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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971935 | Ergonomic side chair An ergonomic chair having a seat with selectively located slot patterns or spring mechanisms to reduce pressure on the occupant of the seat and a flexible back that allows the occupant to recline while at the same time providing lumbar support. An embodiment of the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7422287 | Seating with shape-changing back support frame A back includes an integrated articulating back frame and a back support. The back frame has a lower segment pivoted to a chair control, an upper segment for thoracic support, and links forming a four-bar linkage with the upper and lower segments, with a joint being... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416251 | Chair An improved chair is disclosed. The chair includes: (i) a seat; (ii) a base portion connected to the bottom of the seat; (iv) an upwardly extending support frame connected to either the seat or the base; and (v) a backrest connected to the support frame by a number ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416252 | Backpost unit of wooden dining chair with reclining mechanism A backpost for use in wooden dining chair. The backpost unit provides reclining movements for a wooden chair of the type having a stationary frame section within which the backpost unit is secured. The backpost unit consists of an interlocking mechanism with minimum... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7396078 | Music posture chair A musician's chair that enhances the musician's posture when performing vocal or wind instruments. The music posture chair includes a seat and back that are mounted on a frame with respect to a floor to not only enhance diaphragmatic breathing of the musician but al... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396079 | Seating with shape-changing back support frame A back includes an integrated articulating back frame and a back support. The back frame has a lower segment pivoted to a chair control, an upper segment for thoracic support, and links forming a four-bar linkage with the upper and lower segments, with a joint being... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7384100 | Flexible reclining chair A flexible chair that includes a seat member with seat bottom and back rest portions, first and second pairs of legs, and a plurality of cross members. The pair of first legs are pivotly connected to rearward positions of the seat bottom portion and extend downwardl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360835 | Seating with comfort surface A chair includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The seat and back include a stiff perimeter frame with opposing perimeter sections, and a plurality of rods e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7320503 | Backrest for seats and chairs having pressure and tensile elements The invention relates to a backrest with a support area (71), at least one structure connected to the support area (71) or forming the support area (71), which structure (10) extends towards the top of the backrest from a first end region... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293832 | Chair adjustable device A chair adjustable device includes a base with which a seat frame and a backrest frame are respectively and pivotably connected. A positioning mechanism is connected to the base and includes an operation handle which is able to shift a transmission frame and a posit... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278688 | Elastic support structure for a human body to lean against The elastic support structure for human body to lean against includes a connecting frame, a swing rack, and an elastic rod. The connecting frame includes a connecting surface and a positioning part for the support structure. The swing rack has its first end placed o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273253 | Chair ride mechanism with tension assembly A task chair, including a backrest assembly and a seat assembly pivotally coupled both to one another and to side portions of a fixed yoke member for synchronized movement, in which the seat of the seat assembly moves upwardly and forwardly concurrently with recline... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267405 | Chair with a synchronous coordinating system for the chair back A chair with a synchronous coordinating system for the chair back includes a base, a chair cushion and a chair back. The base and the chair cushion are connected fixedly or formed integrally, and the chair back is articulated with the base which is articulated with ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7226127 | Ergonomic chair backrest A “task” chair intended primarily for a person working at a computer terminal has a back provided with a pair of upright struts that incorporate respective parallelogram linkages operative to increase the curvature of the lumbar region of the seat back while at ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7188900 | Flexible support for a chair backrest A chair having an arm, a backrest and a flexible backrest support that is rigidly attached to the arm and the backrest. The flexible backrest support includes a spring located between rigid end portions that are mounted to the chair arm and backrest. The flexible ba... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7128373 | Seating system and method of forming same The present invention discloses a seating system that includes a seat back (20) with one or more plastic panels (22, 24) that extend across a lateral distance (D2) of the seat back (20). The seat back (20) preferably includes o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118177 | Chair with tiltable backrest A chair comprising a support structure bearing a seat and a backrest, in which the backrest comprises a bearing portion and a connecting portion for connection to the support structure, in which the backrest is tiltable rearwards relative to a resting position under... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104607 | Seat This present invention discloses a seat, comprising: a seat cushion; and a seat back frame connected to the seat cushion, the seat back frames being bent in a range of specified bending angle in a direction of moving the top end backward by a backward load over a pr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073864 | Stackable chair with flexing frame A stackable chair has supporting side members that comprise two bars that cross one another in non-contacting relation to form a substantially X-shaped configuration, the two bars capable of flexing movement relative to one another, so that the chair can flex in res... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063384 | Flexible chair back A flexible chair back provides a preferred elastic effect than conventional plastic chair backs, which comprises a back supporting board having a flexible member integrally extended from the back supporting board, a rear board and a spring sandwiched by the back sup... