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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427105 | Back construction for seating unit A back construction includes a base with a yoke formed by a cross member and upright side arms that define a U-shape, armrests supported by the side arms, and a seat and back also supported by the side arms for synchronized motion upon recline of the back. Specifica... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7380881 | Ergonomically responsive chair An apparatus—which could be a chair (10), but could also be an apparatus that supports a person in other than a seated position—comprising a moveable platform (including a seat (12) in case of a chair) urged always toward a neutral position when a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7273254 | Vehicle seat unit The invention is intended to improve operability of a seat unit in a process of turning it from an approximately horizontal storage position to a seating position. An upper end of a seatback (SB) in its seating position and a rear end of a seat cushion (SC) are join... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255395 | Seat assembly with movable inner seat back A seat assembly includes a seat cushion, an adjuster mechanism and a seat back. The seat cushion has opposite front and rear ends. The adjuster mechanism is operatively coupled between the floor of the motor vehicle and the seat cushion. The adjuster mechanism allow... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229118 | Slouch rear seat system An automotive slouch rear seat with improved adjustability is provided including an upper seat back and a lower seat bottom. The upper seat back includes a fixed rear seat back, a pivotal seat back, and a sliding seat back. The pivotal seat back has an upper end and... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219946 | Stow in floor seat assembly with automatic lateral displacement A seat assembly includes a seat cushion extending laterally between spaced apart side members. The seat cushion includes a front cross member extending between the side members. Front legs are pivotally assembled at one end to the front cross member for pivotal move... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195316 | Multi-positional seat The present invention provides an apparatus for use in sitting on a vehicle and a method for use in manufacturing a seat. The apparatus can include a base, a back secured with the base and a seat pan secured with the base. The seat pan can further include a first po... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192089 | Automotive seat with a backrest whose position can be electrically adjusted In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular rear seat or rear seat bench, having a seat part (2) and having a backrest (3) which has a foldover function brought about with an electric drive, the foldover function bringing about a folding ov... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156463 | Motor vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat has a pivoted backrest that can be swung forward in the direction of a seating of the seat, a longitudinal seat adjuster for adjusting the longitudinal position of the seat, a locking device of the longitudinal seat adjuster for locking a longit... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140682 | Adjusting device for a vehicle seat A vehicle seating system for adjusting, without rails, the vertical and longitudinal position and the inclination of a vehicle seat relative to a vehicle floor has, in one embodiment, first and second pivot levers, spaced apart from one another in an adjustment dire... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131154 | Mobile transport device A convertible wheeled chair is easily changed by an attendant into a gurney of the same height as a patient bed. During the process of transferring a patient from an upright position to a reclining position, convertible wheeled chair shifts the center of gravity of ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7111904 | Vehicle seating supporting a perch position A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat back; and a seat bottom. The seat bottom is selectively moveable between a first, generally flat position for supporting a passenger in an upright seating position with the passenger's hips located at a first height abo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093897 | Automobile vehicle seat adaptable to accommodate a child A seat for an automobile vehicle comprises a seat pan (2) and a seat back (3), the seat pan (2) featuring a seating surface that is approximately horizontal extending from the seat back (3) to a forward limit (43), the seating surf... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090240 | Tiltable seating apparatus for wheelchair A tiltable seating frame (10) for selectively positioning seating in a wheelchair, in which a seat platform (12) has opposing sides (18) that each extend to an arcuate distal edge (20) and each side defines an arcuate slot (22) par... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6945605 | Chair having a slide mechanism for the seat A chair includes a seat portion 1(1B), a seat support 2(2B) supporting the seat portion 1, a rear seat support 3(3B) extending rearwardly upwardly relative to the seat support 2(2B), and a slide mechanis... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942296 | Apparatus to assist disabled persons An apparatus for facilitating, in handicapped patients, undressing, dressing and access to body parts between the waist and knees of the patient. The apparatus includes a seat (20) and a back support (10) which between them form an open region (11 | 09/13/2005 |
