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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878590 | Vertebral column support for mesh back chairs A chair includes a seat section, a back section and a spine support member. The back section includes a frame having an upper side, a lower side and lateral sides which form an opening, the lower side being in closer proximity to the seat section than the upper side... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7637569 | Device for conducting air in order to provide air conditioning for a body support device A device for guiding air for air conditioning a body support device, that may include a carrier layer including a contact surface and a opposing surface; a heating conductor disposed upon the contact surface; an air guiding layer including an air-impermeable wall, w... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7614694 | Seat, in particular aircraft passenger seat comprising a cover part with a variable pre-tension The invention to a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, comprising seat components such as a seat (10) and a backrest (12), in addition to at least one cover part (20), which is pre-tensioned in at least one direction and at least one... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7494182 | Access and support system for convertible furniture A furniture seating support system includes furniture support structure and a frame having tubular elements connected to the support structure. First and second tubular elements are positioned parallel to each other. A tubular cross member is connected to the frame ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7481493 | Seat structure To promote bloodstream and reduce fatigue, a seat structure makes a slight sitting posture change by adding a minute body motion with no necessity of moving a cushion frame or a seat frame although it realizes a supporting pressure change at a wide area, not locally... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7419215 | Chair having a seat with adjustable front edge A chair is provided having a seat with a resiliently deflectable shell defining a front portion thereof. The front shell is deflectable downwardly in response to the user. An adjustment mechanism is provided which controls the deflected position of the front shell s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416256 | Base net supporting mechanism for seat and seat structure thereof In order to improve seating comfort and vibration absorbency, a structure including a first torsion bar unit 70 disposed in the rear of a seat cushion, and a second torsion bar unit 80 disposed in the front of the seat cushion, and a base net 60... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401855 | Seat with ergomechanics A seat with a backrest and sitting surface, in particular for motor vehicles, wherein the backrest comprises a backrest frame and, disposed between it, elements forming an S-shaped backrest with a shoulder area that can be reconfigured in the forwards and backwards ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396077 | Seat structure with elastic suspension A seat structure is comprised of a support frame having an elastic fabric sheet secured to the frame along opposed lateral sides of the frame and extends across a top seating portion or front part of a backrest thereof. In one embodiment of the invention one or two ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367629 | Adjustable attachment and tensioning assembly for the suspension of a seat assembly A seat assembly for use in supporting an occupant in an automotive vehicle is provided, having a seat frame and a suspension material extending between and operatively secured to the seat frame for supporting the occupant of the seat assembly. A plurality of adjustm... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7331071 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of a person on a flexible support A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing when a person is disposed on or arises from a support that flexes or sags when a person is disposed thereon. Such supports include beds, supports for a mattress or a seat, such as a sling-type seat found on wheelchairs... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7264311 | Synchrotilt seating unit with comfort surface A seating unit includes a base, a reclineable back, a seat, and a control operably supporting the back and the seat on the base for synchronous movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a pair of flexible support members and a link that co... | 09/04/2007 |
| RE39604 | Seating arrangement An improved seating arrangement having a pair of rigid sides which include a back portion and a seat portion. Flexible webbing members extend between the rigid sides in the back and seat portions. Various arrangements are provided for increasing and decreasing the l... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175235 | Furniture with synthetic woven material An article of furniture is made from elongated polymer filaments. The polymer filaments may be monofilaments or plural filaments which are twisted together and heat set to prevent their untwisting during the subsequent weaving process. The heat setting of the polyme... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147277 | Foldable chair A chair. The chair folds by a plurality of hinges between an expanded position and a collapsed position to seat a person substantially horizontal while the chair is positioned on an angled surface. The chair comprises a back assembly, a seat assembly, a leg assembly... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131697 | Sports seat for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle In the case of a sports seat (101) for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle, having at least one rigid seat shell (103) as a structure for the seat part, and a separately formed, rigid backrest shell (105) as a structure for the backrest, t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128372 | Vehicle seat having a lumbar support system A vehicle seat assembly including a seatback frame and a lumbar support system operatively mounted to the seatback frame. The lumbar support system includes a lower suspension mechanism that is generally aligned with the pelvic and lumbar regions of the occupant of ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128371 | Seat structure A seat structure includes a seat frame, a three-dimensional net stretched over the seat frame, a skin material for selectively covering the three-dimensional net, and a fastener for connecting a portion of the skin material and the three-dimensional net. The fastene... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066537 | Chair back construction A back for a chair includes fabric panel with a flexible carrier attached to the panel around its periphery. The carrier is configured to be secured along a bottom edge to a bottom portion of a chair back frame member. The carrier is also secured to two vertical fra... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063383 | Sliding assembly of dynamic mechanism of a massage chair A sliding assembly of a dynamic mechanism of a massage chair is used in a massage chair. The massage chair has a dynamic mechanism and a sliding unit. The sliding unit is movable between two tracks; each track having a first lateral plate and a second lateral plate.... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059674 | Bicycle saddle The invention includes a bicycle saddle whose seating surface is made of a stretched membrane, where the membrane is stretched into a vaulted shape from the nose extending at least partially through the rider's crotch toward the cantle at the rear of the seat. The i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044551 | Seat structure A seat structure includes a torsion bar 40 disposed along the width direction in the vicinity of the bottom end of a back frame 20, a pelvis supporting plate 50 is connected to the torsion bar 40, and a flat-type supporting member 60 | 05/16/2006 |