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040637 | Inwardly folding rollator with an upwardly pivotable seat A rollator with a tubular frame assembly includes a pair of U-shaped side frames connected by a front brace. Each side frame has a cross bar that extends between front legs and back legs of the frame. The side frames are pivotably attached to the front brace so that... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032971 | Seat backs The core (1) of a seat back, which will be upholstered to form the complete back, is a moulded plastics sheet bowed forwardly and with attachment points (12) near top and bottom for securing to a rigid support. The sheet is constructed to be stiffer ov... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021712 | Chair with flexible, resilient back support A chair with a flexible resilient back support structure includes a hollow tubular seat frame, a hollow tubular backrest frame pivotally connected to the seat frame, and a limit stop affixed to the backrest frame or the seat frame adjacent to the pivot points. The l... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021706 | Vehicle seat with protection from shock loads A vehicle seat comprising a rigid support structure provided with a rear central beam, which structure carries a headrest, a seat proper, and a seat back carried by the central beam. The seat back is pivotally mounted on the central beam via two couplings that enabl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014269 | 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... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009353 | Furniture drive for adjusting parts of an item of furniture in relation to each other An electric-motor driven furniture drive (2) for adjusting parts of an item of furniture in relation to each other, comprising two electric-motor driven adjustment units (4,6), both of which in an assembled position of the furniture drive (2) ar... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981742 | Cushion for backrest of chair A cushion includes a flexible curved main body having a first end formed with a fixed portion and a second end formed with a movable portion, and an elastic mechanism mounted on the main body and biased between the fixed portion and the movable portion of the main b... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6974188 | Chair with pivotable chair back A chair comprises a frame, a chair back, and a chair back return device. The chair back is mounted to the frame for pivotable movement away from a home position. The chair back return device is arranged to return the chair back to the home position. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935690 | Chair with synchronously moving seat and seat back A chair having a synchronously moving seat bottom and seat back includes a frame having a seat bottom support portion and a seatback support portion and a seat assembly having a seat bottom and a seat back interconnected by a flexible intermediate portion. The seat ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932430 | Combined tension and back stop function for seating unit A seating unit includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and the back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a spring providing a biasing supporting force to the back during recline, and... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6896327 | Flexible back mechanism for stackable chairs A stackable chair includes a seat assembly and flexible back support having a seat spring system attached therebetween. The seat assembly includes seat sides having spaced apart rear portions. The back support includes lower ends curved forwardly and disposed in reg... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6880886 | Combined tension and back stop function for seating unit A seating unit includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and the back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a spring providing a biasing supporting force to the back during recline, and... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6820934 | Chair having flexible back support A chair comprises a seat support assembly including a seat support, the seat support assembly being adapted to stand on a surface so as to provide the seat support at a suitable height for a person to sit on, and a back support assembly, including a back frame membe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6820936 | Chair An office-type chair which provides for synchronous differential tilting of the seat and back assemblies, with the seat assembly being constructed such that the front lip thereof does not significantly lift upon rearward tilting. The chair incorporates a tilt contro... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6679551 | Stackable chair with flexible back support A stackable chair includes a base with a pair of inverted U-shaped leg members. Each of the leg members includes a front leg portion, a rear leg portion, and a generally horizontal portion interconnecting the front and rear leg portions. The base also has... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6609760 | Chair control actuator with depiction A chair control actuator, such as a chair control paddle, is provided with a surface relief. The surface relief depicts a chair in two different positions illustrative of different chair positions which may result from use of said actuator. The surface re... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6565153 | Upper back support for a seat An upper back support in a vehicle seat, with the vehicle seat having a base assembly including a seat support. The seat member is supported on the base assembly and a back frame is pivoted to the base assembly for movement. A back shell is connected to t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6471293 | Stackable chair with flexible back support A stackable chair includes a base with a pair of inverted U-shaped leg members. Each of the leg members includes a front leg portion, a rear leg portion, and a generally horizontal portion interconnecting the front and rear leg portions. The base also has... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6276755 | Swivel arrangement for a chair seat A swivel arrangement is provided for a chair having a backrest, a chair seat, a chassis, and a base. The chassis includes a swivel seat mounted to an underside of the chair seat, a first connecting seat, a second connecting seat, a spring seat, a control ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257665 | Chair A chair comprises a back cushion material, a back plate and a back frame. The chair is used for looking at a display of a personal computer at suitable posture when it is reclined. The back plate comprises upper and lower shell which are connected by a fl... | 07/10/2001 |
