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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061775 | Seating apparatus with reclining movement The invention provides a seating apparatus having a reclining movement with a corresponding seat lift movement. The apparatus further provides a seating support surface having increased comfort comprising a shaped diaphragm with a series of calculated openings provi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8029060 | Chair A chair has a supporting frame, a seat portion, a back portion, and a recline mechanism. The mechanism moves the seat portion upon a reclining action of the back portion. The mechanism has a rear deformable member and a front deformable member operatively connecting... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025334 | Piece of furniture A body support structure, such as a piece of furniture, in particular a piece of furniture for sitting on or a piece of furniture for lying on, such as, for example, chair, armchair, stool, bed or sofa, a seat of the piece of furniture being supported by a spring me... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7857390 | Piece of furniture The invention relates to a body support structure (1), such as a piece of furniture (1), in particular a piece of furniture for sitting on or a piece of furniture for lying on, such as, for example, chair (3), armchair, stool, bed or sofa, a sea... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7806478 | Task chair with dual tilting capabilities A task chair capable of forward and rearward synchronized movement with a base assembly, a linkage supported by the base assembly to pivot about an axis in relation to the base assembly, a seat assembly pivotally retained relative to the linkage, and a back assembly... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7568763 | Control for seating unit with back stop A seating unit includes a base with a control housing, a back supported on the base for reclining movement, and a seat supported at least partially by a pivoting link on the base for synchronous movement with the back upon recline of the back. A back stop is operabl... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7410216 | Tension adjustment mechanism for a chair A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring assembly therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly. This tilt control mechanism includes a tension adjustment assembly having a radial adjustment arm which supports the legs of a pair ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384100 | Flexible reclining chair A flexible chair that includes a seat member with seat bottom and back rest portions, first and second pairs of legs, and a plurality of cross members. The pair of first legs are pivotly connected to rearward positions of the seat bottom portion and extend downwardl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350863 | Height-adjustable work chair Work chair, comprising a seat, supported in a height-adjustable manner by a column on a foot, and an adjustable backrest, the seat, at least in part, having a substantially horizontal position, and the backrest promoting an upright position of the user's back, chara... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325873 | Seating unit A seating unit comprising a base configured to be positioned on a floor, a torsional energy unit connected to the base, a back connected to the torsional energy unit and a seat rotatably connected to the torsional energy unit. The torsional energy unit biases the ba... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322653 | Integrated videogaming and computer workstation Disclosed is a videogaming and computer workstation unit, preferably integrated with an ergonomic chair, which permits ease of entry and exit to the chair for users of various sizes, and which permits users to use peripheral devices for operating video games and com... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311361 | Apparatus for simultaneously folding seat back and armrest An apparatus for simultaneously folding seat back and armrest, which comprises a seat assembly, a seat back assembly, a pivoting assembly, two armrests and an adjusting assembly. The seat assembly is mounted on a base of a chair. The seat back assembly is pivoted to... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278688 | Elastic support structure for a human body to lean against The elastic support structure for human body to lean against includes a connecting frame, a swing rack, and an elastic rod. The connecting frame includes a connecting surface and a positioning part for the support structure. The swing rack has its first end placed o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267405 | Chair with a synchronous coordinating system for the chair back A chair with a synchronous coordinating system for the chair back includes a base, a chair cushion and a chair back. The base and the chair cushion are connected fixedly or formed integrally, and the chair back is articulated with the base which is articulated with ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264311 | Synchrotilt seating unit with comfort surface A seating unit includes a base, a reclineable back, a seat, and a control operably supporting the back and the seat on the base for synchronous movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a pair of flexible support members and a link that co... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243993 | Tilting mechanism for a chair and a chair having the same A chair has a backrest and a pair of armrests. A pair of support struts for supporting the backrest is connected to a shaft of a base under a seat. The armrest is supported by an arm post. An operating lever is mounted on the upper front end of the arm post. When th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243935 | Wheelchair having a pivot provision adjacent the knee of a user Wheelchair of which a sitting support is pivotable about a virtual or non-virtual pivot axis, extending substantially horizontally, substantially at right angles to a main driving direction of the wheelchair, wherein the upper part of the body of the user, at least ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237847 | Automotive seat with active back A vehicle seat for use by an occupant in a vehicle, for example an automobile. The vehicle seat comprises a seat base (12) coupled to a support structure (6) of the vehicle. A back frame (40) including side members (41, 43), the back fram... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234775 | Dynamically balanced seat assembly having independently and arcuately movable seat and backrest and method A seat assembly (21) including a seat (22), a backrest (23) and a mounting assembly (24) mounting the seat (22) in a near horizontal orientation for movement along an upwardly concaved arcuate seat path having a center of curvature... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234774 | Seating unit with novel flexible supports A seating unit includes a seat, a back, a base, and a motion control having a plurality of flexible supports for operably supporting the seat and back on the base. The flexible supports are movable in a generally fore-to-aft direction but stiff in a generally vertic... | 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 |
