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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146993 | Rotatable seat assembly A seat assembly supported for rotation and including a foot control supported below a seat base for rotation with a rotatable support member. The foot control illustratively includes a right control pedal configured to cause the actuator to drive the rotatable membe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146992 | Turret seat An operator support assembly supported for rotation. The operator support assembly includes a seat bottom suspended below a rotatable member and a support coupling the seat bottom to the rotatable member. The support illustratively includes a shock absorbing device ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8056980 | Vehicle seat and split console assembly A vehicle seat assembly comprises a base; a seat mounted to swivel relative to the base; and a console having first and second segments, the first segment mounted to swivel with the seat relative to the base and the second segment being mounted to remain in fixed po... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7997644 | Gliding-reclining seating unit with power actuator A gliding and reclining seating unit includes: a base unit with a first bearing surface; a generally horizontally-disposed seat positioned above the base; a generally upright backrest positioned above the base and substantially rearward of the seat; an extendable ot... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7434863 | Rotation seat for vehicle A rotation seat for a vehicle has a seat, a rotating plate and a base plate. The seat is fixed on the rotating plate which has a nail member and a biasing member. The biasing member forces the nail member. The rotating plate is rotatably connected to the base plate ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416197 | Personal recreational vehicle with rotatable seat A frame has a foot support and rear wheel support for two rear wheels spaced apart for stability. A front steering column, pivotally attached to the frame, may have a single wheel or spaced apart double wheels for greater stability for a four wheel vehicle. A seat s... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401856 | Seating device There is provided a sit-stand stool comprising a seat adapted to support a pelvis of a user and a base. The base supports the seat and is adapted to securely engage a floor. The base is adapted to provide a tilting motion of the seat, between a raised position and a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399035 | Seat for vehicle The present invention provides a mechanism that can release the rotation lock mechanism without using an actuator. In the present vehicle seat, a nut (73) is moved upon rotation of a screw shaft (72) so that the seat body is moved in the lateral... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364183 | Seat rotating device for baby strollers A seat rotating device for a baby stroller includes a rotation unit connected to an underside of the seat and two insertions on two sides of an underside of the rotation unit are inserted into a positioning unit. The rotation unit has a disk and the seat is connecte... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350866 | Seat repositioning device with release on control handle Seat repositioning systems for vehicles comprise an operator's seat having a seat bottom and optionally, a seat back, where the operator's seat further comprises an adjustable characteristic, such as seat rotation, seat height adjustment, tilt, or X-Y position. A se... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328952 | Detachable swivel apparatus for a beach chair A detachable swivel apparatus for a beach chair including a load-distributing platform for positioning upon the ground and saddle pivotally secured atop the platform. The saddle has a rectangular plate with a keyhole at each of its corners. A number of mounting clip... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328953 | Customized articulating anatomical support Disclosed is a method and apparatus for a fully customizable bath chair that is configurable to provide a wide variety of positioning options of the head, trunk and leg support in a sitting or reclining position. The described embodiments can be custom fit to indivi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325875 | Beach chair A beach chair including a seat having rigid, yet collapsible, frame. The frame carries a flexible platform for supporting the buttocks of a person seated upon the seat and a flexible backrest with shoulder straps secured thereto for supporting the back of a person s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322641 | Two-step connecting element A device positioned within in a chair, especially a chair with an adjustable back of the chair and head rest, is disclosed. The device is configured such that between a section of the head rest and an attachment section on the chair construction is arranged a connec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316441 | Seat moving device for vehicle It is one object of this invention to provide a technique that is effective in diminishing the range of fluctuation of a load applied to a drive source when a seat main body in a vehicle seat moving apparatus is moved between a raised position and a lowered position... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314203 | Base for vanity mirror or other small object with enhanced stability and rotational ability This invention is directed toward a base for a top object such as a vanity mirror or other small object with enhanced stability and rotational capabilities. The invention is also easy to manufacture, take apart and put back together, and repair as it has only one sc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309095 | Seat assembly with a release system A release actuating system 10 for a seat assembly 12 in a vehicle. Conventionally, the system includes a seat back 14 that is removable through an arcuate range. The seat back 14 is moveable between a design position (tilted upward and re... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7237837 | Convertible car seat A convertible car seat that can take on a variety of configurations. These include seat, shelf, document case and flat configurations. The convertible seat is made up of two surfaces, one of a seat and one of a backrest. These are supported by two frames which are s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234781 | Anchoring fixture for stools capable of adjusting elevation An anchoring fixture for stools capable of adjusting elevation is installed on an axle hub hinged on the top end of tripod legs which rest on the floor. The axle hub has a longitudinal axle hole to hold a screw post fastened to the bottom of a stool. The axle hub ha... