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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162396 | Modular, multiple-seat chair A modular, multiple-seat chair includes a main chair having a primary seat and a back. The main chair is adapted to support a single person thereon. Secondary seats are conveniently stowed beneath the primary seat and are removable therefrom to provide additional se... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7784867 | Seat assembly for a vehicle A seat assembly for a vehicle, such as a school bus, accommodates two or three passengers, depending on the size and stature of the passengers. The seat assembly is equipped with three seatbelts and five buckles spaced along a seatback. When three passengers are uti... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7347493 | Composite assembly of interconnectable furniture A composite assembly of furniture units each have a solo utilization, which can be seating surface area or table top surface area. The furniture units are made with an irregular contoured surface. When the irregular surface of a first furniture unit is brought in pr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341302 | Seating arrangement for a vehicle A seating arrangement (9) comprises at least seat (11) and a second seat (12) arranged side by side. At least part of a seat member (12a) of the second seat (12) is displaceable in an up-down direction relative to the seat m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7310838 | Convertible bed having separable interleaved tongues A convertible bed frame capable of being converted between sofa and bed states while interlocking tongues forming the seating portion allow the bed to be either a single or double bed. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305726 | Wheelchair with integrated transfer board An accessory device for use by an occupant in a wheelchair includes a platform and a reorientation mechanism that enables the rotation, pivoting, and sliding motion of the platform with respect to the wheelchair. The device is reconfigurable from a first, stowed pos... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7281760 | Method and device for adjusting a vehicle reclining seat A method and a device are provided for adjusting a vehicle reclining seat which can be moved together into a resting position, the backrest of a front passenger seat being able to be folded downward to the rear and forming a resting surface together with a backseat.... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152402 | Hydraulic vehicle seat adjustment control valve assembly A control valve, and a control module including such a control valve, for selectively controlling a flow of pressurised hydraulic fluid from a pump in a hydraulically powered vehicle seat adjustment system. The control valve including a duct for pressurised fluid de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137670 | Seating system and method for making same An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating s... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7086108 | Sectional non-slip mattress and support frame therefor The sectional non-slip mattress includes a support frame defining a plurality of compartments and at least one cushion having a plurality of ball bearings received within a cushion housing. Each compartment receives a corresponding ball bearing, thus preventing hori... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077474 | Seat system An automobile 1 is provided with a second seat row 20. The second seat row 20 is constituted by a first independent side seat 21, a second independent side seat 22, and an auxiliary seat 23 including an auxiliary seat cushio... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6997515 | Seating system and method for making same An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6824220 | Modular furniture retaining system A modular furniture retaining system for maintaining a static relationship between multiple related pieces of furniture. The modular furniture retaining system includes a first piece of modular furniture, a second piece of modular furniture, a first magnetic couplin... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6773059 | Convertible device for sitting A convertible device for seating has a back; a seat, wheels for rolling the device, walls forming a receptacle for storing goods under the seat, the seat being turnable between a sitting position in which it is located substantially horizontally and covers the recep... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739673 | Seating system An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with a first panel portion (14) that is optionally secured to a second panel portion (16) with one or more fasteners such as... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6688700 | Seating system and method for making the same An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating system is capable ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6595586 | Two platform motion seat a seating structure provides improved comfort and includes a single, pair, or multiple numbers of moving seating assemblies with independent platforms, especially suited for the automotive or aircraft seating environments. A motion mechanism provides each... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6491346 | Seating system and method for making the same An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating system is capable ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488333 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to either face in a first direction or a second opposed direction is provided. The seat comprises a base that allows for the back rest of the seat to be moved, alternatively, forward or back on a cushion such that the u... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6454358 | Modular chair A modular chair including a pair of upper components each having a generally U-shaped configuration. Each upper component has a horizontal segment having opposed ends. The opposed ends each have a rounded segment secured thereto and extending upwardly the... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6364412 | Hanging chair Disclosed is a hanging chair that is capable of accommodating more than one individual. Also provided is a hanging chair that includes a suspension structure that distributes the increased load that is associated with having more than one person in the ch... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357827 | Two platform motion seat A portable seat provides improved comfort and includes a single, pair, or multiple numbers of moving seating assemblies. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with at least one of total rocking, vertical, lateral, and turning movement and in o... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6340207 | Two platform motion seat A seat providing improved comfort includes a pair of moving seating assemblies. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with rocking movement and vertical movement. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the p... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6209956 | Seating unit A seating unit (1) comprises a fixed housing (10) containing a primary seat with a reclinable back arranged to recline in such a manner that it remains within the housing. The seating unit is suitable for a aircraft cabin and may further comprise a leg-re... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6135545 | Multifunctional furniture assembly A furniture assembly includes four furniture units that can be assembled to form a bed, a table, or a chair. First and second furniture units are mounted juxtaposed to other yet allowing sliding movement relative to each other. Third and fourth furniture ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6059364 | Seating unit A seating unit (1) comprises a fixed housing (10) containing a primary seat with a reclinable back arranged to recline in such a manner that it remains within the housing. The seating unit is suitable for a aircraft cabin and may further comprise a leg-re... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5913568 | Two platform motion seat A seat providing improved comfort includes a pair of moving seating assemblies. A motion mechanism provides each seating assembly with rocking movement and vertical movement. The seating assemblies are provided at a neutral angle that corresponds to the p... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5810430 | Portable seating apparatus There is provided a portable seating apparatus having multiple seating tiers and an understructure system that operates to extend the seating for use and to retract the seating for storage and transport. In the storage arrangement, the lower seating and u... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5690381 | Spare seat for vehicle A folding spare seat for a vehicle, adapted to be arranged in a space about a side of a seat cushion of a main seat and adapted to be accommodated vertically in the space about the side of the seat cushion of the main seat after use of the spare seat, the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5660436 | Laterally extendable furniture A laterally extendable furniture device includes a primary support section and a supplemental support section slidably connected to the primary support section for movement between a retracted position and an expanded position. At the retracted position t... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5632524 | Combination Chair A combination chair including a plurality of chairs which can be separately used or can be combined together as one to be used. Each of the plurality of chairs comprises a seat portion supported by legs and a backrest provided on the seat portion. These c... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5601334 | Integrated child seat with detachable booster seat An integral child seat having a detachable booster seat in which one panel of a child seat is removable from the child seat and can be placed at another seating position on the seat assembly and attached thereto to provide a raised seating surface for a c... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5520437 | Mounting apparatus for a modular sofa assembly A mounting apparatus for securing a plurality of independent seating sections together to form a modular sofa assembly. The independent seating sections have lower front and rear end portions with either front and rear cross bars substantially parallel to... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5308146 | Combination chair A combination chair is provided which includes a top chair stacked on a base chair and releasably coupled thereto by respective male and female fasteners. A first back chair and a second back chair, releasably coupled together are respectively fastened to... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5102192 | Detachable anchoring device for a seat assembly A detachable anchoring device for a seat assembly which is attached through a support member to a substantially planar sled support base having a quick release connector assembly capable of releasably connecting the planar base in a desired position with ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5096258 | Interfitting furniture Interfitting furniture formed by the coupling together of a least two elementary pieces of furniture, each of which comprises a supporting portion and all the supporting portions are at the same height above floor level and each of them is formed by a plu... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4917436 | Picnic table with wheelchair and chair access A picnic table having attached bench seats around the periphery thereof with one segment of the bench seat being removable to enable access to the periphery of the table by a person occupying a wheelchair or a conventional chair. The picnic table surface ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4768827 | Stowable car seat for children A seat assembly for vehicles such as automobiles or passenger trains comprises a child-sized seat which is shiftable between an extended position for use atop an adult-sized chair, and a retracted position recessed within a chamber of the adult chair when... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4596420 | Built-in vehicle child's seat assembly A child's seat assembly securable, preferably within the seat back of the backseat of a vehicle. This invention includes a molded seal and frame which is interconnectable between the vehicle's seat back support structure. The molded seat is releasably pos... | 06/24/1986 |
