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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7114776 | Lumbar support cushion A lumbar support cushion consists of a seat portion and a back portion, foldably joined along a crease positioned therebetween. An opening extends in a continuous manner upward into the back portion, and downward into the seat portion. The opening may have an oval s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055907 | Light weight transportable chair A light-weight easily transportable chair having a fabric foam plastic seat, a fabric covered foam plastic seat back and a hinge interconnecting said seat and said back and a flexible fabric skirt fixed to the bottom of the seat, the skirt extending over the top of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6698830 | Portable seat and storage apparatus A portable seat and storage apparatus combining the multifunctional capacities of a chair, backpack, and storage device. The device incorporates a frame assembly and back support frame assembly, which cooperate to form an adjustable seating capacity. The ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6557871 | Stroller with adjustable seat back arrangement An adjustable seat back arrangement for stroller includes two inclination locking devices for selectively locking up a back support on two construction bars respectively, wherein each of the inclination locking devices includes a first and second locking ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6164726 | Folding chair A folding chair is described of the type having a seat portion and a back portion joined by a fabric hinge. The seat and back portions have an array of stiffeners, the stiffeners each having one end mounted in the hinge and another end retained in an end ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5803884 | Abdominal exercise machine with curved back support The present invention provides an abdominal exercise apparatus having an adjustable curved back support. The machine is used to produce an exercise that isolates, stretches, works, and develops the muscles of the abdominal wall (abs). The machine position... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5580125 | Cinema booster seat/refreshment center A child theater seat for use in theaters having fold up seats spring loaded o the upright position whereby the weight of said child theater seat holds the underlining seat in the down position when in use. The child theater seat is hinged with a strap to k... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5524956 | Foldable backrest and seat and hand warmer A portable folding device for providing comfort for people engaged in outdoor activities is disclosed. The device comprises a padded cushion having a lower section, an upper section, and a middle section therebetween. Included is an elongated cord in remo... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5385390 | Portable seat carrier A portable seat carrier is provided, which consists of a seat in which a person may sit upon. A backrest to support a back of the person, is hinged to the seat. A structure extends from the sides of the seat to removably connect to the backrest for suppor... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5360257 | Folding lumbar support seat The folding seat consists of a seat back (4) and a seat bottom (6) connected by two living hinges 12) and side release buckles (20,24) mounted on bendable strips (16,22) secured to the inner ends of the seat back (4) and seat bottom (6). Upon elevation o... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5100203 | Collapsible portable slat seat A collapsible and foldable composite chair with back slats and seat slats attached to a flexible fabric material. The slats are fixedly and securedly attached to pockets in the flexible material by a unqiuely positioned and arranged staple system which mi... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5042875 | Portable seat assembly A portable seat assembly (10) includes a seat member (16) and a back member (18). The seat member has a forward hook portion (36), and the back member has a rearward hook portion (70). The rearward hook portion includes two spaced L-shaped arms (71,71), c... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4887865 | Orthopedic seat and backrest combination A seat and backrest combination device formed of contoured, rigid panels which are retained within a slipcover formed of a specially shaped stretchable cloth material. The slipcover is shaped in a "saddlebag" design, having a pair of pockets each of which... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4843662 | Two person seat case A dual, two-person bench (stadium) seat case, essentially of three pieces of fabric sewn together to afford a pair of pockets, facing one another, into which seat cushions are readily insertable and removable; flaps overlap at the open ends of the pockets... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4457032 | Seat cushion An improved, portable auxiliary seat cushion is described having a seat panel and a back rest panel hingedly connected to form a unitary structure, the under side of the seat panel and the rearward side of the back panel being composed of a flexible resil... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4116148 | Floor-supported cushion assembly and method of making same A floor-supported cushion assembly comprising a seat pad of foam material encased in one end portion of a fabric envelope, a back pillow consisting of a pillowcase filled with shredded polyurethane foam and received in the other end portion of the envelop... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4060276 | Cooling seat This invention relates to a portable seat cushion which unfolds to form a seat section and a back section. Both the seat and back sections include therein a frozen coolant package covered by a thermally transparent pad or cushion. The coolant package cont... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3940166 | Auxiliary retention belt and support cushion for seat of open vehicles This invention relates to auxiliary seat and back cushion means with safety belt for protective retention of a passenger riding behind the operator of an open vehicle such as a motorcycle wherein the operator rides astride the seat and the passenger, ridi... | 02/24/1976 |