbar support extends from the seat and pivots to maintain supporting cont... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6045186 | High tension back frame for vehicle seat assembly A back frame for a vehicle seat assembly having an upright frame member capable of supporting compressive and tensile loading and a secondary, tensile load carrying member capable only of supporting significant loads in tension. The tensile load carrying ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5904397 | Seating unit comprising two adjacent, pivotal support elements A seating unit having two adjacent and mutually pivotal support elements 3, 4) pivotal between an initial position and a maximum flexed position. A spring element (12) is secured between the support elements (3, 4) and biases the support elements (3, 4) i... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5904398 | Ergonomically designed seat assembly for a portable wheelchair A wheelchair having an ergonomically designed seat assembly is provided. The seat assembly includes a backrest subassembly connected to a seat frame The backrest subassembly includes a backrest frame, at least one resilient pivotal member connected to the... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902012 | Chair with movable back A chair, with an elastic movable means capable of allowing the back of the chair to be leaned back at an angle of inclination, is disclosed. The chair has one or more leg frames. A seat frame is mounted to the top portion of the leg frames and holds a sea... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5890763 | Arrangement in a pivotable mounting, especially for a chair A pivotable fastening for a chair, includes fastening members as well as a resilient element allowing resilient displacement of the fastening members The fasting has two substantially identical fastening members one of which has a, and delete the remainde... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5887945 | Infant seat An infant seat consists of collapsible and intersecting frame members providing for a substantial base to accommodate elevation of an infant maintained therein. One of the frame members is articulated with the two pieces thereof being interconnected by a ... | 03/30/1999 |