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232174 | Adjustable vehicle seat for providing lateral torso support An adjustable seat includes a support bracket secured to a vehicle floor panel and a lower and upper portion pivotally connected thereto. The upper portion includes a plurality of lateral wing portions and each wing includes an elongated rod extending along a longit... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219961 | Pivoting seat An operator seat for a work vehicle is provided that is pivotable between at least two operating stations. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204554 | Swivel seat A vehicle swivel seat (1) includes a vehicle mounted base frame (2) for carrying a seat member (3) and a backrest (4) that can be pivoted relative to the base frame (2) about a substantially vertical pivot axis (5) which is ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172252 | Motor vehicle rear seat The present invention relates to a motor vehicle rear seat with a seat part (2), having an upper side (4), and a seat back (6), having a rear side (12), which faces a clearance behind said motor vehicle rear seat. Said seat back (6... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163265 | Child car seat A child car seat comprises a base, and a seat main body supported by the base, in which the base is provided with a lower base portion mounted on a seat of a vehicle, and an upper base portion mounted so as to freely turn with respect to the lower base portion in su... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159940 | Eccentrically rotatable swivel seat device A swivel seat device is disclosed for bringing an individual adjacent to a table without moving or lifting the chair the individual is seated upon includes an upper supporting member eccentrically pivotally interconnected to a lower supporting member whereupon the i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140685 | Swivel chair joint A swivel chair joint utilizing a tapered roller bearing assembly to substantially transform the seating load to the tapered roller bearings and thereby reducing frictional resistance to swiveling. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128368 | Drummer seating system A drummer seating system inclusive of a drum seat and one or more drum holders attached to the seat which lift their respective drums off the floor and position them in front of the percussionist. The percussionist remains free to rotate the drum seat clockwise or c... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125079 | Portable seating device The present invention relates to a portable seating device (e.g., portable stadium seat) that includes a seat and a backrest movably interconnected with the seat, and that is generally positionable in both stowed and deployed positions. The backrest also may be sele... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7059680 | Seat repositioning device with release on control handle Seat repositioning systems for vehicles comprise a seat release element that is operable to cause an operator's seat to be temporarily released from a locked position such that the operator's seat may be adjusted to a new position. By optionally positioning the seat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036883 | Power operable vehicle seat assembly A selectively rotatable vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle seat having lower and back portions. The lower portion has a bottom surface positionable medially of a pair floor runner supports. A chair mount is connected to the bottom surface and includes elongate... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032965 | Foldable shooting chair A foldable shooting chair that will provide a sturdy support for a long gun shooter and includes a tripod base with legs that will fold together. A stool, including a padded seat rotatably mounted on the base and a seat back, support arm and shooting arm carried by ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032966 | Swivel high chair A high chair for feeding a child is disclosed. The high chair includes a base and a chair sized to support a child. The chair is supported on the base at a height suitable for feeding a child. The chair is rotatable relative to the base about a substantially vertica... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6997512 | 360 degree swivel cushion for bathroom use A 360 degree swivel cushion for bathroom encompassing a rotating device having a base plate, a ball bearing plate and a rotating plate disposedly configured between a lower fixed pad and an upper rotating pad. A plurality of stainless steel ball bearings atop the ba... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997511 | Seating device A seating device comprising a connecting element having an end portion dimensioned to be releasably and rotatably inserted into an aperture defined in a ground or floor. The aperture is dimensioned to receive the connecting element so as to support the seating devic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991060 | Vehicle having a movable driving position A vehicle has multiple movable driving positions resulting from a seat which is movable with respect to the vehicle chassis and has a driver's vehicle interface which moves with the seat. A wire bundle interconnects the driver's vehicle interface with controls for d... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981746 | Rotating car seat mechanism A rotating car seat mechanism includes a seat base, a sliding plate, a rotating plate, a guiding socket plate, an axle defining an axis of rotation and a cylindrical pivot rod. The sliding plate is placed inside a car, allowing an upper end of the cylindrical pivot ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6962221 | Mobile ice fishing shelter assembly A mobile ice fishing shelter assembly for permitting quick and easy movement of a mobile shelter designed to facilitate ice fishing. The mobile ice fishing shelter assembly is positionable on a vehicle having a seat portion and a drive assembly, and may comprise a s... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6938954 | Rotatable child safety seat A rotatable child safety seat mounting apparatus for use in combination with a vehicular child safety seat includes a base structure and an interface structure that is removably and rotatably engageable with the base structure. The interface structure and the base s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916065 | Rotating patient chair with ear diagnosis and treatment unit The present invention relates to a rotating patient chair mounted with an integrated ear diagnosis and treatment unit that controls the position of a microscope 48 and a monitor 50 rotating around the rotating patient chair 30 at a predetermined... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913317 | Adjustable swivel rocker The chair frame of a swivel rocker is slidably mounted via a pair of sleeves on the arms of a pair of flexures mounted on the base of the rocker to allow the chair frame to be moved into different positions on the flexures. Bolts are used to secure the sleeves in pl... | 07/05/2005 |
