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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096619 | Foldable leisure chair A foldable leisure chair includes a seat unit having a pair of side frames, a pair of armrest members connected pivotally and respectively to the side frames, and a pair of support units. Each support unit includes a coupling seat defining a receiving space therein ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7980631 | Ergonomic armrest Disclosed is an adjustable armrest that can readily raised, or lowered, and optionally rotated in a horizontal plane. In one embodiment, the present armrest is released from its use position be raising the front portion of the armrest. The armrest is moved into the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7862123 | Articulated chair having universal reclining armrest system A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for couplin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7475946 | Ergonomic armrest Disclosed is an adjustable armrest that can readily raised, or lowered, and optionally rotated in a horizontal plane. In one embodiment, the present armrest is released from its use position be raising the front portion of the armrest. The armrest is moved into the ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7325868 | Tool for providing support to the human upper body when having to lean over to work A tool is provided for supporting the human upper body when having to lean over to work. The tool comprising a platform member for supporting the human upper body in a leaning position thereby reducing back muscle strain and fatigue; a cushioned pad secured to an up... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7281767 | Lounge chair with movable arms A lounge chair having movable armrests. The lounge chair comprises a seat, a back, legs and armrests. The armrests may be placed in a raised position for use by the occupant or may be swing down to provide more room or to allow the occupant to easily exit the lounge... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252338 | Seat assembly having an adjustable height and angle armrest A seat assembly includes an armrest attached to a seat, and an amrest coupling assembly for coupling the armrest to the seat comprising a linear adjustment mechanism coupled to the armrest, and a rotational adjustment mechanism coupled to the armrest. The linear adj... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7195312 | Pivoting armest for enhancing side impact protection An armrest assembly for a motor vehicle seat having a first support member pivotably mounted to a seat structure, a second support member rotatably mounted to the first support member, and a biasing arrangement positioned relative to the first and second support mem... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7108318 | Armrest A vehicular arm has a fixed axle, an arm-rest body pivotable on the axle about its axis between a raised position and a lowered position, an abutment axially fixed on the axle and rotationally coupled to the arm-rest body, and a pusher rotationally fixed and axially... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073220 | Bed siderail having a latch A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and siderails supported by the frame. A latch member is configured to prevent vertical movement of the siderail. A latch position indicator is configured to provide an indication of the position... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063387 | Seat for a transport vehicle or craft, in particular an aircraft The invention relates to a seat for a transport vehicle or craft, the seat including a support structure (1) and at least one armrest (2) comprising a rest element (4) mounted on one end of a strut whose other end is hinged to the support struct... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7021717 | Lounge chair with movable arms A lounge chair having movable armrests. The lounge chair comprises a seat, a back, legs and armrests. The armrests may be placed in a raised position for use by the occupant or may be swing down to provide more room or to allow the occupant to easily exit the lounge... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004546 | Stowable chair armrest A stowable chair armrest for a seat assembly which includes a armrest portion connected to the seat assembly through a restricted movement rotating joint which has limited rotation about a horizontal X and Y axes, the Y-axis being parallel to the length of the armre... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6773071 | Chair having outrigged limb rests for outstretched arms A chair is provided with an outrigged limb rest for supporting a user's substantially outstretched arm. The chair has a seat for supporting the user, an adjustable outrigger connected to the seat, and a limb rest carried on the adjustable outrigger for supporting th... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6513877 | Armrest for vehicle seat and method of forming the same An armrest for vehicle seat is provided, whose armrest body has a region so configured as to surround a connecting portion by which the armrest is rotatably connected with a seat back of the seat, wherein a cubic trim cover assembly of the armrest is form... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6217119 | Extendable armrest assembly for a seat A seat assembly (10, 100) is disclosed which utilizes a retractable armrest (16) which can be retracted into a recess (20) in the seat back (12) of the seat assembly to maximize the available space around the seat assembly. The retractable armrest 16 can ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6007036 | Stowable support apparatus A stowable support apparatus is disclosed and includes an elongate, horizontally oriented track with a slide mounted and reciprocally movable thereon. A support arm is pivotally coupled to the slide, and a mounting bracket that receives a display unit and... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5927815 | Balancing chair An articulated holding arm 2 comprises a first arm 3 and a second arm 5. The first arm 3 is essentially cylindrical as a whole, and is provided with at an intermediate area but closer to a proximal end 6 of the arm 3 a first spherical element 7 in a freel... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5909864 | Chair-mount adjustable keyboard supporting assembly Disclosed is a chair-mount adjustable keyboard supporting assembly mainly including an n-shaped bracket connected to a bottom side of a chair to hold lower ends of two outward and parallelly extended extension bars. The extension bars are bent inward at a... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5842743 | Sofa bridge A modular "bridge" section is disclosed having a seat frame assembly and a detachable seat back assembly supported therefrom. The seat frame assembly and the detachable seat back assembly are upholstered to define an aesthetically pleasing seat section wh... