Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7901002 | Clip for tensioning and attaching trim cover, and vehicle seat A clip for use in a cushion for a vehicle seat, wherein the cushion includes a cushioned pad and a trim cover , the cushioned pad having a recess portion and a wire embedded in the cushioned pad so as to be partially exposed to the recess portion from the cushioned ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891735 | Hook member and latch structure of upholstery material A hook member is provided and includes a pinching portion that pinches a plate body of a seat frame, a fixing portion that can fix an upholstery material, and an introduction portion defining an opening into the fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion faces an ou... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7669925 | Frame or mesh mounted system for attaching a trim set to a mesh material surface A trim set attachment assembly is provided comprising a retaining strip attached to a mesh panel encapsulated within a seat frame, and at least one tab extending from the trim set and securedly seating between the retaining strip and the mesh panel, thereby securing... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7607730 | Upholstery for a passenger seat The invention pertains to an upholstery (5) for a passenger seat (1), particularly an aircraft seat, that comprises at least one layer (7, 26) in the form of a textile surface (8) consisting of threads (9 to 11) and/or fiber... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7296852 | Upholstered seat A seat assembly and method of fabricating the seat assembly including a cushion (20) with a groove (22), and a cover (24) having an inner surface (26) wherein at least one drawcord (28) threadingly extends through the inner surface... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287305 | Extruded flexible self-locking trim cover assembly retention clip and method for using same A clip for retaining a trim cover assembly against a foam pad of a vehicle seat including a base having a hook end and a lock end. The base also includes a flange extending out therefrom. The hook end defines a hook, which secures the trim cover assembly to the clip... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278649 | Wheelchair cover Disclosed herein is a wheelchair cover having a first covering member and a second covering member. The first covering member has a back cover portion covering a back of a wheelchair, and a first and a second arm covering portions for covering a first and a second a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255404 | Seat frame panel for attaching a fabric suspension A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided utilizing a membrane suspension for supporting an occupant seated on the seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a plu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240967 | Modular furniture system A modular furniture system is provided which allows an article of furniture to be “knocked down” into components and shipped. Upon reaching its destination, if desired, the article can be easily assembled without using tools. The components include a chassis, a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210739 | Sofa slip cover and covered sofa A slip covered sofa having removable seat cushions which are separately slip covered by a single bag-like cover into which the seat cushions are inserted and which has excess material extending beyond the cushions, the excess material being and folded under the cush... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195277 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly including a frame, an air bag module, and a trim cover having an end portion. A first coupling member is disposed proximate the end portion. A second coupling member is adapted to engage the first coupling member. The second coupling member i... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7055902 | Vehicle seats Vehicle seats may include a seat cushion covered with an outer cover, a seat back covered with an other outer cover, and a seat reclining mechanism rotatably connecting the seat cushion and the seat back such that the seat back can be tilted. One of the outer cover ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040700 | Sofa and method of manufacturing same A backrest and deck subassembly for a sofa includes: a frame having a generally horizontal deck section, the deck section including a top portion and an underlying bottom portion, the frame also having a generally upright backrest section attached to and extending u... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7008021 | Interior weld and improved sling An interior weld for furniture having a tubular member is disclosed. The weld has a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The first tubular member is adapted to receive the tubular second member. An edge of the tubular second member contacts an inner sur... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976737 | Folding deckchair A folding deckchair, of the kind with a frame (2) to which fabric (3) is fitted, and wherein the fixing between the side ends of the fabric and the side portions of the frame is attained through an elastic cord inserted through a plurality of eyelets l... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955402 | Office chair A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat fram... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942299 | Padded vandalism resistant disposable vehicular seating insert system A vandalism resistant seating insert for mounting to a vehicle seat assembly having at least one vehicle seat frame having a ledge which defines a central opening. The seating insert has a rigid spine having a front surface and a periphery, a back plate having a rea... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942300 | Structure for mounting a net member to a frame for a seat or backrest of a chair A net member is stretched over a frame for a seat and backrest of a chair. An engagement member attached to the end of the net member is inserted into an engagement groove on the lower surface of the basic frame. A binding frame is pressed onto the lower surface of ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935260 | Notched seam design for interior trim upholstery pieces A process for joining adjacent edges of vehicle upholstery panels, particularly in applications wherein at least one of the edges is curved. The process includes the step of forming a plurality of U-shaped notches along a curved edge of a first upholstery panel, whi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6543843 | Fastener strip A fastener strip for a trim cover of a seat assembly including a base section and a tab section. The tab section includes a hinge portion connected to the base section and a body portion connected to the hinge portion. The base section, the tab section, t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6511562 | Bonding strip for load bearing fabric A bonding strip that functions as a carrier for a load bearing fabric. The bonding strip includes a pair of bonding strip halves that sandwich the fabric. The bonding strip halves are intersecured by an adhesive that extends through and is intimately inte... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6485103 | Structural unit having net member incorporated therein, seat and method for treating end section of net member A structural unit having a net member incorporated therein capable of preventing local application of undue force to the net member, to thereby increase reliability of the net member. An end section of a net member of a three-dimensional structure is trea... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6478382 | Fastening system for a motor vehicle seat A fastening system is for a vehicle seat having at least one padded part of a foamed material surrounded by at least one upholstery part. The upholstery part is connected with at least one profiled strip having hooking elements on its periphery. A longitu... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6409264 | Interchangeable furniture cover system A sofa or chair member, to support a human body, having a frame and an interchangeable upholstered cover is provided. The interchangeable upholstery cover for the sofa or chair, having an inner and outer surface. The inner surface having a first area shap... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406093 | Attachment for seat assembly A seat assembly includes a seat structural member and a clip having first and second hook portions. The first hook portion of the clip is attached to the structural member. The seat assembly also includes a first trim material having an edge attached to t... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394542 | Fixture for covering a gap between the backrest and the lower part of a seat of a motor vehicle A fixture for covering a gap between a reclinable back rest and a lower seat part of a motor vehicle. A flat flexible cover element is coupled to the lower seat part and the back rest, wherein the cover element is guided through a slit-shaped guide openin... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375269 | Seat having seating face made of sheet resilient material A seat having a seating face made of sheet resilient material is assembled from a seat frame comprising a substantially quadrilateral frame body, the sheet resilient material forming the seating face, a pad member forming a largely rising bank, and a skin... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6296307 | Reversible seat pad A seat unit including a seat, a reversible seat pad, and a primary first tether strap. The seat includes a forward side and an opposite rearward side and is formed to include a first tether slot. The reversible seat pad is formed to include a first strap ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6241188 | Aircraft seats An aircraft seat has a frame assembly onto which is attached a shaped front cover by means of clips, each having a socket component and a plug component. The plug and socket components are repeatedly engageable and disengageable, enabling the front cover ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6199252 | Modular seat assembly and method of installing the same within a vehicle A method of installing a front seat assembly in a vehicle interior is disclosed. The front seat assembly has first and second seats which are fastened together prior to installation of the front seat assembly in the vehicle. The front seat assembly is pos... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6152534 | Seat having seating face made of sheet resilient material A trim cover 5 capable of vending and deforming together with the sheet resilient material by pressure of a body of a sitting passenger is stretched within the frame of the frame body such as to face a front surface side of the sheet resilient material 2.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6116693 | Removable seat cushion system A removable seat cushion system for movable furniture includes a seat cushion generally in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having a bottom surface, a rear top edge, and a front bottom edge. Attached to the seat cushion is a rear tab for securing... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6076888 | Motor-vehicle seat having a frame of magnesium alloy, with means for mounting upholstery rapidly A motor-vehicle seat comprises a backrest having a frame of magnesium alloy defining a peripheral cavity within which there is fitted a peripheral portion of the padding of foamed plastic material of the backrest. The outer wall of the frame of magnesium ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050646 | Backrest A backrest, in particular for an office chair, is indicated, in which backrest a cover is stretched onto a frame. In order for it to be possible for the frame to be introduced into the cover in a simple manner, the frame is of hinged and rotatable design.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5979980 | Motor-vehicle seat This seat comprises a backrest armature (28) connected to a seat-part armature (22) by means (34) of articulation about an axis (X) substantially transverse to the seat. The backrest armature (28) carries a substantially transverse rod (56) for attaching ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971478 | J-strip with hook-and-loop attachment for trim cover A J-strip is adapted for attaching an edge portion of a trim cover material to a vehicle seat frame component. An elongated extruded plastic strip includes a substantially J-shaped cross-section with a flat portion and a curved portion extending from the ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967614 | Seamless thermoformed vehicular seat cover, and method and apparatus for making same A thermoforming apparatus for fabricating seamless vehicle seat covers includes a clamp assembly for clamping and holding a thermoplastic sheet, a heater for heating material held by the clamp assembly, and a female cavity mold having a base section and a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5931538 | Vehicle seat element including a cover tensioned over a metal frame A vehicle seat element is covered by a cover having four lateral panels which are folded over a rigid frame. Two of the lateral panels that are opposite each other, present in the vicinity of their free edges buttonholes which are engaged on tabs that are... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5879055 | Automative seat back panel An automotive seat assembly including a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally attached to the seat bottom. The seat back includes a rigid seat back frame supporting a contoured foam cushion encapsulated in a trim cover material. A semi-rigid back panel, h... | 03/09/1999 |
