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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182037 | Fold-and-dive seat assembly for vehicle A fold-and-dive seat assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The fold-and-dive seat assembly includes a seat cushion dived downward toward a floor panel by means of a dive link, a seat back connected to the seat cushion by a connection link, and rotatably connected to ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7914077 | Single motion load bearing release handle A seat assembly that is releasably secured to a floor, wherein the seat assembly is released from the floor by simply lifting the handle is provided. The seat assembly includes a latch assembly which releasably engages a platform such as a vehicle floor. The handle ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901005 | Vehicle seat A seat is disclosed for use in a vehicle. The seat includes a pivotable seat cushion, a pivotable seatback, and a pivotable headrest. A rearward portion of the seat cushion is pivotably attached to the floor of the vehicle by an anchor member. A forward portion of t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7850241 | Nestable and stackable chair A chair is provided comprising a seat assembly including a seat back and a seat bottom and a support frame including a left leg assembly and right leg assembly connected by a transverse support member. The seat back is pivotably connected to each of the leg assembli... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7794016 | Nestable and stackable chair A chair is provided comprising a seat assembly including a seat back and a seat bottom and a support frame including a left leg assembly and right leg assembly connected by a transverse support member. The seat back is pivotably connected to each of the leg assembli... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7780234 | Inertial latch assembly such as incorporated into a rear row pivoting seat bottom including a slotted inertial lock plate with resistive support in both design and upright positions An inertial latch assembly including a planar shaped sector pivotally mounted between a pair of spaced apart support plates. The sector exhibits a bottom including a central projecting shoulder separating first and second bottom surfaces. An arcuate interior channel... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7618094 | Repositionable seat assembly for a vehicle and a method of operating the same A seat assembly includes a frame operably attached to a vehicle. A seat bottom is operably attached to the frame. The seat bottom is repositionable between a seating position and a stowed position. A seat back is operably attached to the frame. The seat back is repo... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7611200 | Adjustable seat for use in a vehicle An adjustable seat for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A seat cushion is slidably mounted for movement between an aft position and a fore position, and a seat back is connected to the seat cushion. A latch connected to the seat back, and a mounting memb... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7568764 | Reclining rear seat for vehicle having four-bar link A reclining rear seat for a motor vehicle such as a pick-up truck is provided. The rear seat utilizes a pivoting, four-bar link arrangement between the underside of the seat bottom and the vehicle floor. The seat back is slidably and releasably attached to a striker... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7438354 | Integrated seatbelt in a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism A three point integrated seatbelt assembly incorporated into a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism. The cantilevered stowable seat can be mounted to a vehicle, where space may be selectively provided for positioning a wheelchair or oth... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7404603 | Drive for furniture for adjusting a first furniture part in relation to a second part Drive for furniture configured for adjusting a first furniture part in relation to a second furniture part the drive includes a pivot shaft, which is pivotally mounted on the first part and with which a pivot drive is operatively associated. The drive includes at le... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401857 | Liftable seat in a vehicle A liftable seat in a vehicle includes: a base frame; a seat cushion frame disposed on the base frame and to which a seat cushion is coupled; a seat back frame coupled to the seat cushion frame which is foldable in a forward direction and to which a seat back is coup... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398989 | Stand-up wheelchair with gearing down of the stand-up operation A stand-up type wheelchair for handicapped and sick people comprises a chassis (2) supporting an articulated structure (12) which includes a seat, a foot-rest, a chair-back, and two symmetrical lateral articulated systems. Each system includes ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387333 | Seat latch A collapsing truss that completes a four-bar mechanism of a vehicle seat coupled to a vehicle floor. The vehicle seat includes a seat back coupled to a cushion structure via the collapsing truss which incorporates a pivot and a latch which engages on a pin. The coll... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377582 | Supporting structure and seat apparatus having a retractable seat A seat apparatus include: a shaft rotated by a motor and operatively associated with the seat so as to move the seat; a first leg secured to the shaft and pivotably supported by the seat; a first spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374242 | Seat latch assembly for a rear row standing seat including a slotted inertial lock plate with resistive support in both design and upright positions A vehicle latch assembly including a stanchion support and a pivotally secured seat supporting bracket. A batwing shape sector is slaved to rotate with the bracket between the bracket and stanchion support. A sector bottom surface is interrupted by a shoulder projec... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367604 | Front latch assembly for vehicle seat cushion A vehicle seat cushion front latch assembly (32) includes an attachment latch (72) for providing attachment to an associated vehicle and includes a support bracket (78) whose pivotal positioning about a latch plate (66) is controlled by a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350867 | Vehicle seat A seat for a vehicle is provided with a sliding device including a slide-lock mechanism, the sliding device sliding a seat body in a case of releasing the slide-lock mechanism, a seatback including a reclining device, the seatback being tilted forward in a case of r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350844 | Structure of seat with walk-in mechanism A walk-in mechanism is provided to a seat, which includes an extension coil spring. One end of the extension coil spring is engaged with a first support element fixed to a floor, while another end thereof is engaged with a second support element fixed to the seat. T... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334842 | Chair with movable seat A chair includes a base which includes two facing sides and each of the facing sides has two grooves and both of which extend in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. A seat has four engaging members which are movably engaged with the four grooves in the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331558 | Long slide type rail system for detachable vehicle seat Disclosed herein is a slider rail for adjusting a longitudinal position of a detachable vehicle seat. The slide rail includes right and left fixed rails capable of being mounted on a vehicle body floor panel in a longitudinal direction and in parallel to each other,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328929 | Vehicle seat and a vehicle provided with such a seat The vehicle seat comprises a seat back, a seat proper, and a support mounted on a vehicle floor. The seat proper is connected to the support via a front link leg. The seat back is connected to the support via a rear link leg and via an intermediate link leg. A rear ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322056 | Adult bed An over-bed structure for a bed a bed including such a structure provides a plurality of members in a predominantly horizontal array supported on bed corner posts at a height above the mattress height. The horizontal array of members may be used as supports by perso... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302906 | Boat construction with stowable seat A boat having a jump seat is provided. The boat includes a boat hull having a recessed passenger compartment. The jump seat includes a support assembly comprising a support deck and a sleeve. A seat cushion is provided for selectively resting on a portion of the dec... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300107 | Vehicle seat having a flat floor position In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, having at least one front foot (11), at least one rear foot (21) coupled to the front foot (11), a seat cushion (3) coupled at least to the front foot (11 | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293838 | Seat for vehicle A seat for a vehicle has an upper panel provided integrally with a seat back which can be tilted forward and rearward by operating an operation lever for reclining use. At a first operation position of an operation lever for walk-in use, the operation lever for walk... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293835 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat back supported to a body floor of a vehicle, a seat cushion pivotally supported to the seat back so as to be tipped up relative to the seat back, the seat cushion having at least one hole formed in a bottom surface thereof, a leg membe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270375 | Push/pull disengage mechanism for use with a rear row seat for selective seat tumble or removal from a vehicle A disengage mechanism incorporated into a floor-mounted, forwardly pivotal and removable seat including a bottom and a pivotally associated back. The mechanism includes a handle-operated actuating assembly mounted to an underside of the seat bottom. A seat forward t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270371 | Truck slouch seat A vehicle slouch seat includes a cushion frame attached to a seat back frame such that the cushion frame is pivotable from an upright position to a slouch position. The slouch seat is also foldable and stowable against a vehicle cabin wall. Motion between the uprigh... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267406 | Foldable vehicle seat A foldable vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a lower end adapted to be supported relative to a vehicle floor to permit movement of the seat back frame between an upper, deployed position and a lowered, stowed position. A seat cross member is ad... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255399 | Thin profile folding vehicle seat An ultra compact, easy to operate folding vehicle seat includes a seat back, seat base and support leg members and is movable between a stow position and a design position. The folding vehicle seat includes a folding mechanism having an upper member for connection t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252337 | Seat arrangement for a motor vehicle seat The invention relates to a seat arrangement for a motor vehicle seat, comprising a seat base that defines a seat surface for a vehicle passenger and extends in the longitudinal direction of the seat, and a back rest. According to the invention, the back rest can be ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252320 | Foldable and storable seat for vehicle A foldable and storable seat for a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion pivotally supported at a rear portion thereof to a vehicle floor by a pair of spaced apart base brackets, cooperating members for causing a forward portion of the seat ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246845 | Structural seat system for an automotive vehicle A structural seat system is provided for an automotive vehicle. In another aspect of the present invention, a structural beam is employed which extends in a cross-vehicle direction spaced above a vehicle floor. A further aspect of the present invention provides a pa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246857 | Seat folding device of vehicle The seat folding device of a vehicle includes a seat frame that linearly slides along an anteroposterior direction of the vehicle on a guide rail fixed to a floor panel of the vehicle. Two folding brackets are pivotally coupled at a front middle portion of the seat ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247128 | Exercise assisting machine An exercise assisting instrument assists the user's knee-bending exercise, and lightens a burden and maintains safety of the user. It has a base 10, supporting columns 20, lifting mechanisms 30 consisting of lifting arms, lever arms 40, a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222921 | Wheelchair with foot rest A wheelchair has a frame which includes a right fore member and a left fore member, and a footrest between them. The footrest includes a right supporting arm extending rearwardly from the right fore member, a left supporting arm extending rearwardly from the left fo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219960 | Lifting chair with moving arms A lifting chair, having a seat which is pivoted upward, being hinged along its front edge to help lift an individual who has trouble rising from an ordinary chair, also has arms which move upward during this pivoting process. Similarly, the seat and arms are moved d... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213861 | Retractable seat device A retractable seat device includes a seat body having first and second ends rotatably connected to rear and front legs, respectively, first and second arms, and a link. When the first arm is rotated in a second direction, the rear leg and the front leg connected to ... | 05/08/2007 |
