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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364235 | Chair with an adjustable backrest A chair includes a positioning unit that is provided in a receiving portion of an armrest and that includes shorter and taller stop portions. A positioning member is retained movably on a rear side of a backrest, and has one end extending into the receiving portion ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7318624 | Motorcycle driver backrest A motorcycle driver backrest has a pair of struts that support a backrest pad and are positioned on opposite sides of a motorcycle, where they are pivotally supported on brackets on the motorcycle. The struts have pivot assemblies that attach to the brackets that pe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7243995 | Seat structure for vehicle A second row seat is guided by a vehicle-longitudinal-direction sliding mechanism and a vehicle-width-direction siding mechanism supported on the vehicle-longitudinal-direction sliding mechanism. The vehicle-width-direction sliding mechanism is configured such that ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7188902 | Backupholstery adjustment device for wheelchair A backupholstery adjustment device for a wheelchair includes a wheelchair having a horizontally and/or obliquely adjusted backupholstery which has a pair of upper positioning rods and a pair of lower positioning rods spacedly secured to a plurality of V-shaped linki... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175234 | Foldable safety rail A foldable safety rail includes at least one fixing seat attachable to a wall, and at least one armrest body pivotally mounted on the at least one fixing seat. Thus, the armrest frame of the armrest body is located at the horizontal state rigidly and stably when in ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7100988 | Child's highchair with a reclining back A child's highchair for receiving a child in a seated orientation includes a supporting frame, a seat supported by the frame, and a back connected to the frame wherein the back is movable between a substantially vertical orientation and a rearwardly tilted or reclin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6983992 | Backrest assembly for motorcycle A backrest of a motorcycle is provided with a pair of angle-adjusting units. In each angle-adjusting unit, a metal arm of the backrest is pivotally connected, by a connecting shaft, to an inner side of each of a seat stay mounted along a side of a seat. A retaining ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6957865 | Adjustable chair An adjustable leg for a chair includes a leg housing, secured to a seat, that includes a threaded inner wall. A leg extension is received into the leg housing and includes external threaded portions that mate with the threaded inner wall. A tab in the leg housing co... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6860567 | Poolside lounge chair A lounge chair with ergonomic features. The lounge chair includes frame, a contoured seat section and an adjustable contoured back section that can be angularly biased relative to the seat section. The mechanism that permits the angular positioning between the seat ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6402247 | Multi-angle seat back for a boat helm steering seat A boat helm steering seat includes a multi-angle positionable seat back in which the seat back frame is pivotally connected to the frame of the seat by a pivotal connection that includes a clevis having a stem that slidably supports the vertically oriente... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6334652 | Seat with adjustable backrest A seat is configured to comprise a plurality of notches on the arm of seat portion and two shaped shrouds of backrest each covered on the arm. Whereby raising the shrouds will cause the shrouds to disengage from the notches so as to freely move above alon... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6257667 | Pivot bracket and convertible seat A pivot bracket for a convertible boat lounge seat and a bracket in combination with a convertible boat lounge seat having connections for attaching to a pivot bracket beneath and spaced inward of the horizontal seat side edges of the horizontal seat, the... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6102479 | Locking pivot connection for cot-chair A locking pivot connector for a cot-chair back rest and a swivel joint for a sun shade supported by the back rest are disclosed. The locking pivot connector permits longitudinal placement of the back rest on the cot-chair with selective angular adjustment... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5603682 | Back-pad cushion adjusting device for use on a multi-station gym A back pad cushion adjusting device for use on a multi-station gym. The device includes a bracket (20) defining a mounting face (22) and a pair of parallel outwardly extending arms (24) each having upper and lower slots. Each of the slots receive a thread... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5518296 | Bleacher recliner chair A bleacher recliner assembly for use as a chair or in combination with existing rows of collinear bleacher seats having a forward row and a rearward row of backless bleachers. The bleacher recliner assembly includes a back rest portion and a seat portion ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5451095 | Juvenile cradle bouncer apparatus A juvenile seat cradle bouncer apparatus of the type having a base portion and a back support member operably attached to the base portion. The back support member is pivotally positionable relative to the base portion between a substantially collapsed or... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5449014 | Individual temporary shelter apparatus An individual temporary shelter apparatus is an apparatus which can act as a bed, lounge or chair with a complete enclosure including windows for cross ventilation, capable of withstanding wind and precipitation. The apparatus seals against insects and no... