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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258398 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having an upper slide member with an emitter interference member A vehicle occupant sensing system adapted for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly including at least one emitter and at least one sensor disposed spaced relative to the emitter. The sensor is operable to detect relative distance between the emitter and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237845 | Furniture designed for sitting and having inner core support assembly An article of furniture has a sitting portion inner core assembly. The inner core assembly has a frame for providing structural support. Vertical bars connect lower and upper portions of the frame. Horizontal bars connect opposite sides of an upper portion of the fr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7188811 | Method for forming bases for rotatable office chairs and base obtained by the method A method for forming rotatable bases for offices chairs characterised by structurally joining together at least two half-shells to form overall a plurality of spokes, each consisting of an elongated box-shaped body, and a central ring into which a column is inserted... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7100980 | Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system with a biasing pad A vehicle occupant sensing system for a vehicle seat assembly that includes at least one emitter and at least one sensor operable to detect relative distance between the sensor and the emitter to thereby detect a condition of the vehicle seat assembly. The vehicle o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7021707 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having a low profile sensor assembly A low profile sensor assembly for use in a vehicle occupant sensing system that comprises a base, an upper slide member, and at least one intermediate guide member. Also disclosed is a low profile sensor assembly for use in a vehicle occupant sensing system that com... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994397 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies with variable blasing member A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a housing that includes a base and an upper slide member. The upper slide member is moveable toward and away from the base. A sensor is operatively fixed relative to at least ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6739672 | Spring-edge furniture construction A novel support for use with furniture having a spring-edge is provided that includes a coil assembly. The coil assembly is typically square or rectangular with top and bottom surfaces and a front edge that faces the front of the furniture piece. A bridge is secured... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6692080 | Spring-edge furniture construction A novel support for use with furniture having a spring-edge is provided that includes a coil assembly. The coil assembly is typically square or rectangular with top and bottom surfaces and a front edge that faces the front of the furniture piece. A bridge... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6367881 | Coil seating assembly A coil seating assembly is provided for use in a piece of furniture. The assembly includes a plurality of spring coils and a casing within which the coils are received. The coils each define a central longitudinal axis and are deformable in the direction ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6170915 | Seat assembly A seat assembly with a frame supporting a spring construction therein for providing resilient support to a user. The spring construction having parallel sinuous springs and plural coil springs connected together by upper stabilizer wires. Support wires ar... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6082825 | Seating suspension assembly A suspension assembly for use in a chair or sofa seat having a top strap secured to a bottom strap forming a pocket into which a rigid frame is inserted. In a first preferred embodiment, the rigid frame biases the straps both together and longitudinally t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065809 | Upholstery element and manufacturing process thereof The device relates to an upholstery element, in particular for motorcycle seats featuring a substructure and a seat covering. It is suggested that a spring arrangement containing at least one spring, is provided between covering and substructure and conne... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6056278 | Seating suspension assembly and method A seating suspension assembly provides efficiency in the manufacture of upholstered furniture such as chairs, sofas or the like. The preferred form of the invention comprises a pair of flexible, durable fabric straps having coil springs fixedly positioned... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039404 | Structure for suspension in articles of furniture or the like and method for the assembly of said structure A suspension structure for parts destined to support the human body in articles of furniture or the like, comprising at least one pair of elastic-interwoven straps, positioned in tension between two opposite sides of the frame of the article of furniture,... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5918944 | Eight-way hand-tied reclining seat A reclining seat includes a base for mounting on a floor, including left and right arms, left and right recliner mechanisms mounted between the left and right arms, a spring cushion secured between the left and right recliner mechanisms, the spring cushio... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5700060 | Seating suspension assembly A seating suspension assembly provides efficiency in the manufacture of upholstered furniture such as chairs, sofas or the like. The preferred form of the invention comprises a pair of flexible, durable fabric straps having coil springs fixedly positioned... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5570874 | Furniture spring assembly with elastic webbing A furniture seat spring assembly is presented which allows simplicity and economical seating for chairs, sofas or the like. The spring assembly comprises a U-shaped base having an eccentrically positioned coil spring which is covered with an elastic webbi... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5232266 | Upholstered article of furniture with interchangeable seating module An upholstered article of furniture (20) comprises a frame (26), assorted layers of padding and fabric that form upholstery (27), a backrest (29), armrests (31), cushions (33), and a seating module (10). The seating module (10) comprises a front rail (12)... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5020852 | Bicycle seat An apparatus including a saddle arrangement, including a flexible top surface of a generally kidney shaped configuration, with an arcuate side wall depending downwardly therefrom mounted to a rigid floor. Captured therebetween is a relatively thick cushio... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4844541 | Rocking furniture with removably secured and adjustable cushions The disclosure pertains to furniture of the chair, loveseat and couch type which includes a frame, first and second members linked with one another and generally parallel to one another, one or more spring members coupling the first and second members wit... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4798416 | Seat, particularly a vehicle seat In the case of a seat, particularly a vehicle seat having a supporting frame, there is provided a spring system that is fastened at said supporting frame, an upholstered part that rests on said spring system, and a cover that covers said upholstered part,... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4629253 | Seat occupant-activated underseat support air-cushion A seat occupant-activated underseat support air-cushion consisting of: a support base, an airtight expandable aircushion, resting in the support base, with the top of the air-cushion pressing upward against the bottom side of the vehicle seat cushion, wit... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4303232 | Seat spring assembly (torque-coil) A coil seat spring assembly wherein spring coils are mounted on a plurality of sinuous spring bands extending between the front and back rails of a furniture seat frame. The axes of the coils are substantially vertical. The coils on each band are clamped ... | 12/01/1981 |
