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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334279 | Mattress pad A mattress pad positionable atop a rectangular mattress which better accommodates diverse weights and sizes of the human anatomy for enhanced comfort. The mattress pad includes a flexible air tight bottom sheet having a size and shape substantially similar to that o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275792 | Child seat for a motor vehicle Child seat for motor vehicles with a seat shell and backrest, at the upper end of which a head support (10) with lateral wings (11) projecting towards the front is disposed. The inclination of the head support (10), at least of a headrest (12... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273253 | Chair ride mechanism with tension assembly A task chair, including a backrest assembly and a seat assembly pivotally coupled both to one another and to side portions of a fixed yoke member for synchronized movement, in which the seat of the seat assembly moves upwardly and forwardly concurrently with recline... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7216916 | Flipper panel for a vehicle A removable flipper panel system for a vehicle includes a rod housing mounted on a seat support member which is movable with respect to a load floor of the vehicle. A load bearing blow-molded hard panel hides the gap which is formed between seat and load floor when ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7168765 | Vehicle seat A seat for a person has a seat part adapted to be fixed in a vehicle and having an upper seating surface on which the person sits, and a seat back extending upward from a rear edge of the seating surface and having a front surface adapted to be leaned against by the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152927 | Ratcheted headrest for a recliner chair A recliner that is independently adjustable relative to the recliner. The headrest in the non-operative position is in planar alignment with the back of the recliner and can be incrementally moved toward the anterior end of the recliner, so that when a user moves th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140056 | Inflatable pillow for a chair or tub An inflatable beach pillow with a pocket to slip over a beach chair and having both water and air compartments is furnished with suction for supporting the pillow from the side of a tub so that it will serve as a combination chair pillow and tub pillow. The suction ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7055909 | Structure of a chair pillow A chair pillow includes a secured member fixed on a top of a back of a chair, an intermediate member, and a pillow body; the intermediate member is pivoted to the secured member at a first end thereof such that it is normally held in position by the secured member, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052089 | Multi-position headrest and mechanism therefor A multi-position headrest for a chair and a mechanism for the headrest. The headrest can move between a forwardly tilted position and a non-tilted position. The headrest is supported by a multi-position bracket assembly. The bracket assembly includes two bracket mem... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048334 | Vehicle headrest apparatus A vehicle headrest apparatus has a headrest unit mounted to an upper end of a seatback. The headrest unit has a headrest members with a head restraining member configured to be tensioned to restrain a passenger's head upon a rear-end collision. The headrest unit qui... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040707 | Seat back of automotive seat A seat back of automotive seat, which comprises an upper seat back portion and a lower seat back portion. A foam padding of the upper seat back portion is greater in hardness than that of the lower seat back portion. A vent element is provided in each of the two sea... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032975 | Medical or dental treatment chair The invention relates to a medical or dental treatment chair (1) having a seat part (2), a back part (4), a carrier part (16) arranged on the back part (4), an intermediate lever (23) which with its one end is pivotably conn... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004544 | Backrest for armchairs Backrest for armchairs, made up of a soft front body (1.1) and a rear frame (1.2), situating at the upper part a headrest made up of a respective soft front body (3.1) and a respective rear frame (3.2), fitting the soft body (3.1) ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6983996 | Safety headrest for a motor vehicle A vehicle seat (1) as a head-rest (5) which is mounted for movement about a horizontal axis defined by a bar (7) depending arms (12) extend downwardly into the back of the seat and carry a pressure plate (13) at a position behind t... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974188 | Chair with pivotable chair back A chair comprises a frame, a chair back, and a chair back return device. The chair back is mounted to the frame for pivotable movement away from a home position. The chair back return device is arranged to return the chair back to the home position. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6550856 | Vehicle seat Vehicle seat (1), in particular for a two-door automobile, with a seat back (3) and a headrest (3a, 5, 5a) integrated into the seat back, wherein one section (3a) of a seat-back frame forms a carrying structure of the headrest, and the headrest comprises ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 5829838 | Integral automotive seatback and headrest cushion An integral seatback frame and headrest frame cushion and cover that accommodates angular and/or upward motion of the headrest relative to the seatback. A lower, primary cushion and integral, upper front flap cover the front of the seatback frame and head... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5683141 | Seat head rest for vehicle A seat head rest for a vehicle includes a stay member for being mounted on a seat back, a rigid frame pivotably mounted on the stay member and a pad member fixed to the rigid frame forming a head rest body with the rigid frame, wherein the rigid frame fur... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5673972 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly comprises a lower support frame with a seat back frame pivotally connected to the lower support frame. The back frame includes a headrest portion with an aperture formed therethrough. First and second recliner brackets are secured ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5580124 | Apparatus for preventing whiplash A vehicle-installed supporting seat for a passenger is provided, which includes a seat back provided with an integral head-neck restraint comprising a cranium support portion and a cervical spine support portion. Each portion includes a layer of resilient... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5378041 | Wheelchair A wheelchair construction which includes both removable patient foot supports and an outwardly extending patient leg support which can function to support the patient's legs in an upraised position when the foot supports have been removed. The wheelchair ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5356202 | Arrangement for mounting a headrest in seat An arrangement for mounting a cantilever-type headrest in a seat, in which the headrest is inclined at an angle compensating for an illusional headrest inclination which occurs in the eyes of a person looking at such cantilever-type headrest appearance. F... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5348376 | Arrangement of headrest on a seat An arrangement of a headrest on a seat, in a type wherein the headrest is supported via one single stay upon a seat back of the seat, the arrangement being such that the lower portion of the stay is fixed via a sleeve element within a bracket upon a seat ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5346277 | Foldable headrest mechanism A headrest mechanism suitable for use in a seating unit comprising a headrest plate movable between a retracted position and an extended position having a lower front edge, means for actuating the headrest plate between the retracted position and the exte... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5322347 | Head rest apparatus A head rest apparatus comprises a sole stay, a head rest main body movably supported on the sole stay, a guide rod fixed in the head rest main body, a rail disposed in the head rest main body and fixed on the sole stay, a guide member slidably supported o... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5145197 | Folding wheelchair with rigid seat A folding wheelchair has a rigid seat, leg support members stored in a compartment within the seat, a rigid backrest that can be collapsed when the wheelchair is folded, armrests that can be swung toward the seat or the backrest, and wheels that can be ad... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5106158 | Integral child seat module adjustable head support latch There is disclosed herein a child seat module integrally mounted in an automotive bench seat, and including a latch arrangement for rapidly and easily raising and lowering a fold-up head support, along with adjusting the height thereof. The latch arrangem... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4761011 | Water cushion stress-reducing assemblies for chairs and other seating devices A water cushion assembly for a chair, constructed either as an integral assembly or as an attachment, has a plurality of horizontally-arranged vertically-spaced sections; and each of the casings is provided with an inner casing and respective valves for f... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4691961 | Recliner with headrest In a one-way recliner chair of the type having a stationary backrest frame which extends upwardly behind a movable backrest, a headrest is mounted on the top of the stationary backrest frame for movement between a retracted position when the chair is in t... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4673213 | Posture alignment seat shell A posture alignment seat shell for supporting and passively restraining a person seated therein includes a horizontal seat portion and an upstanding back portion formed from resilient material to define a one-piece unit. The upstanding back portion includ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4596422 | Motorcycle driver backrest bar Apparatus is disclosed for pivotally connecting the ends of a backrest support to both sides of a seat on a motorcycle. A bracket with one or more apertures is mounted on the sides of the seat. A pivot disk with a projecting hub on one side which is subst... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4593684 | Occipital support for cervical traction A cervical traction device with a movable carriage carrying a head support which may be used with either internal or external traction means. Force is applied to the occipital region of the back of the skull of a supine user through a taut, resilient, ela... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4555136 | Furniture construction In a furniture article consisting of a back rest, seat and foot rest the foot rest is pivotally moveable between a position in which the foot rest is held substantially horizontally outwardly from the seat, and a position in which the foot rest abuts agai... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4549766 | Vehicle seat headrest A seat structure containing a frame for a back seat, and a panel for a headrest, which panel is welded in a surrounding manner about said frame.... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4420186 | Convertible low-back, high-back upholstered furniture An article of upholstered furniture, such as an easy chair or sofa, has a padded back rest comprising a first portion which has a rigid insert embedded therein, and a second portion which has a flexible linkage embedded therein hingedly connected to the r... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4350389 | Safety headrest for a vehicle seat A safety headrest is via a holding means connected to the back support of a vehicle seat. The holding means allows the headrest to be adjusted in height relative to the seat. From a web portion on the headrest a forward and a rear leg portion extend downw... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4295683 | Orthopedic chair An orthopedic chair particularly suited for bathing handicapped individuals. A sling-type body is supported by an adjustable frame. In the portion supporting the legs, two U-shaped rigid members support and divide the sling in two U-shaped slings to indiv... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4205878 | Pull out headrest A pull out headrest for use with a seat structure having an extended backrest comprises two receiving chambers on either side of the extended backrest. Two headrest members have a first position wherein the members are withdrawn into the chambers. Individ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4199191 | Headrest for seat of vehicle A seat headrest for a vehicle includes a reinforcement means in communication with an energy shock absorbing means. The reinforcement means include a plurality of rectangular hollow segments. The segments of the reinforcement means cooperate with the ener... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4141589 | Headrest for seat of vehicle A seat headrest for a vehicle includes a reinforcement means in communication with an energy shock absorbing means. the reinforcement means include a plurality of hollow segments. The segments of the reinforcement means cooperate with the energy absorbing... | 02/27/1979 |