| 6908155 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has a seat part and a backrest which can be folded over from a travelling position in the direction of the seat part. The seat part can be moved during the folding over. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896329 | Chair, in particular office chair The chair, particularly an office chair, has a backrest articulated to a seat support by way of a rest support. A seat surface is movable synchronously with the backrest. A front region of the seat surface is connected to the seat support via a sliding guide and a r... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863346 | Chair A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising a pedestal, a seat support supported thereon, a seat plate supported on said seat support, and a backrest secured on said seat support. Said seat support comprises a rear supporting and guiding unit facing said back... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6820935 | Armchair with variable position The invention discloses an armchair (1) with variable position comprising a support structure (2) having a post (3) defining a first vertical axis (Z), a first frame (8) comprising a first pivot (9) defining a second horizontal axi... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6789847 | Reclining chair A reclining chair has a control switch and a control device. The control device has a tube connected to a support frame, a joint disposed on a seat, a rod inserted through the tube and connected to the joint, a control thread connected to the control switch and a cy... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776454 | Seat The invention concerns a seat (1) with a seat support (2) which has a seating surface (3) as well as a backrest (4) connected pivotable with it, which seating surface (3) and backrest (4) are mounted adjustably and fixably o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769739 | Vehicle seat, especially for aircraft A vehicle seat, especially for aircraft, includes a seat part (10) and a backrest (12) displaceable relative to each other by at least one adjustment device (14). The adjustment device (14) is provided with a plurality of articulation poi... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6742840 | Adjustable seats Adjustable seats and components thereof are detailed. The seats, particularly (although not exclusively) useful in commercial aircraft, permit substantial angular recline without the corresponding rearward linear movement necessarily occurring in conventional seats.... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739665 | Seat mounting system for a motion chair A motion chair includes a pair of side frames, each of which has a front leg, a rear leg and a side rail brace member interconnected therebetween. A seat is located between the side frames, and includes a pair of resilient spring-type seat frames. A seat mounting ar... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715831 | Swing having seat units with tiltable backrests A swing includes two seat units swingably connected to an upright support frame through suspending members. Each seat unit includes a seat frame disposed between inner and outer armrest frames, and a backrest frame pivoted to the seat frame and rear legs of the armr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6705677 | Chair with seatback and rotating damper device A forward end part of an arm part (53) of a seatback frame is connected to a forward end part of a main frame (3) such that the forward end part of said arm part (53) can turn about a horizontal axis (61) extending leftward and rightward.... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688690 | Office chair A chair having an adjustable resilient back recliner mechanism, a pair of adjustable armrests, modular upper back portions and an adjustable lumbar support. The chair includes a tension control that adjusts the tension in the recliner mechanism. The tensi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685267 | Chair and synchrotilt chair mechanism A synchrotilt chair mechanism and a chair are provided. The synchrotilt chair mechanism is for use on a chair that has a base assembly with an extending pedestal, a seat and a back. The mechanism includes a chassis that is coupled to the pedestal and a se... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669292 | Ergonomic chair An ergonomic chair includes a four-bar linkage arrangement wherein a lower frame member is provided with a rigid front support and a rigid rear support with a seat member pivotably connected to the front support. A back rest has an upper support pivotably... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6644733 | Chair with a seat slidable relative to a seat base for synchronously actuating a footrest and a backrest A chair includes a seat base, a seat slidably mounted on the seat base, a backrest disposed rearwardly of the seat base, a footrest disposed frontwardly of the seat base, a front linkage unit interconnecting the footrest to the seat base, and a rear linka... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641214 | Chair with improved cradle motion, particularly for aircrafts Chairs employed in economy-class aircraft seating often incline by rotation of the back about a fixed point, usually the rear edge of the fixed seat. While increasing the comfort of one passenger, this form of seat inclination reduces the space available ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6578917 | Seat The invention concerns a seat (1) with at least one seat base part (2) and at least one backrest part (3) which seat is supported on a seat carrier (4) and is movable in relation to said carrier by positioning drive (5, 6). Considering one of possibly mul... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575531 | Reclining chair with adjustment telescopic tube A reclining chair comprises a telescopic tube assembly connected to a seat for adjusting the inclination of the seat and a backrest, and a lock unit mounted on the telescopic tube assembly for locking releasably an inner tube against an outer tube of the ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550863 | Vehicle seat having an inclination-adjustable seat cushion In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a seat frame (3), a seat shell (21) which is fitted to the seat frame (3) and bears a seat cushion (23), and an inclination adjuster (11) by means of which one part (19) of the seat... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547330 | Body support system A body support system comprises a seat (3) including a base (19) and a seat member (21). The seat member (21) is slidably mounted on the base (19). A back support (7) is pivotable relative to the seat, and a connecting member (25) extends between the back... | 04/15/2003 |
