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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7571960 | Hand grip for a seat assembly A seat including a hand grip and a seat back assembly. The seat back assembly has a rigid frame and a trim cover for covering at least a portion of the frame. The hand grip includes an outer surface, an inner surface, a grip area, a flange and a tab. The inner surfa... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7210742 | Distance adjustment device for chair A distance adjustment device for a chair includes a guide rail, a movable plate slidably mounted on the guide rail, a movable handle pivotally mounted on the movable plate and having a first end detachably engaged with the guide rail, and a fixed handle secured on t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7111808 | Arrangement of a safety and information device on at least one passenger seat in a passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft A safety and information device is arranged on at least one passenger seat in the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft, wherein several passenger seats are arranged within the passenger cabin along at least one longitudinal aisle, and wherein display elements fo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6948777 | Chair with storable ottoman A seating system is provided having a chair with a storage bay below the seat thereof and a cart-like ottoman which is storable within the storage bay. A connector arrangement is provided within the storage bay which positively engages the ottoman with the chair whe... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6799798 | Support and restraint structure for passengers of public transport vehicles The support and restraint structure is a tubular frame (1) generally oval in shape having two branches (2) and (3), the extremities of which are interconnected at two rounded corners (4) and (5) and having one or two cross-bars and... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6131993 | Seat back panel A vehicle seat with a rear facing seat back panel includes a perimeter wall having an upper wall portion interconnected with a lower wall portion by first and second opposed side wall portions. A central panel portion with lateral edge portions recessed f... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6113189 | Reclining seat back attachment for wheelchair A reclining seat back replaces a canvas seat back in a wheelchair frame. The reclining back has left and right brackets which attach to existing upright back supports of the wheelchair frame. A reclining back pivoted to the brackets is adjustable to a des... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5964506 | Infant propping play seat A device and method contemplated for vertically positioning infants who do not have the muscular control necessary to sit upright unassisted for extended periods of time. The device supports such infants in an essentially upright position so that they can... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5924768 | Headrest mounted handle to assist an occupant upon entering or exiting a vehicle A pivoting handle for assisting a passenger of a vehicle upon entering, exiting or remaining in a vehicle. The handle includes one or more brackets for mounting the device on a single or multiple headrest bars, such that the handle will not interfere with... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5915329 | Seat arrangement for watercraft A straddle-type seat for a personal watercraft includes an operator seating portion and a juxtaposed passenger seating portion. A generally incurved seat support is provided between the operator seating portion and the passenger seating portion. The seat ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5061539 | Vandal resistant upholstered seat A vandal resistant upholstered seat or seat insert comprises a substrate formed of a hard material such as plastic, fiberglass, steel or the like; a vertical pile fabric having a non-coated backing covering the outer surface of the seat insert, with the v... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4776635 | Modular seat for railway cars A railway car seat modularly adaptable to provide various seating accommodations, consisting of a load bearing frame (10), a seat element (20) and a backrest element (30), where the frame (10) is made up of a tubular member (11) connecting two horizontal ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773709 | Swivel seat and insulated cooler combination A boat seat which also functions as an insulated container and a framework for mounting same in a boat are the subject of the present invention. The boat seat/insulated container combination comprises a generally cylindrical insulated sidewall with a top ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4375901 | Beach chair A beach chair including an integral tubular frame having a top run joined on its opposite extremities with downwardly projecting side legs which terminate at their lower extremities in stakes for being driven into the beach. A tubular headrest is telescop... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4166297 | Bathtub safety chair A safety chair for placement in a bathtub and for use by the handicapped and the elderly particularly, being characterized by means for attachment of the chair back to a wall, an one pair of legs to the floor in front of the bathtub, as well as having fra... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4106810 | Grab rail for transit vehicle seats An energy-absorbing grab rail for a transit vehicle seat has a longitudinal core material and a covering material around the core material. Passenger movement assistance is provided with no or only slight deflection of the grab rail. Passenger restraint d... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3951454 | Cantilevered passenger seat for transit vehicle A unitary sandwich panel having a polyurethane core and aluminum facing sheets, forms bottom and back support portions of a seat cantilevered at one end thereof from a transit vehicle wall or other vertical support. Cushions, arm rests, and a molded back ... | 04/20/1976 |
