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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322652 | Vehicle seat with independent adjustable height bolster A vehicle seat or seat portion including a frame, a central cushion defining a seating surface attached to the frame and a bolster connected to the frame. The bolster is moveable between a first retracted position and at least one second extended position relative t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7165808 | Rear seat storage console A folding seat and storage console assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly has a storage console positioned on a seat bottom frame. A pair of front legs is each pivotally connected to the seat bottom frame. A pair of rear legs is pivotally connected to the ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7134712 | Chaise-longue The disclosure generally describes a chaise longue having a base structure that supports a backrest section, a footrest section and an intermediate section. The intermediate section is connected between the backrest section and the footrest section. The base structu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131697 | Sports seat for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle In the case of a sports seat (101) for a vehicle, especially for a motor vehicle, having at least one rigid seat shell (103) as a structure for the seat part, and a separately formed, rigid backrest shell (105) as a structure for the backrest, t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7093904 | Chair with fold-down arms for providing additional seating A convertible chair is disclosed that has pivotable side cushions for pivoting between a lowered position and a raised position. A frame includes a generally horizontal seat, as well as a pair of pivot supports each fixed to a respective side of the seat. Two sets o... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6039402 | Seat provided with a seat climbing/descending aid structure for easy climbing onto and descending from the seat, and a seat climbing/descending aid designed for that purpose A seat provided with a seat climbing/descending aid structure, which allows a driver, passenger or physically handicapped person to easily climb onto and descend from the seat. The seat is formed by a seat cushion body forming a seat cushion, and a movabl... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5690381 | Spare seat for vehicle A folding spare seat for a vehicle, adapted to be arranged in a space about a side of a seat cushion of a main seat and adapted to be accommodated vertically in the space about the side of the seat cushion of the main seat after use of the spare seat, the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5609389 | Collapsible booster seat A collapsible booster seat has a seat member, a back member connected to the seat member, two side members connected to the seat member, and a tray. A backrest portion of the back member is movable from a normal use position which is perpendicular to the ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5480173 | Wheel chair having longitudinally adjustable arm rests A wheel chair having a frame, four wheels mounted on the frame, a seat supported on the frame, upper and lower horizontal guides mounted on the frame, movable arm rest supports slidably mounted on the guides, and an arm rest affixed to each of the arm res... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5466039 | Foldable lounge with combination headrest and backrest A new foldable lounge for providing a portable chaise lounge with a headrest adaptable to support a recumbent prone user's face in a downward position. The head rest includes foldable armrests positionable to comfortably support the recumbent prone user's... | 11/14/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5007679 | Reclining chair A chair assembly is mounted on a base member by a pivot that permits the chair assembly to tilt rearwardly from first position to a second position. The chair assembly includes a seat, a legrest that is forwardly extendible from the seat, and a back that ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4699425 | Chair for use when taking X-ray pictures A chair assembly intended for use when taking X-ray pictures includes a chair and wheels for rotating and moving the chair relative to a carriage structure in the directions of the X- and Y-coordinates. Movement in the direction of these coordinates is ef... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4533175 | Convertible seat Convertible aircraft passenger seat can be quickly changed from a three-seating position configuration to a more spacious two-seating position configuration without the use of tools. Such a seat permits the seating capacity of an aircraft to be altered to... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4427232 | Reversible chair-desk construction A reversible chair-desk construction for use by left and right handed persons with equal facility including a chair having an upright back. A generally L-shaped tablet arm terminates at one end in an enlarged tablet having two opposed sides, each defining... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4411471 | Arm support member for seats or chairs, having a vertically liftable arm rest An arm support member for chairs or seats provided with an arm rest frame connected to said arm support member by a hinge mechanism. The arm rest frame is swung under the effect of a first spring into a vertical position, by a rotation about a horizontal ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4216994 | Tablet side arm for chairs Tablet side arm assembly for mounting on a chair, in which a side arm positionable at the side of a chair is arranged for stably pivotally connecting thereto a floating tablet, e.g. having a planar writing or working surface thereon, on a pivot axis situa... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4186456 | Rail system for bed or stretcher A patient restraining rail system for a bed, stretcher, or the like which includes a rail pivotally connected to a vertically adjustable rail support.... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4155588 | Wheelchair A wheelchair for the use of invalids has two propelling wheels, at least one of which can be swung rearwardly of the seat of the chair. An armrest is provided which can be swung down, so as to be in the horizontal and permitting the user of the wheelchair... | 05/22/1979 |