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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087730 | Combined backrest for a chair A combined backrest for a chair comprises a left side plastic fastener, a right side plastic fastener and at least one wooden rest board. The left side plastic fastener is fixedly connected to the left side rest staff. The right side plastic fastener is fixedly conn... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7395590 | Method for assembling a frame assembly for a chair An office chair is provided having a contoured back assembly comprising a back frame and a suspension fabric. The fabric is attached to the back frame about its periphery wherein the back frame has a three-dimensional contoured shape formed by overlapped frame rings... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7320502 | Kneel chair A two-part cushioned chair comprising a knee cushion and a sling seat supports the occupant in a combined kneeling and sitting position. Both components are supported by a frame that includes a contoured top surface which holds the knee cushion. The cushion is angle... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7252339 | Bracket furniture components The invention discloses unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250091 | Method of forming a seating system The present invention discloses a seating system that includes a seat back (20) with one or more plastic panels (22) that extend across a lateral distance of the seat back (20). The seat back (20) preferably includes one or more reinforce... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246836 | Seat having suspension system A suspension system for an “All Belts To Seat” or “ABTS” style seat is provided that includes a floor bracket, seat bracket, and an equalizing bracket. Means for allowing motion between the seat bracket and floor bracket is provided by a set of cams. The equ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213887 | Attachment of head rest guide tube to vehicle seat frame A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back frame having an aperture extending therethrough, and a head rest guide tube disposed in the aperture. The guide tube has a radially extending swaged portion engaged with the seat back frame for securing the guide tube to ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188895 | Preformed foam seatback with integral opening A high-back automobile seat having an opening defined by the seat's rear surface. The opening allows mounting of utility or entertainment components for use by a passenger behind the high-back seat. Entertainment components such as a video screen or an integrated DV... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121767 | Rugged foam buoyancy modules and method of manufacture A buoyancy module comprises a multi-layer outer protective shell that has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A first layer of foam buoyancy material is located adjacent to the interior surface. A second layer of foam buoyancy material that includes macrosp... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111906 | Flexible seat mount for chair seat bottom A chair includes a frame and a seat bottom associated with the frame. Flexible seat mounts are used to retain the seat bottom on the frame. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096549 | Carrier and attachment method for load-bearing fabric An attachment structure for a load-bearing fabric including an expandable carrier secured to an un-stretched load-bearing fabric. To attach the carrier to a support frame, the carrier and fabric are stretched together to desired shape and secured to the frame. An in... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7065809 | Recessed cushion ornament A cushion including any number of upholstery ornaments positioned in recessed and non-rotatable locations on the cushion is provided. The cushion filler is formed of a soft, flexible and relatively low-stiffness foam material that includes one or more inserts formed... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055911 | Mesh chair A chair having a back assembly which includes a common back frame, multiple interchangeable crossbars, and a resiliently flexible cover. The cover includes an open interior or pocket which is adapted to receive the crossbar therein and prevent dislodgement of the cr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052083 | Bumper edge chair A chair includes a seat back having a generally rigid back member. The rigid member includes a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge is defined by spaced apart sides and top and bottom edges extending between the sides. A handle is fixedly secured to the top edge of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040637 | Inwardly folding rollator with an upwardly pivotable seat A rollator with a tubular frame assembly includes a pair of U-shaped side frames connected by a front brace. Each side frame has a cross bar that extends between front legs and back legs of the frame. The side frames are pivotably attached to the front brace so that... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040834 | Device for locking a flexible laminar element to a frame A locking device of a flexible laminar element connected to a frame, in order to achieve a bearing structure which houses a person's body, comprises a groove obtained along one part of the perimeter of the frame and a shaped insert which is pressed into the groove i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032967 | Structural foam and urethane composite for use in a motorcycle seat and method of manufacturing the same A seat for use with a cycle-type vehicle which includes a three-dimensional shaped insert constructed of a foam material. A structural foam backing is secured to a first surface of the foam material. One or more brackets are integrally formed with and extend from th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014269 | Chair back construction A back for a chair includes fabric panel with a flexible carrier attached to the panel around its periphery. The carrier is configured to be secured along a bottom edge to a bottom portion of a chair back frame member. The carrier is also secured to two vertical fra... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994185 | Ladder rung pad assembly A ladder rung pad assembly for providing a selectively positionable pad for attaching to a rung of a ladder adjacent to a shin or other part of the body that typically rests against the ladder rung while the user stands on the ladder. The ladder ring pad assembly in... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971711 | Stool for a closet A stool is provided for placement in a closet and which may be selectively extended or stored away. The stool comprises a horizontal support and a seat rotatably attached to the horizontal support. A first leg is attached to the horizontal support, and a swing arm i... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6824211 | Head restraint and method of making and using same A head restraint of a vehicle seat has at least one elastically deformable container integrated therein. The container is at least partially filled with filling bodies and gas. An abrupt evacuation of the gas in the event of a crash changes the collision impact char... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6578911 | Seat provided with air bag module A seat provided with an air bag module, including a seat back having a back pad, a seat back frame for supporting the back pad, and a trim cover covering the back pad and the seat back frame, the back pad having a cavity, an air bag module having an air b... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6375261 | Chair A chair has a seat surface having a front region which is turned downwardly and is pullable rearwardly under the seat surface for reducing a seat depth.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6254190 | Chair having a seat with differential front and rear support portions A chair including a novel seat construction which includes in the illustrated embodiment a single sheet of fabric having a front support portion of relatively high resistance to resilient deformation and a rear support portion of relatively low resistance... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250718 | Support member for a chair back A chair including a seat, a support member, an outwardly extending projection and a chair back. A support member extends upward adjacent a rear portion of the seat. An outwardly extending projection is attached the support member. The chair back includes ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6168239 | Seat back with shaped internal ribs A plastic contoured seat back includes an inner and an outer shell affixed together. The inner shell includes a three dimensionally curved front surface and a two dimensionally curved back surface. The inner shell may include an internal rib adjacent the ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6109696 | Chair with chair back attachment A chair having a support member secured to a chair back without fastening devices. The support member having a top portion extends upward from a rear portion of the seat. The projecting surface is attached to the top portion of the support member. The cha... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5997096 | Chair with a seat-supporting unit capable of resisting left and right tilting of a seat supported thereon A chair includes a base, a seat unit with aplastic casing, and a seat supporting unit, which is fixed on the base to support the seat unit thereon. The casing includes an upper plate and a lower plate, which are coupled together along outer peripheries th... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5976664 | Curved molding, in particular for furniture The description is given of a molding, in particular for furniture and particularly for seating furniture, which has at least one surface with a number of curves and which consists of a multi-layered material with fibers. According to the invention, a mul... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5904407 | Aircraft seat pan assembly An aircraft seat pan assembly to be mounted on an aircraft seat foundation including a pair of spaced side rail supports and a pair of spaced apart cross supports disposed in spanning relating between the side rail supports, the seat pan assembly includin... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5816659 | Temporary seat for vehicles A temporary seat, permitting a driver to sit on the metal seat frame of a vehicle to drive the vehicle prior to installation of a permanent seat for the vehicle comprises a generally rectangular seat core made of pasteboard supported and on the metal seat... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5690389 | Pneumatic, ball-shaped chair The present invention features a chair having a large, inflated, ball-shaped seat. The ball-shaped seat of the chair re-forms in response to an individual's weight and his or her seated position. The ball-shaped seat's height is adjustable, so as to confo... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5681091 | Aircraft seat pan assembly An aircraft seat pan assembly to be mounted on an aircraft seat foundation including a pair of spaced side rail supports and a pair of spaced apart cross supports disposed in spanning relating between the side rail supports, the seat pan assembly includin... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5542743 | Task chair A low cost task chair comprises a blow molded seat support member having a central planar portion for attachment of a control bracket. A recess in the planar portion beneath the control bracket receives a cross brace. A pair of arm support frames are secu... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5538325 | Drop-in seat and spring clip usable therewith A spring frame assembly particularly adapted for use as a drop-in seat section includes a unique clip for securing each end of a sinuous spring to a metal frame member. The assembled spring unit can be dropped into a chair, seat or other article of furnit... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5416936 | Rolling-massaging mattress or cushion Mattresses and cushions, which have a rolling-massaging function and magnetic-therapeutic effect are described. The rolling-massaging magnetic-therapeutic mattress or cushion comprises an upper covering, an intermediate layer, an interior layer, a compoun... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5405178 | Fire resistant vehicle seat A seat for use in a vehicle is disclosed which is flame resistant. The seat comprises a foam plastic cushion having an supporting member of open cell resilient foam, an intermediate layer of high temperature-resistant threads forming a network, and a flam... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5352021 | Seat assembly for chairlift A seat assembly (22) for a chairlift or the like in which there is a transversely-extending hollow extruded body (31, 32, 33, 61, 62) having a length dimension sufficient to support a passenger thereon. A pair of side assemblies (34, 63) are mounted to op... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5348378 | Pressure balanced torsion system for a backrest and the like The pressure balanced torsion system is for use in a backrest and the like. The system has a plurality of torsion action assemblies. Each assembly consists of a pair of pressure bearing plates mounted at the free ends of a torsion spring. The torsion spri... | 09/20/1994 |
