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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819482 | Armrest/backrest support bracket for chairs, in particular office chairs An armrest/backrest support bracket characterised by comprising: a support (4) provided in its lateral surface with a slot (14) and in its end surface with a hole which communicates with said slot, a blade (6) one end of which is insertable into... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7396076 | Chair with firm structure for overlapping A chair with a firm structure for overlapping has a body which includes a chair frame and at least one supporting frame; the chair frame having a base, a seat frame and a back frame for supporting the body; the supporting frame being at an outer side of the chair fr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7360829 | Chair-mountable table A small mouse table integrated with an ergonomic arm support. The table and arm support can be mounted to a conventional arm rest on an office chair. The arm support and table are positioned in order to place the user's arm in a healthy and stable orientation for us... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347499 | Marine seat interchangeable component assembly and method A seat for marine use including a hollow primary seat structure. The primary seat structure has a generally upright back portion and a seat portion formed integrally with the back portion and extending forwardly therefrom. The back portion includes at least a pair o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7252340 | Aircraft passenger seat with forward arm rest pivot A passenger seat with increased knee space for an aft-seated passenger, including a seat base for being attached to a supporting deck and at least one seat frame including a seat back and seat bottom carried by the seat base. At least one arm rest assembly is carrie... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7128332 | Wheelchair designs and related enhancements Wheelchair designs and enhancements are provided for use with conventional wheelchair designs. The designs and enhancements include first and second contoured folding seat panels that are hingedly mounted with respect to the wheelchair frame and that are offer inter... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7080885 | Task chair A task chair equipped with a mechanism for independently adjusting the height and width of support arms by the manual operation of a single adjustment knob. Each of the support arms includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion that are pivotally coupled by ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080418 | Integral refuse disposal system A refuse disposal system is formed integrally with a wheelchair. A foam pad is positioned on a rigid seat of a wheelchair; the foam pad and rigid seat are each provided with openings in registration with each other. An annular cartridge of compressed disposable tubi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6957866 | Adjustable armrest assembly for chair An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes an arm support having an end formed with a connecting body, a slide slidably mounted and detachably locked on the connecting body of the arm support, and an armrest secured to the slide. Thus, the position of the a... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6942289 | Water basins for heat strain reduction A chair with water basins for heat strain reduction purpose is disclosed. The chair is provided with built-in or attachable water basins at the armrest level for the user to immerse his forearms and hands in the basins while seating on the chair. Another embodiment ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6837546 | Office chair A modular arm rest system for a chair. The arm rest includes a connecting member that is installed into an interior cavity in the chair frame and is retained by a nose. A back is also provided with an arm rest hole that the connecting member can be installed through... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6644749 | Office chair A modular arm rest system for a chair. The arm rest includes a connecting member that is installed into an interior cavity in the chair frame and is retained by a nose. A back is also provided with an arm rest hole that the connecting member can be instal... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6460930 | Convertible clinical chair/table apparatus A convertible clinical chair/table apparatus for allowing patients to easily and conveniently get in and out of the clinical chair. The convertible clinical charitable apparatus includes a wheel assembly; and also includes a seat assembly including first ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6209951 | Portable, foldable chair A foldable chair according to the present disclosure comprises a frame 1 comprising four connectors 11a, 11b, 12a and 12b for contacting the ground, eight slant supports 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e and 17f which are hinged with the connectors, two v... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176547 | First/second-class convertible two-seater seat and method of converting such a seat A convertible first/second-class seat offering a given number N of seating spaces convertible into a second/first-class N-seater seat, provides N seats with N seat cushions and 2N armrests, the first/second-class convertible seat includes a device for tra... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6120054 | Device for the armrest of a baby stroller A fixing device for the armrest of a baby stroller including a fixing seat secured with one end thereof to the armrest and provided therein with a receiving space; an engaging device placed in the receiving space and comprised of an engaging unit and a pu... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6086156 | Chair swivel arm rest An arm rest for a chair is disclosed that has an upper portion that swivels horizontally to support a user's forearm or wrist. The arm rest is removably attachable to a wide variety of chair arms. The arm rest includes a pair of parallel plates, one havin... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6074012 | Adjustable armrest device An adjustable armrest device has an armrest seat, a slide seat disposed on the armrest seat, and a pivot connection seat disposed on the slide seat. A disk is inserted in a center hole of the pivot connection seat. Two screw rods are disposed on the slide... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5953769 | Bathtub seat A tub mountable seat device having feet adapted to grip the bottom of a bathing tub and having a pair of removable armrests securable to opposed sides thereof. A center pivot is provided that supports a seat and backrest arrangement that can pivot in a 36... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5944387 | Adjustment mechanism for chairs A chair armrest bar is horizontally slidably received in a channel of a base attached to a chair seat. The base defines longitudinally arranged interconnected slots in its bottom wall. A locking lever is pivotably mounted to the armrest bar. The lever has... