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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband

A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.

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Class 297/283.1 - CHANGEABLE OR REVERSIBLE SUPPORTING SURFACE


Subclass of Class 297 - Chairs and seats
Definition: Device wherein an occupant supporting component is provided
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 02/14/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8113585Article of furniture and fitting for an article of furniture
A hinged fitting for an article of seating furniture, which has a supporting element which is capable of being swung, by means of a swing over joint, from a basic position to the side of the seat to an end position that is located in front of the seat to form a leg ...
02/14/2012
7293825Multi-position chair
A multi-position chair may be positioned into multiple positions including one or more sitting positions at different heights, one or more leaning positions at different angles, and one or more storage positions. The multi-position chair may include a seat, a back a...
11/13/2007
7261377Stackable multi-functional furniture
Novel and unique stackable multi-functional furniture is provided with a single hinge connecting two portions wherein one of the two portions is adapted to rotate about the hinge so that in some arrangements such as a container or a table, a surface comprising a por...
08/28/2007
6988771Healthful cushion
A healthful cushion comprises an outer shield member, a plastic pad, a first cushion member and a second cushion member. The outer shield member provides six cloth strips, which is sewed to form a shape of cross with a central section and four outward extending sect...
01/24/2006
6938952Universal high chair
A high chair is provided that can be used in different modes. The high chair is provided with a seating surface for supporting a child in an elevated position in one mode. The chair can be inverted and used to support a child carrier at an elevated position in a sec...
09/06/2005
6702375Activity center for a vehicle
An activity center for a vehicle includes a base defining a storage area and a panel having first and second surfaces. The base is connected to the rear surface of a vehicle seat back. The panel, in turn, is connected to the base for movement between a cl...
03/09/2004
6428094Adjustable furniture unit
A furniture unit includes a base, a horizontal panel having front and rear edges, and a vertical panel having upper and lower edges. A support is provided with a center pivot connected to the base, a front pivot connected to a front edge of the horizontal...
08/06/2002
5797651Sofa with reversible upholstery
A seat has a frame, including a bench and a back, padded upholstery including a particular fabric pattern on the frame covering the bench and the back with a pocket in the upholstery in a forward-facing lower portion of the back as it covers the back, a c...
08/25/1998
5690384Vehicle seat with removable seat member
A vehicle seat includes a back support and a main seating support. At least one of the back support and the main seating support have a removable portion. The removable portion includes a first major side covered with a first material and a second major s...
11/25/1997
5647632Chair convertible to bench or settee
A convertible chair includes a base platform, a seat assembly hingedly coupled to the base assembly and respective back support panels hingedly coupled to the base assembly and seat assembly, the chair being convertible, selectively, to a flat topped benc...
07/15/1997
5639143Foot stool with foot warmer
A foot stool with a top that opens up and has a foot warming device fastened to the underside of the top. The top is hinged to one side of the foot stool and opens up to a point where the top is at an angle to the side it is hinged to. At this point the u...
06/17/1997
5557815Convertible pillow/chair pad
The edges of first and second fabric sides are joined along a seam to form an enclosure for cushion material. Tie strings extend from the seam along one end of the cushion. First and second fabric flaps are provided. Each flap is joined along three edges ...
09/24/1996
5551748Portable shooting bench
A shooting bench for supporting a shooter and an associated firearm relative to a ground surface. The device includes a main support member supported in a substantially upright position by a forward leg member and a rearward seat support member. A top mem...
09/03/1996
5533219Stadium seat cushion
A seat cushion having means for attaching to a conventional stadium seat is disclosed. The seat cushion includes means for connecting the cushion to a stadium seat. In the preferred embodiment, the connecting means are two straps having a grommet hole the...
07/09/1996
5292172Convertible bench/table apparatus
A convertible bench/table apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention as including a seat member, a means for supporting the seat member, and a backrest/tabletop member. Connected to the means for supporting the seat member is an armrest assembly...
03/08/1994
5123705Sofa with invertible ottoman extension
A sofa apparatus comprising a sofa section including opposite end portions each having a nonlinear, nonsymmetrical, forwardly facing surface portion, the forwardly facing surface portions being mirror images of each other, and an invertible ottoman sectio...
06/23/1992
5121965Child's car seat
A child's car seat which can be redisposed to function as a backwardly or forwardly facing child's car seat, a forwardly facing belt seat or a belt cushion. The child's car seat includes at least two slabs or cushion members, which form, in a collapsed st...
06/16/1992
5088747Wheelchair seating system
A wheelchair has a seating support system. The seating support system has a horizontal seat support including a cushion which provides hard or firm as well as cushioned soft seat characteristics. likewise, a vertical back cushion is included which has a r...
02/18/1992
4740033Indoor or beach lounge chair
A lounge chair comprising a male seat piece, a female seat piece and a fastener which removably secure the male seat piece to the female seat piece. Both male and female seat pieces comprise casing defining a substantially hexahedral case which is slightl...
04/26/1988
4729599Bleacher cushions
A pair of cushions are hinged to each other and also hingedly attachable to retractable bleachers such that the cushions hang down to form a wall of protective padding over the front of the bleachers when retracted, but when the bleachers are extended the...
03/08/1988
4603444Convertible furniture apparatus
As article of manufacture a furniture apparatus convertible into a number of reclining and sitting positions....
08/05/1986
4508384Pregnancy-supporting lounge chair
This pregnancy-supporting lounge chair is designed to support a pregnant woman's stomach safely and comfortably, when she lies in prone position, and it can also comfortably seat a person when desired. Primarily, it consists of a main seat frame with a ba...
04/02/1985
4475768Seat member with exchangeable cover
A seat member to support a human body and having upper and lower planar surfaces spaced apart and connected by a continuous sidewall extending perpendicularly between and connected to the peripheries of said surfaces, and a plurality of similar covers res...
10/09/1984
4415201Folding chair having a reversible seat
A folding chair having a reversible seat wherein the two faces of the seat are preferably made of different materials. At the inner side of each long leg of the chair there is a a sliding groove to facilitate up and down sliding movement of the chair seat...
11/15/1983
4061396Tie down for rotating seat cushions
This tie down for seat cushions, such as single and multiple mounted type vehicle seat cushions resides in tabs swivelly attached to the opposing sides of the seat cushions and depending downwardly therefrom with the apertures being formed therein adjacen...
12/06/1977
 
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