| 7213886 | Modular tilt housing for a seating structure A kit for assembling a seating structure includes a tilt housing having a plurality of connector arrangements including at least a first and second connector arrangement. A first seating arrangement has a first mounting arrangement configured to be connected to the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198329 | Height adjustable work chair A height adjustable chair has an upper portion that moves relative to a lower portion. Push-off arm rests are provided so that a person need not leave the chair to adjust the seat height upwardly. A seated person can transfer their body weight to the push-off arm re... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198328 | Locking device for an office chair structure with an articulation permitting the movement of the seat and the seat back and related structures of the chair A locking device in an office chair structure of the type with articulation permitting the movement of the adjustable seat and seat back, with a mobile base from which a column rises, which is adjustable in height, and which supports a seat plane and a hinged seat b... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7165811 | Control mechanism for seating unit A seating unit includes a base, a reclineable back, a seat, and a control operably supporting the back and the seat on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a pair of flexible support members and a link that combine to ope... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147282 | Chair with backrest depth adjustment mechanism A backrest depth adjustment mechanism which allows adjustment of the backrest assembly in a front-to-back manner with respect to the seat. The backrest assembly generally includes a backrest frame supporting the backrest. The backrest frame includes opposite end por... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147285 | Reclining apparatus for chair A reclining apparatus is provided between a post and a seat of a chair. The reclining apparatus includes a first joint for attachment to the post, a second joint pivotally connected with the first joint for supporting the seat and a locking device for locking the se... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7114777 | Chair having reclineable back and movable seat A seating unit includes a seating unit having a base, a seat and a back operably pivoted to the base for synchronous movement including recline of the back and forward movement of the seat, an adjustable variable back stop adjustably engaging the seat for adjustably... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097249 | Tilting mechanism for a chair and chair having the same A chair has a backrest and a pair of armrests. A pair of support struts for supporting the backrest is connected to a shaft of a base under a seat. The armrest is supported by an arm post. An operating lever is mounted on the upper front end of the arm post. When th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7066538 | Chair with tilt lock mechanism A tiltable chair is provided with a tilt lock mechanism that can be activated when the chair is at any tilt position, the tilt lock mechanism engaging and locking the chair when the chair moves into the upright, neutral position. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052088 | Reclining chair Reclining chair includes a leg (4), a seat base (3) and a backrest, with the seat base and backrest being able to be moved and tilted in respect of said leg, for maintaining the center of gravity. A tilting arrangement includes a first body (5) ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048335 | Seating unit with crossbar seat support A seating unit includes a base having a housing and support arms extending laterally on each side of the housing. A back frame is pivoted to the support arms on each side, and a slide slidably engages the housing. A seat-supporting structure includes a crossbar pivo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036881 | Chair seat tilt mechanism The seat plate of a chair control is pivotably mounted to the main frame so as to be tiltable forwardly and rearwardly. An arm extending from the seat plate has a slot which receives a pin of the main frame to limit forward and rearward tilting of the seat plate. Th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036882 | Chair, in particular office chair A chair, in particular office chair, comprises a seat support with a front seat support part and a rear seat support part which is pivotable in relation thereto about a horizontal pivoting axis. An adjustable-length energy storing device, which is articulated to the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017992 | Chair control device for a tiltable chair A chair control device for a tiltable chair wherein the chair control includes a a one-piece integral structure mainframe housing, including an integral extension for a seat locking cam means, for supporting adjustment mechanisms. The housing is affixed to the under... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6979059 | Rocking chair construction A rocking chair has a flexible joint between a chair base and a chair component permitting rocking action. The flexible joint includes a housing with a plurality of internal surfaces. A plurality of compressible rods are disposed within the housing and a rigid membe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969116 | Chair with backward and forward passive tilt capabilities A chair with backward and forward passive tilt capabilities including a seat assembly, a back assembly, a frame assembly, a wheeled base, a pedestal and a tilt mechanism. The tilt mechanism includes first, second and third links, first, second, third and fourth pivo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957864 | Chair with a stopping device A chair includes an upper frame disposed above and pivoted to a lower frame. A stopping device includes a slide mounted slidably on the upper frame, and a stopping member. The slide is slidable between a first position, where the stopping member is offset from a rea... | 10/25/2005 |
