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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914078 | Adjustable lower seat for use with a stand and lean type backrest A seat for use with a vehicle providing multiple positions for a member including a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position. The adjustor is designed to adjust and/or support the member in multiple positions. The member is configured ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7658447 | Vehicle seat with auto-fold leg One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat (10). The vehicle seat (10) comprises a seat back (14) coupled to a vehicle (5) by a base bracket (26) or directly to the vehicle. A seat base (12) is coupled to the ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7520566 | Stowable vehicle seat apparatus and method Some embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle seat that is movable to different positions with respect to a vehicle and that is coupled to a lockable strut that is variable in length. In some embodiments, a user-manipulatable control is coupled to a lo... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7506931 | Hydraulically powered folding vehicle seat fold A folding vehicle seat assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising at least one movable seat portion, and at least one fluid powered actuator. The actuators are connected to an operating system which is selectively activatable by a vehicle occupant. The movable se... | 03/24/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7434882 | Combination ergonomic chair and seat pivoting mechanism A combination chair and seat pivoting mechanism includes a frame and a seat section pivotally connected to a front end of the frame. The seat section is pivotal along a fulcrum axis defined along a front end thereof. The front end remains contiguously abutted with t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7374243 | Folding seat apparatus for vehicle A folding seat apparatus for a vehicle comprising a slide mechanism for slidably moving a seat in a front-and-rear direction, and a pop-up mechanism for popping up a seat cushion. The slide mechanism and pop-up mechanism are connected to the control lever. The contr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367627 | Armchair folding system The invention relates to an armchair folding system. According to the invention, the seat (1) and the corresponding armrests (3) are mounted using a tilting hinge system. More specifically, each armrest (3) is mounted to a rotary shaft (4... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367625 | Retractable seats A retractable seat may include a seat cushion and a seat back rotatably supported on the seat cushion in which one of the seat cushion and the seat back is arranged and constructed to be folded onto the other of the seat cushion and the seat back. At least one of th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7325876 | Seat assembly with seat back lockout A seat assembly includes a seat cushion having a riser releasably secured to a floor. A seat back operatively coupled to the seat cushion pivots between seating and folded positions. A recliner is coupled between the seat back and seat cushion. Rotation of an input ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303235 | Chair for venues with tiered seating A chair that can be mounted to a bleacher comprises a dual-pivot structure to enable movement of a seat between an up position, wherein the seat compactly fits within the bleacher envelope, and a down position, wherein the seat is substantially aligned with the blea... | 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 |
| 7296853 | Nestable chair Chair comprising, a fixed base structure comprising two front legs and two rear legs mutually connected by a cross member, in which the front legs and the rear legs are mutually offset in such a way that the front legs of a first chair can be inserted between the re... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7267403 | Foldable bleacher seats A foldable seat for a bleacher seating arrangement includes a mounting frame fixedly attached to or secured to a deck or platform of the bleacher seating arrangement, a seat portion attached to the mounting frame, and a back portion or backrest pivotally attached to... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7240963 | Hand rail assembly incorporating articulating seats A security handrail system having a plurality of vertical post members securable in a vertical orientation to a stratum, the vertical post members intersected by a plurality of horizontal cross members, there being articulatingly secured between adjacent vertical po... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226128 | Vehicle seat with floor position In the case of a vehicle seat (1) with a first seat rail (5), a second seat rail (8) which can be moved and locked relative to the first seat rail (5), by way of which the longitudinal seat position of the vehicle seat (1) can be a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222907 | Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat A release latch for use with a vehicle seat. A latch plate is rotatably secured to the seat and engages a floor mounted striker. A cam is rotatably secured to the seat and defines a shoulder biasingly seating against a support surface of the latch plate. A lever act... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210741 | Seat having pivotable seat cushion A vehicle seat includes a lower seat part that includes a seat cushion and a backrest, the backrest connected to the seat cushion such that the backrest can rotate about a first axis. The seat cushion is configured for movement between a use position and a loading p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201425 | 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, the seat cushion including a seat back frame, a seat back pivo... