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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815258 | Present invention relates to a vehicle seat support mechanism A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back which are movably connected to one another by a vehicle seat support mechanism and which are also movably mounted to a support floor by said vehicle seat support mechanism, said vehicle seat being movable between ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7303235 | Chair for venues with tiered seating A chair that can be mounted to a bleacher comprises a dual-pivot structure to enable movement of a seat between an up position, wherein the seat compactly fits within the bleacher envelope, and a down position, wherein the seat is substantially aligned with the blea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7210740 | Reclining chair A reclining chair, in particular a passenger chair, for use in a vehicle such as an aircraft, bus or mobile home. The chair includes a base assembly, a seat frame located above the base assembly, a seat attached to the seat frame, and a seat back connected to the se... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7083146 | Seating arrangement especially adjoining an emergency exit in an aircraft passenger cabin A seating arrangement in an aircraft passenger cabin includes rows of seats, one behind another at a prescribed seat pitch. A wider transverse aisle is formed between successive seat rows at a normal exit or an emergency exit. At least one seat row bordering on and ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6923503 | Chair with movable seat and backrest A chair has a seat and a backrest, a structure supporting the seat, and a base. The support structure has two lateral uprights and at least one projecting element provided with a substantially longitudinal guide. The backrest is associated with two angled elements; ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916057 | Folding vehicle seat A folding vehicle passenger seat for agricultural or industrial utility vehicles, includes a seat member which can be pivoted from a seated position to a position folded upward. A sliding bearing mechanism is coupled to the rear portion of the seat member so that th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 5918937 | Folding seat A folding seat comprises a support frame, a seat back and a seat bottom extending generally horizontally in a first position. The bottom is pivotally connected to the frame to permit the bottom to pivot to a generally vertical second position. The seat bo... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5800015 | Long slide rail device for vehicle seat A long slide rail device for vehicle seat, which includes a temporary lock mechanism for temporarily locking an upper rail member fixed to the seat, at a predetermined temporary lock point, relative to a long lower rail member fixed in a floor of vehicle,... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5498052 | Seat hinge and latch assembly with bi-directional release A vehicle seat comprises a seat back cushion assembly having a lower end and an upper end, and a seat cushion assembly having one end adjacent the lower end of the seat back assembly and an opposite end. A mounting structure is provided and is constructed... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498062 | Child restraint seat A "fold-out" or integral child restraint seat having a mechanism interconnecting a headrest member and a seat member for causing coordinated movement therebetween. When deployed the headrest member is automatically rotated to a raised position in coordina... | 03/12/1996 |
| 4779926 | Folding seat A seat cushion is pivotally mounted on a base structure so as to be pivotal between its horizontal in-use position and its upright folded position. A roller is rotatably connected to a rear end of the seat cushion, which is operatively engaged with a curv... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4681369 | Reclinable vehicle seats A reclinable seat for use in vehicles provides two systems enabling an occupant to adopt reclining postures. The seat comprises a bottom part and a back support part which are rotatable together about an axis in a support frame to be fixed in the vehicle.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4580832 | Auxiliary seat assembly for use in vehicles An auxiliary seat assembly is proposed for use in the cab of automobiles or the similar vehicles; for effective utilization of the cab inside space, the seat cushion and seat back can be housed as folded in a pocket formed in the rear or lateral body pane... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4460215 | Folding seat assembly A lightweight, compact flight attendant's folding seat assembly is mounted by a plurality of separate brackets to a wall in an aircraft cabin such that the well serves as a connective support structure for various subcomponents of the seat assembly. When ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4390205 | Convertible seat for a motor vehicle A foldable rear seat for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A connecting bar which is pivoted to the seat portion and to the back portion has a first pivot axis below the plane P containing both the pivot axis connecting a connecting link member of the seat po... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4382629 | Convertible seat structure for an automobile vehicle A convertible seat structure for an automobile vehicle includes a seat pivotably connected to the vehicle by a link member and a backrest pivotably connected to the vehicle at a pivot. At least one connecting bar connects the backrest and the seat with a ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4058341 | Collapsible chairs A collapsible item of furniture such as a chair is disclosed as having a back-rest portion connected by a serrated means in continual meshed engagement with a serrated means connected to posterior leg portions so that the back-rest and posterior leg porti... | 11/15/1977 |
