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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6994400 | Chair with adjustable seat depth A chair has a seat that can be longitudinally repositioned by the user while the user is seated on the chair, so as to accommodate users of different heights and physical dimensions. The chair includes a base, a seat slidable mounted on a seat plate, and activating ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6913317 | Adjustable swivel rocker The chair frame of a swivel rocker is slidably mounted via a pair of sleeves on the arms of a pair of flexures mounted on the base of the rocker to allow the chair frame to be moved into different positions on the flexures. Bolts are used to secure the sleeves in pl... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6837539 | Movable tablet assembly and seat A chair and tablet combination has a tablet movable from a generally horizontal, operative position above the seat and in front of the backrest to a vertical stored position beside the chair. The chair may have upright and reclined positions for the occupant, and th... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6786548 | Chair construction A synchrotilt chair includes a base, a back, a seat, and a link(s) pivoted to a rear of the base and to a bottom of the back to form a four-bar linkage arrangement. In one form, the chairs are nestable and stackable for dense storage. In another form, the chairs are... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6634717 | Tilting chair A tilting chair comprising: a support board integrating a seat and back support to be elastically transformable backwards when a user places pressure onto the back support; a frame having a back support part, horizontally coupled at an external surface of... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6412869 | Nestable synchrotilt chair A synchrotilt chair includes a base, a back, a seat, and a pair of parallel links pivoted to a rear of the base and to a bottom of the back to form a four-bar linkage arrangement. A spring arrangement includes leaf springs that extend between each link an... | 07/02/2002 |
| 5887945 | Infant seat An infant seat consists of collapsible and intersecting frame members providing for a substantial base to accommodate elevation of an infant maintained therein. One of the frame members is articulated with the two pieces thereof being interconnected by a ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5071191 | Combination wood-metal chair A chair comprising a combination of metal and wooden members provides a pleasing aesthetic warm appearance and a durable structure with a pivotal rocking action for the seat and backrest. A cut-out portion of the front leg houses a rectangular metal post ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4946224 | Combination wood-metal chair A chair comprising a combination of metal and wooden members provides a pleasing aesthetic warm appearance and a durable structure with a pivotal rocking action for the seat and backrest. A cut-out portion of the front leg houses a rectangular metal post ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4787672 | Seating furniture, more particularly chair An article of seating furniture (1) is constructed as a free oscillator having side members (6) with substantially Z-shaped resilient supporting sections (7), the supporting sections having a top end portion (9), a bottom end portion (8), and an intermedi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4786105 | Continually positionable chair with adjustable lumbar support The present invention provides a chair with a seat cushion thickened toward the front thereof, and thinned toward the rear, positioned on a support frame having a pair of legs extending down to a pair of curved rails which flair apart from one another tow... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4781413 | Portable stadium seat A portable stadium seat for use over existing bleachers or stadium seats has a rigid frame on which an inflatable cushion is provided. The seat frame may have pivotally connected leg and head rest portions. The seat cushion may have a head rest, a lumbar ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4674795 | Chair frame A chair frame for supporting a seat and seat back in a novel manner. The material of the seat, such as fabric or leather, is supported by the frame in partial tension to avoid sagging and to allow independent torsional movement of the seat portions suppor... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4618185 | Ergonomic chair An ergonomic chair comprising: a substantially rigid seat structure (2,2'), a substantially rigid back structure (1,1'), articulated to the seat structure, a base (5,5') resting on the floor, a legs structure comprising on each side a pair of crossing legs (3,3', ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4595235 | Patient's defined-motion chair A chair, especially suited for use by sitters lacking in normal strength which provides a rocking motion without shifting the base of the chair, and which provides support and assistance to the sitter in exiting the chair, is described.... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4545615 | Furniture construction with replaceable elastomeric covering A seating unit comprises a pair of armrests, a first backrest secured between rearward ends of the armrests and disposed in cantilevered relationship therewith on the seating unit, a second backrest disposed in unattached relationship below the first back... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4529246 | Patient chair A chair is provided which finds primary, although not exclusive, use as a patient's chair in a hospital room. The chair is formed of both rigid and flexible resilient members, composed respectively, for example, of tubular and flat barstock spring steel, ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4049315 | Chair having independent seat and back A chair of unique styling and design having discrete members constituting a back and support therefor, a seat support and a seat. The back and support and seat support are connected together along the lower portions thereof at selected discrete points. Th... | 09/20/1977 |