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198316 | Floor release latch mechanism for a vehicle seat interconnected with a secondary release associated with a rotatable seat back A combined seat back release and floor release for use with a vehicle seat. The seat back includes a first mechanism for forwardly rotating a seat back relative to a seat bottom. The floor release is actuated by the seat back by virtue of a linearly translatable cab... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192088 | Vehicle seat assembly A stowable seat assembly is provided for use with a vehicle having a floor and a recess formed therein. The assembly includes a seat and a pivot tube adapted to be secured to the vehicle floor, with the seat being operatively pivotal about the pivot tube between a f... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7168763 | Seatback reclining apparatus for a vehicle A seatback reclining apparatus capable of independently reclining divided seatbacks with different angles. Thereby, interference with a trim of a wheel housing when the seatback is positioned to a flat position is prevented. The seatback includes a reclining shaft p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165801 | Stow in floor seat assembly with automatic lateral displacement A seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor of an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion extending laterally between spaced apart side members. The seat cushion includes a front cross member extending between the side members. Inboard and outboard f... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159922 | Seat structure for vehicle There is provide a cover member which is pivotally connected to a vehicle floor near a rear end of a seat cushion at its lower end and to a seat back at its upper end. The seat back is supported by the cover member so as to move forward and be located in its rising ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156460 | Locking device for double folding of a vehicle seat The locking device provides for double folding of a detachable vehicle seat, and in particular provides for double folding of a detachable vehicle seat capable of achieving an easier engaging and disengaging of a double folding detachable vehicle seat by providing a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152925 | Detachable seat for automobiles A detachable seat for automobiles that folds and tumbles in a single operation while being firmly maintained in a desired position via a seat slide unit. The seat slide unit is fastened along a central line of a lower end thereof to an automobile body and includes a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152926 | Locking device for a vehicle seat In a locking device (1) for a vehicle seat (5), particularly for a motor vehicle seat, having locking elements (21, G) which interact in order to lock the locking device (1) and are moved away from one another to unlock it, and at least o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147286 | Versatile chair A versatile chair having a back assembly, a seat assembly and a leg assembly. Two brackets are formed on the leg assembly and create an axis of rotation for the back assembly and for the seat assembly independent of the back assembly. The back assembly rotates due t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131696 | Seat device for a vehicle A seat device includes: a seat-supporting post unit; a lower bracket secured to the seat-supporting post unit; a seat unit including an upper bracket that is pivoted to the lower bracket; first and second engaging members formed on the lower bracket; and a third eng... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121624 | Seat assembly having manual tumble with interlock and powered recline, fold and kneel A seat adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat including a seat bottom supported by the vehicle and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom is provided. The seat adjustment mechanism includes a first kneel mechanism connected to the vehicle seat and a powered motor op... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108305 | Automotive seat assembly having a rear latch lockout and spring assist A seat assembly selectively engages forward and rearward strikers along a floor of a motor vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion. The seat assembly also includes a seat riser mounted to the seat cush... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108330 | Portable chair There is provided a portable, folding chair with an enhanced seat and backrest. The seat includes a suspension system that is capable of providing an enhanced range of motion in seating directions. The backrest provides enhanced support through an enlarged support s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097253 | Round recliner assembly with rear folding latch A vehicle seat recliner and folding latch assembly is provided. The assembly generally includes a lower quadrant disk, a slide pin sub-assembly and a recliner disk. The slide pin sub-assembly is supported on the lower quadrant disk for pivotal displacement between a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093899 | Seating arrangement with an adjustable seating segment A seating arrangement, for a motor vehicle, with a lower upholstered seating part comprising a seating surface and a seating section with a top side which is arranged opposite an under-side. Said seating section can be guided in a displaceable manner by guiding mean... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086696 | 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, a leg member pivotally supported to a lower portion of the seat cushion, at least one spr... | 08/08/2006 |
