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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918503 | Adjustable seat An adjustable seat (1) incorporates a moveable squab element (4). The squab element may be moved from an initial position in which the squab element is flush with the remaining parts of the vehicle seat to a first intermediate position and then to a su... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7871124 | Built-in baby seat The invention is an improved child safety seat that is integrated into a vehicle seat back. The seat back rotates vertically to allow the child safety seat to be revealed and integrated into the back of the vehicle seat. The child safety seat is capable of facing ei... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7712829 | Seat structure for vehicle A seat structure for a vehicle includes front and rear seat bodies each including a seat cushion and a back rest. Each seat cushion has a front part configured to be tipped up about a rear part of the seat cushion. Each back rest has an upper part configured to be t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7497514 | Portable sports bench A portable bench includes a first seat member, a first back rest member attached to the first seat member, a second seat member attached to the first seat member, and a second back rest member attached to the second seat member. The first back rest member attaches t... | 03/03/2009 |
| 6913227 | Aircraft youth seat/family seating arrangement A method of improving aircraft seating efficiency is provided, including positioning a first plurality of seating rows within a first region of an aircraft interior. The first region comprises a first aircraft width and each of the first plurality of seating rows co... | 07/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6663174 | Passenger chair A passenger chair which can be converted into a child chair, including a floor frame, a passenger back rest with side members which are linked with rear side portions of the frame for tilting the passenger back rest backwards and forwards, the passenger b... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6406094 | Combination stiffener and ganger bracket for chair A combination stiffener and ganger bracket is designed for a stackable chair of the type having a generally horizontal seating surface and four downwardly extending legs. The bracket has a generally planar body with an attachment tab at both of its ends. ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6386629 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a console pivotally mounted on a seat back and a booster seat movable between a stowed positioned and an upright position. The seat includes a seat bottom having first and second portions which define a generally horizontal seating... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6106060 | Wheelchair accessible stadium seating A seating arrangement comprising two seats mounted to a single support pole, each seat capable of being rotated about the support pole and stowed independently of the other. The seating arrangement may also include a single seat slidably and rotatably mou... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5806926 | Convertible vehicle child safety seat A convertible vehicle child safety seat that permits the seat to be safely used by a child as well as by an adult without any modification of the seat. The convertible vehicle child safety seat is easily operated by any adult passenger of a vehicle withou... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5775642 | Convertible passenger seat assembly A passenger seat assembly convertible between a two-seat configuration and a three-seat configuration, including a seat assembly base and first, second and third seats for carrying respective seat bottom and seat back cushions. The first and third seats d... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5720514 | Console assembly for an automotive vehicle combining armrest, article receiving tray and auxiliary seat features A console assembly for use with a pair of seats in the forward passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle including a seatback portion that may be positioned in a contiguous fashion between the seatbacks of the front seat assemblies and pivoted to a g... | 02/24/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5609392 | Integrated child seat An integrated child seat includes a movable cushion insert (16) that is supported on a seat frame (12) for movement between a lower position, wherein the cushion insert is aligned with a seating surface (15), and a raised position, wherein the cushion ins... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5597139 | Convertible passenger seat assembly A passenger seat assembly convertible between a two-seat configuration and a three-seat configuration, including a seat assembly base and first, second and third seats for carrying respective seat bottom and seat back cushions. The first and third seats d... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5558309 | Convertible structure comprising a plurality of adjacent seats and of variable size along a sliding axis A structure comprising a plurality of adjacent seats for a public passenger vehicle, in particular an airliner, the structure being convertible and of variable size along a sliding axis (100), and comprising: a fixed portion (2) comprising at least two transve... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5390976 | Convertible floor console and auxiliary seat for an automotive vehicle A console assembly for use in an automotive vehicle body passenger compartment is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing member interposed between a pair of seats in the vehicle, an armrest member and a bottom member pivotally secured to the housing m... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5098158 | Articulated relaxation chair An electrically operated relaxation chair has a floor engaging base, a padded seat-thigh rest member pivotally secured to the top of the base, and a padded back and head rest assembly pivotally secured to the top of the base at the rear of the seat-thigh ... | 03/24/1992 |
