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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6789848 | Articulation mechanism particularly for lounge chairs An articulation mechanism has a central part and a head part each made of a pair of shaped elements. The pairs of shaped elements form inner and outer shells. The inner shells are positioned inside the outer shells. The pairs of shaped elements are pivotable relativ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 5829075 | Adjustable foundation for use with a bed frame An adjustable foundation for use with a bed frame. The foundation includes a base part and an adjustable head end part. One or preferably a pair of improved hinges hingeably attach the head end part to the base part. Each of the hinges includes a first mo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5518295 | Chair with an adjustable back part Chair comprising a seat part and a back part that are hinged together, the back part being movable relative to the seat part between two extreme positions, one of the parts being provided with a toothed segment having teeth shaped like sawteeth, the other... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5397168 | Chair with adjustable backrest A seating apparatus including a frame, a member supported by the frame for movement relative thereto, a ratchet mechanism for affording movement of the member relative to the frame in a first direction from a first extreme position through a range of posi... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5169257 | Angle adjustable joint An angle adjustable joint for use in furnitures which is consisted of a locating member, a driven member pivoted to the locating member, two brake members pivotably fastened inside the driven member on the same axis and controlled by two torsional springs... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4930186 | Suitcase pivoting arm A suitcase pivoting arm including an upper and a lower arm member, an actuating plate, a mating block, axle pins, and a spring. The upper and lower arm members are pivotally connected with the actuating plate to allow the actuating plate to freely rotate.... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4884845 | Continuously variable adjustable hinge Continuously adjustable pivoted hinge, such as employed for automotive vehicle recliner seat back, wherein a toothed sector on one hinge element is retained by a toothed pawl on the other which has freedom of mounting connection at least equal to the pitc... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4784432 | Adjustable chair An article of furniture such as a chair (10) includes a seat member (13), a back member (11) pivotally attached to the seat member (13), leg members (14,16) attached to the seat member (13), and arm members (20) attached to the back member (11). The arm m... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4749230 | Height adjusting device for chair backrest A height adjusting device for manually locating and automatically locking a chair backrest at a desired vertical position relative to the chair seat. The device comprises two guided and slidably interlocking plates and one lock pin. Optionally, one plate ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4733913 | Headrest A headrest whose position can be adjusted by moving its body forward and backward in relation to a support stay comprising the headrest body located above the support stay which is planted in the upper portion of the seat back of a seat, a support means l... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4709961 | Self-releasing ratchet-type seat adjustment In the self-releasing pawl and ratchet mechanism of this invention, for controlling positions of adjustment of a seat element that is movable relative to a frame element, one member of the pawl-ratchet pair is fixed to one of those elements, the other mem... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4640549 | Headrest for a vehicle seat A headrest for seats for use in vehicles has a fixed frame fixedly secured to the upper ends of stays supported on a seat back, two right and left movable frames secured to a panel of the headrest, and two pairs of parallel links connecting the fixed and ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4621864 | Tiltable arm rest assembly and mounting and operating means therefor A tiltable operator's seat assembly for a backhoe has detachable independently tiltable arm rest assemblies pivotally mounted on opposite sides thereof. The seat assembly is tiltable between normal, mid-tilt and full-tilt positions. Each arm rest assembly... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4589696 | Adjustment/engagement device in a vehicle seat An adjustment/engagement device applicable to a thigh support device, a head-rest height adjustment device and the like in a vehicle seat is disclosed. In this adjustment/engagement device, a stopper bracket having a plurality of engagement grooves engage... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4576411 | Vehicle seat A driving seat for use in an industrial vehicle such as a forklift, tractor and combine is disclosed. The driving seat comprises a seat back which is divided into two portions, i.e., upper and lower portions such that the upper portion can be folded backw... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4558903 | Angle adjustment device of a movable body for a vehicle seat An angle adjustment device is disclosed in which the angle of inclination of a headrest or thigh support can be adjusted by rotating a movable body itself forming a part of the headrest or thigh support. When the movable body is rotated, sectors fixed to ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4354710 | Hinge for a chaise and the like A hinge for a chaise and the like has a first hinge element having a segment portion with a plurality of first arresting formations, a second hinge element provided with an arresting member pivotally mounted on the same and having control faces and a plur... | 10/19/1982 |