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5678896 | Armrest adjusting device An armrest adjusting device includes an L-shaped base having a horizontal section fixedly attached to each of two sides of a seat of a chair and a vertical section. A cover has a lower portion pivotally mounted on the vertical section of the base. A suppo... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5547245 | Recliner chair An improved recliner chair is provided of the type having a recliner linkage for controlled movement of a seat and seatback through a sequence of substantially upright and reclined positions, wherein the recliner linkage is further adapted for movement of... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5540479 | Vehicle seats A seat adapted to accommodate three passengers has a seat cushion and a seat back, three headrests are located in juxtaposed relationship along the upper edge of the seat back, the central headrest is coupled to a central armrest so that the headrest will... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5476304 | Adjusting mechanism for a chair-mounted computer input device An adjusting assembly for mounting a supporting tray assembly to a chair using one or more arm assemblies. The proximal end portion of a mounting bar is secured to a chair such that the mounting bar is disposed substantially horizontally. A substantially ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5433509 | Adjustable armrest An armrest includes an armrest body and mounting mechanism to allow the armrest body to be pulled upwardly from a lower forward edge from a stored vertical position into a generally horizontal use position and subsequently be swiveled on a generally verti... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5375907 | Sofa table and mechanism A mechanism suitable for use with a retractable sofa table adapted for mounting the mechanism to a sofa frame, a lower pivot link pivotally interconnected to the mounting element, a table mounting bracket pivotally interconnected to the lower pivot link c... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5374108 | Sofa bridge A modular "bridge" section is disclosed having a seat frame assembly and a detachable seat back assembly supported therefrom. The seat frame assembly and the detachable seat back assembly are upholstered to define an aesthetically-pleasing seat section wh... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5320414 | Articulated armrest A blade-shaped armrest pivots along mutually orthogonal axis to provide compact storage adjacent the side of a seat and yet provide a wide support surface when moved to a lowered use position. In one embodiment, the armrest automatically rotates in two pl... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5169207 | Cable tension height adjustable arm rests A height adjustable arm structure in which a selectively operated drive concealable in and connectable to the frame of a furniture piece includes at least one pair of articulated arm elements and said arm elements subjected to a seletive constant bias act... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5114212 | Chair with adjustable arm rest A chair has side units including support members 7, 8 articulated to arm rests 9, 10, respectively pivotally mounted at their distal ends to a horizontal rod 11 disposed below a seat 1 and to a back rest 3. The ends of the support members are bent at an a... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5104182 | Convertible sofa A backrest section of a unitary sofa, or of a unit of a modular sofa arrangement, is movable between its upright position and an operative position where it overlies the seat to provide a table and/or armrest accessible to sofa occupants on either side th... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5029941 | Surgeon's chair In order to achieve an ergonomically and medically correct sitting position for the surgeon in every working position, the surgeon's chair is constructed in such a way that an adaptation to the frequently changing position of the surgeon is possible, for ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4978170 | Seat with adjustable back and arm rests A seat for use in a motor vehicle has a body supporting unit and a back rest which is pivotably connected to the body supporting unit by two hinges having pintles provided with eccentrics which cause the back rest to perform a composite pivotal and transv... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4968095 | Seat back arm recliner A reclinable vehicle seat is provided having an arm rest which is connected to the seat at a single location on the side of the seat back. The arm rest is connected to the seat back by a retainer that pivots with respect to the seat back to automatically ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4938534 | Chair with independently collapsible armrest and method of operation A chair seat is provided with track means and the arm support strut with sliding means for retraction of the armrests from one extended position when the armrests are in use, to one collapsed position conveniently and aesthetically out of the way when the... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4886317 | Motor vehicle seat arm rest control In a motor car seat with a variable-angle backrest and having an arm support retained on the frame of the backrest which is foldable down from an essentially vertical erect non-use position in line with the backrest into a lower substantially horizontal u... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4832406 | Chair with collapsible arms A chair arm is pivotally movable from a normal raised position to a collapsed position. The chair back is vertically slidably mounted on a support to permit a connection between the forward portion of the arm and the upper end of an arm support to be move... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4639012 | Airborne folding wheelchair A wheelchair for transporting a physically handicapped person down the narrow aisle of a commercial passenger airplane. The wheelchair comprises a fixed back frame structure having a pair of rear caster wheels mounted to the lower end thereof and a pair o... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4579384 | Armrest lock for a motor car An armrest lock has a pivoted latch which swings into an active locking position as a result of its own inertia, in the event of a crash, to keep the armrest locked in its raised position. The latch then engages with a projecting rib on the linkage which ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4558901 | Arm rest device of a seat for a vehicle An arm rest device is disclosed in which a base plate, supported onto a bracket in a seat-back by means of link mechanisms, is mounted to an arm rest body in such a manner to be free to slide fore and aft and is also connected with a connecting pin of the... | 12/17/1985 |
