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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070232 | Scooter with dual chair backs The present invention provides a scooter with two chair backs. The scooter includes a main body containing a wheel seat, a pedal and front/rear wheel set; two chair back supports, assembled separately onto both sides on the back of wheel seat of the main body; and t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7931339 | Seat assembly A seat assembly for improving posture of a user comprises a substantially firm seat portion angled downwardly from rear to front, a back support extending upwardly in a rear area of the seat portion, a pad positioned on the back support and, the back support positio... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7775599 | Vehicle seat assembly with fore-AFT adjustable back portion The vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom portion that is adapted to be attached to a vehicle. The seat bottom portion has a longitudinal axis. The seat back is disposed proximate the seat bottom portion. A linkage connects the seat back to the seat bottom port... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7651167 | Vehicle fitting A fitting for a vehicle incorporates a backrest and a removable seat squab so that the fitting may be used as a conventional seat, or as a safety fitting to engage a rear of a wheelchair. The backrest is wider at the top than at a lower point, to enable the handles ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7506935 | Adjustment means for backrest An adjustment device includes a seat brace including lower and upper support plates fixed thereon, respectively. A back brace includes a second end tightly disposed between the lower and upper support plates of the seat brace, with friction generated between the low... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7422286 | Chair and method for supporting lower back Provided is a chair comprising a seat; a backrest; a first armrest; a second armrest; a seat support structure; and a support structure for supporting the lower back of a seated person; wherein the support structure is directly mechanically-connected to the first ar... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7401858 | Chair having automatically adjustable backrest A system and method are presented for discovering mobile collaborators on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. Each collaborator is identified on the P2P network by a unique ID. Each collaborator may also be identified by an identity file posted on the P2P network. Collabo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387338 | Automotive multi-position seat assembly A seat assembly is disclosed for a passenger vehicle which provides multiple positions by translating a seat back between a fore position and an aft position relative to the seat bottom. A carriage is disclosed mounted to a track within a seat bottom for translating... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364238 | Article of furniture An article of furniture (10) includes a base having a front (14) and a rear (16) and a top (18) surface. A backrest assembly (20) has a front edge (22) and a rear edge (24) and is slideably arranged relative to the ba... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357453 | Chair with armrests This invention teaches a chair comprising a seat; a backrest; a first armrest; a second armrest; a seat support structure; means for supporting the lower back of a seated person; a first slider; a second slider; a first slideway having a plurality of cavities; and a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347496 | Adjustable chair backrest A chair backrest adjusting mechanism includes a seat supporting frame, a backrest supporting arm, amount, a supporting arm cover, and a ball-shaped handle. The seat supporting frame is fixedly connected at a lower end to a base below a chair seat, and pivotally conn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338116 | Folding chair A folding chair includes front and back legs, a cushion frame, a cushion embedded in the cushion frame and has a hard board having air vents, a sound absorbing foam, and a back cushion connected with the inner edge of the front leg and includes a second hard board. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328943 | Adjustable storage seat for recreation and utility vehicles An adjustable storage seat for recreation and utility vehicles is disclosed. The adjustable storage seat may be used for snowmobiles, watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, or other similar small vehicle intended for entertainment and transportation. The adjustable stora... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322649 | Child safety seat A child safety seat, including a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back. A vehicle seat attachment assembly is carried by the safety seat for securing the safety seat to rigid anchorage units carried by a vehicle proximate to a vehicle seat. The attachment a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7273250 | Method for individually adapting the saddle of a two-wheel vehicle A method and a device are provided for individually adapting the saddle of a two-wheeled vehicle, especially bicycle saddles. The local pressing pressure of the buttocks of a test subject is measured on a adapting device (1) with a measuring saddle (2)... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264312 | Backrest adjusting mechanism A backrest adjusting mechanism is angularly disposed between a backrest and a seat of a chair, and includes a main support slidably received in a sleeve member, and a locating gear. The main support is provided on a middle lower surface with a downward projected lim... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252337 | Seat arrangement for a motor vehicle seat The invention relates to a seat arrangement for a motor vehicle seat, comprising a seat base that defines a seat surface for a vehicle passenger and extends in the longitudinal direction of the seat, and a back rest. According to the invention, the back rest can be ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243997 | Positioning device for furniture The invention herein allows for manually positioning telescoping members relative to each other in a variety of positions within a given range of motion such as for movable chair backs or arms. A strut is engaged with and telescopically slides in a mounting member w... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234768 | Reversible chair A reversible chair is disclosed which permits the user to sit with either a conventional backrest or to rest his or her chest against the same element in a “forward chair” configuration. The rest is attached to the seat with a side-mounted support arm such that ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234776 | Body support chair with automatic modification of the back inclination The body support chair for physically challenged and disabled persons comprises a frame supporting an articulated structure comprising a seat, a foot rest, a back and two symmetrical lateral systems. Each articulated system comprises a first deformable quadrilateral... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222920 | Adjustable chair A chair includes back and seat portions that include a padded member. Back support rails have opposed ends and include braces connected thereto. One end of the back support rails has notches that define flange portions. The braces traverse a rear surface of the back... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216880 | Universal handle and body-supporting chair utilizing same A universal handle comprising a handle body having a U-shaped gripping zone (51), open at its center (52), having two arms (53) connected by a bar (54) offering, all three, a support back for the palm of the hand or the fingers of the use... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7197781 | Neck support The present invention is directed at a neck support comprising a top portion for receiving a user's head; a bottom portion having a pair of wings for resting on shoulders of said user; a middle portion, connecting said top potion to said bottom portion; said top and... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156465 | Portable vertebrae decompression device with adjustable height support A light-weight portable vertebrae decompression support device comprising a pair of arm rests with selectively adjustable members connecting the arm rests and a base member. The base member is adapted to rest on a seat. The selective adjustment raises and lowers the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152921 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat including a seat cushion assembly, a seat back assembly, and a seat track assembly for supporting the seat cushion assembly and the seat back assembly in a vehicle. The seat cushion and seat back assemblies being movable to a stadium position such tha... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147282 | Chair with backrest depth adjustment mechanism A backrest depth adjustment mechanism which allows adjustment of the backrest assembly in a front-to-back manner with respect to the seat. The backrest assembly generally includes a backrest frame supporting the backrest. The backrest frame includes opposite end por... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131691 | Tandem seat for a motorcycle having a concealable backrest assembly A motorcycle seating unit includes a seat and a backrest assembly. The seat has a front side and a top seating surface with an essentially horizontal orientation. The backrest assembly has a support arm and a back bar having an external surface. The support arm rota... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127760 | Nursing pillow and methods In one embodiment, a pillow comprises a pillow body comprising a medial region and two opposing arms with ends extending from the medial region to define an inner well region. The pillow body is sized and configured to permit the medial region to rest on a user's la... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125076 | Automotive multi-position seat assembly A seat assembly is disclosed for a passenger vehicle which provides multiple positions by translating a seat back between a fore position and an aft position relative to the seat bottom. A carriage is disclosed mounted to a track within a seat bottom for translating... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125077 | Seat bolster adjustment apparatus and method An active bolster adjustment apparatus for use in vehicle seats includes a mounting plate connected with the vehicle seat. An adjustable bolster slider is in sliding communication with the mounting plate, and has an adjustment arm and a pressure surface. A drive uni... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121371 | All terrain vehicle with a seat backrest An ATV is described with a frame and at least three wheels suspended from the frame. At least one of the wheels is a front wheel and at least one of the wheels is a rear wheel. The front wheel defines a front axis and the rear wheel defines a rear axis. A power unit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104606 | Support for a seating device A support apparatus is described for use in the field of workstation design. The support apparatus is movably attachable to a seating device to selectively provide both dorsal and ventral support to a seated user. The support apparatus is movable, by a user in the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090240 | Tiltable seating apparatus for wheelchair A tiltable seating frame (10) for selectively positioning seating in a wheelchair, in which a seat platform (12) has opposing sides (18) that each extend to an arcuate distal edge (20) and each side defines an arcuate slot (22) par... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073854 | Back supporting device for a motor vehicle seat A back supporting device for a motor vehicle seat includes a pair of hollow left and right sliding rails that are disposed fixedly on two opposite sides of a passenger seat portion disposed immediately behind a driver seat portion. Two slidable elements are received... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070233 | Body support chair with adjustable handles A body support chair having two symmetrical lateral articulated systems, each having a first deformable polygon, a second deformable polygon, a back assembly articulated on the first quadrilateral, and a maneuvering assembly interposed between the first polygon and ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070234 | Motorcycle backrest adjusting system A motorcycle backrest adjusting system includes a motorcycle that has a seat and a pair of support bars that extend rearward from the seat. A pair of lower brackets is provided and each of the lower brackets is attached to one of the support bars. A pair of upper br... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021595 | Slide rail A slide rail has a pair of inside rails in which V-grooves having a V shape in cross section are formed in a lengthwise direction in outside faces of the pair of inside rails which have inside faces provided so as to face each other. V-grooves are formed in inside f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015545 | Split source RF MOSFET device An RF MOS transistor having improved AC output conductance and AC output capacitance includes parallel interdigitated source and drain regions separated by channel regions and overlying gates. Grounded tap regions contacting an underlying well are placed contiguous ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008014 | Adjustable storage seat for recreation and utility vehicles An adjustable storage seat for recreation and utility vehicles is disclosed. The adjustable storage seat may be used for snowmobiles, watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, or other similar small vehicle intended for entertainment and transportation. The adjustable stora... | 03/07/2006 |