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5931535 | Clinical care recliner A clinical care recliner with a support frame, a lazy-tong linkage, a seat, sidearms, back-rest and a leg-rest. The sidearms laterally confine the patient and are removable so that any spilled body fluids between the seat and the sidewall can be cleaned a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5803415 | Arm rest device for vehicles An interior member on a side wall of a passenger room is formed with an arm rest body projecting inwardly of the passenger room and has a placed member on an upside part of the arm rest body for providing a place for an arm of the passenger to be put ther... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5746479 | Armrest attachment for chair An armrest is provided for attachment to a chair. The chair includes vertical tubular sections which form a portion of a chair frame with open upper ends. Each armrest has a metal reinforcement with an intermediate section and downwardly protruding end se... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5478137 | Armrest adaptor assembly An assembly for affixing an arm pad to an arm rest of the chair without using a visible fastener and without the need to fashion a hole in the arm rest. The assembly comprises two shells which fit on the arm rest which have a variety of latching projectio... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5439268 | Adjustable armrest assembly for a chair An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes an elongated connector and an elongated armrest member. The elongated connector is mounted securely on the seat and has two opposite side surfaces formed with a respective open-ended horizontal slide slo... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5415461 | Furniture construction Upholstered furniture, such as an armchair or couch, that is built on a thermoformed plastic frame that replaces the wooden frame in standard furniture construction. The thermoformed frame has a horizontal base with integrally molded legs which support th... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5366276 | Adjustable arm rest Disclosed herein is an arm rest for a chair comprising a frame member and an arm support member, a coupling device to couple the arm support member with the frame member for rotation about an axis, the arm support member having a portion which is offset f... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5332288 | Detachable arm cushion for automobile arm rest A portable cushioning accessory for automotive vehicles for cushioning the arm of an occupant of the vehicle resting on the usual arm rest mounted on an inside panel of the vehicle. The accessory includes a cushion having an interior pad of yieldable foam... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5316373 | Seat arm rest A flip-up arm rest for a chair or other seating. The arm rest is rotatably connected to a control housing through a connecting rod. The control housing includes a central passage to accommodate a control pin which extends from the connecting rod. A stop p... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5255956 | Adjustable armrest mounting assembly An armrest mounting assembly (20) for mounting an inverted, U-shaped, armrest assembly (14) to a wheelchair having a frame (10). The mounting assembly (20) includes a body (22) which is formed to receive an end of the armrest post portions (17). Releasabl... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5234251 | Seat arm attachment An arm attachment for mounting on the arm or standard of a seat. The arm attachment comprises a main body having a container holder and an armrest insert support with an armrest insert that can be removed. The armrest insert support has an elongated box s... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5074617 | Storage compartment for wheelchair A storage compartment for a wheelchair includes a lower tray for holding at least one item, the lower tray or a holding member for the lower tray, being bolted permanently to one arm of the wheelchair and the lower tray having an upper opening. A cover me... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5009467 | Adjustable armrest for chair An adjustable armrest attachment for a secretarial chair has left and right elbow rests with depending posts independently selectively positionable within vertical channels formed in turned back outer ends of respective left and right, oppositely laterall... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4893827 | Chair construction for incapacitated persons A chair for use by an incapacitated person has a wheeled frame which carries a body support assembly composed of a seat, a back, and a foot rest. The back is angularly adjustable relative to the seat and the foot rest is angularly adjustable relative to t... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4854638 | Portable adjustable child's chair A portable adjustable child's chair which may be converted into a booster seat or high chair. Removable seat and back panels permit both height and depth adjustment of the child's chair by selectively inserting the panels into one or another of a series o... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4840390 | Symmetrically modular wheelchair A pair of identical side frames (A) are each made up of a pair of generally L-shaped tubular members which are welded together. A reinforcing tube (30) is slidably received within a forward portion (14) of each side frame to strengthen an interconnection ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4795211 | Universal container holder A universal container holder for attachment to stadium or theater seats. A downwardly open armrest portion is adapted to fit over the seat armrest to project a container holder portion beyond the front of the armrest for holding different sizes of contain... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4768797 | Folding wheelchair having adjustable wheels and armrests A lightweight folding wheelchair is provided with relatively wide range adjustment capability and/or adaptation to meet the specific needs of an individual wheelchair user. The folding wheelchair includes left and right tubular frame sections which are co... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4654904 | Invalid chair An invalid chair is disclosed which has four legs of tubular material with lockable castors mounted in the bottom of the legs. The two rear legs extend upwardly beyond the seat support area and then backwardly to be interconnected for support of a semi-re... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4576351 | Portable stroke victims arm rest A portable stroke victim's arm rest is provided to provide multi-positional means of comfort for the victim's arm and in particular to prop the victim's arm at an incline to prevent accumulation of fluids in the hand and wrist area. The portable stroke vi... | 03/18/1986 |