| 6938955 | Power lumbar mechanism A powered lumbar support mechanism includes a lumbar plate having a power mechanism having connecting links connected to opposite ends of the plate. One of the connecting links is longitudinally movable to change the convexity of the outer surface of the plate to ad... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6922863 | Adjustable foam mattress The invention modulates the air volume in foam cores of cushioning support devices and any other support apparatus using foam or similar materials. The foam core can be incrementally modulated to realize an infinite number of comfort levels as to softness and suppor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910741 | Lumbar support A back portion for a chair includes a peripheral frame defining an opening therein. A lumbar support portion is disposed in the opening. The lumbar support portion comprises a substantially rigid panel. Two hinge devices are hingedly mounted on opposite sides of the... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893089 | Method and apparatus for lumbar support with integrated actuator housing A lumbar support for a seat includes an archable pressure surface having an upper region and a lower region and a force actuator such as an electric motor. The force actuator is held in a housing. The actuator housing is fixedly attached to said archable pressure su... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6814407 | Single actuator four-way power lumbar A lumbar support device has a seat frame, a pair of brackets connected to opposite sided of the seat frame, a pair of flexible members connected to the pair of brackets in such a manner as to respectively form a pair of center sections across the seat frame, and an ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6676211 | Block of seats for airports Improved block of seats for airports, having a bearing structure (1), on which a cover (2) is incorporated which determines the consecutive surfaces of the seats and back-rests, where each section of the cover (2) is made up of a laminar structure (7) tha... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672666 | Mesh seat with displaceable bolsters A seat frame assembly for supporting an occupant in an automotive vehicle includes a pair of spaced apart, longitudinally extending side members interconnected by at least one generally transverse cross member defining a horizontal plane therebetween. The... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663177 | Advanced elastomeric integral suspension seating system A vehicle seat formed by a contoured tubular frame defining the edges of a seat base and a seat back and having tensioned belts and an elastomeric mesh seat fabric. The contoured tubular frame is wrapped in foam padding for comfort and impact protection. ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6644752 | Folding seat having a belt member A seat member 10 of the present invention is provided with a belt member 200 in the back side of each cushioning member, in which the belt member is held by engaging with an appropriate portion of a back frame 30 at its one end and with an appropriate por... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616229 | Car seat A car seat having a seat part and a central spring system for the seat part. The central spring system can be adjusted to vary the hardness of the seat part. Additionally, the car seat is provided with side reinforcements on the seat part that extend in t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609753 | Reclining passenger seat with adjustable cushioning properties A reclinable seat includes a seat bottom with a seat frame, and a backrest with a backrest frame pivotably connected to the seat bottom to be adjustable to an upright seating configuration and a reclined lying configuration. The seat bottom includes a sup... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6349991 | Seat, in particular car seat In a seat, particularly a car seat, having a seat portion and a backrest, a pressure element is located in the rear of the seat portion and in the lordotic area of the backrest which can be used to adjust the firmness of the seat and, where applicable, th... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6311570 | Method of adjusting a lying or sitting element Method of adjusting a lying or sitting element with a supporting frame and elastic strips running transversely to this with adjustable initial tension which are downwardly deformed to varying extents when a person is placed on them, an ideal contour of th... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6254186 | Adjustable lumbar support An adjustable lumbar support for the backrest of a seat, including an elongate flexible band having first and second ends attachable to sides of a backrest. A drive member is connected to the band so as to tension the band and so decrease the extent to wh... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6095605 | Backrest adjusting device A backrest adjusting device is disposed in a backrest pad. The backrest adjusting device has a main body, a screw rod, a block, an adjustment button, a pin, a tube, and a flexible plate. The main body has a hollow interior, a round aperture, a circular ap... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6030040 | Seat and/or backrest part of folding furniture, especially garden or camping furniture A seat and/or backrest part of folding furniture, especially garden or camping furniture, comprising a frame and a cover which may be anchored to this frame. The frame includes two hollow sections which are arranged at a distance from one another determin... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5957532 | Seating arrangement An improved seating arrangement having a pair of rigid sides which include a back portion and a seat portion. Flexible webbing members extend between the rigid sides in the back and seat portions. Various arrangements are provided for increasing and decre... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5884977 | Vehicle seal cushion with passive unbalanced load compensation An improved split suspension seat cushion maintains the differing elevation response of a conventional split suspension seat to unequal loading, while evening out the differing reactive upward forces that occur between sides of a conventional split suspen... | 03/23/1999 |