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5253885 | Stairway descending patient carriage A carriage for rescuing patients is formed by a flat bottom rectangular frame having upstanding side walls, a rear wall, and a forwardly and upwardly inclined front wall. The frame is transversely divided by a partition to form a rearward seat area and a ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5116102 | Fishing boat chair and bracket therein A bracket and a fighting chair for a fishing boat incorporating the bracket. The bracket includes a first part which can be attached to the seat of a fishing chair, and which has two removable pins and a fixed pin extending between two walls, and a rotati... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4813743 | Reclining back mechanism for a seating unit A chair or sofa has a reclining back connected to a base by a mechanism which has a user-lockable, vertically oriented gas spring mounted behind the seat surface. The upper and lower ends of the gas spring are connected to upper and lower transverse membe... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4709965 | Seat reclining apparatus A seat reclining apparatus including a lower bracket for seat cushion, an upper bracket for seat back, a hinge pin connecting the lower and upper brackets allowing the relative rotation, a rack member form on the lower bracket, a pawl member formed on the... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4525009 | Chair changeable into easy chair An article of furniture is convertible between first and second positions of use as a chair and as a lounge, respectively. A base structure includes two generally U-shaped frameworks each having first and second legs. The frameworks are connected together... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4521054 | Chaise lounge A chaise lounge has a supporting unit whose longitudinal members are provided with rollers and are slotted to receive arms of a backrest which have pins selectively engageable in notches along these slots and whose free ends are engageable by abutments on... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4475770 | Adjustable backrest for cycle type seat A backrest for use with devices having cycle-type seats mounted on support posts, such as exercise machines, bicycles, tricycles, stools and the like, in which the back support is pivotally attached to a support frame and the support frame is selectably a... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4458941 | Two position seat assembly A two position seat assembly is disclosed for use on a material handling vehicle. The seat assembly has a seat back section which pivots to be used as a back rest or as an elevated seat for facing the rear of the vehicle. This permits the vehicle operator... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4435012 | Seat assembly for baby carriages A seat assembly for baby carriages comprising a backrest and a head guard which are connected to each other, and a seat shaping member abutting against the back surface of the backrest. The seat shaping member is installed so as to be turned as the angle ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4371183 | Folding wheel-chair This folding wheel-chair is characterized by a rigid seat and a rigid back-rest and that is nevertheless of simple construction and operation. This folding wheel-chair comprises a pair of opposite sides, each including an upper portion upwardly slidable r... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4341417 | Article of furniture with inclinable back An article of furniture having a seat of a generally constant orientation but a back which can be tilted at various angles has a generally X-shaped relationship of the seat and back and, on each side a pair of horizontally spaced pins, affixed to the seat... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4322111 | Vehicle seats A seat, in particular for a tractor, has a shoulder support mounted at the upper end of a backrest of the seat on a hinge device. The hinge device, when locked, holds the shoulder support in an upright position but, when released, allows the shoulder supp... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4106809 | Convertible seat of a vehicle A seat base unit and a seat back unit are pivotally supported on a vehicle body. The units are movable between seat-forming positions wherein the units comfortably accommodate passengers and load-carrying positions wherein they protectively close a load-c... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4065177 | Infant carrier assembly Disclosed herein is an infant carrier assembly having an infant carrier which is mounted to the carrier frame by means of brackets and pins such that the infant seat may rest in a variety of positions or in some embodiments may be removed from the carrier... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4045082 | Seat having back rest with different pivots for tilting and for folding level A first separable pivot is at the height of the pelvis of an occupant and has a guide for supporting a back rest while the support thereof is being transferred from the first separable pivot to a second separable pivot near the bottom of the back rest. A ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4015878 | Chair construction for long use comfort A chair construction including lower and upper back parts, wherein the latter is selectively positionable vertically relative to the former and carries a torso girding belt, thereby enabling a user's torso to be elevated at least partially from the seat f... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3977722 | Retractable chair for a table or the like A retractable babies' or children's chair is provided. The chair has a tubular frame slidably supported in tracks affixed to the underside of a table top. The frame, along with a seat and a back, can be slidably moved between a retracted position under th... | 08/31/1976 |
