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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146999 | Aircraft seat with adjustable armrest An aircraft seat has an adjustable armrest in which the armrest platform is supported by a hinged attachment to an armrest support member. The hinged attachment between the armrest platform and the arm support member is located at the wrist-end of the arm support me... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113590 | Arm support, and sitting support with such arm support An arm support, comprising an arm supporting element, connected via a connecting device with a lift device, wherein the arm supporting element has a longitudinal direction between a front end and a rear end and is connected via a tilting axis (E) with the connecting... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8066332 | Wheelchair armrest adjusting mechanism The present invention provides a wheelchair armrest adjusting mechanism comprising a support unit having a horizontal support connected to a top of an upright support, and a plurality of locking units located one side of the horizontal support; wherein an armrest ha... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047612 | Armrest for a vehicle seat and corresponding vehicle seat An armrest for a vehicle seat includes an armrest cushion, an armrest body connected to the armrest cushion, a connection part configured to connect the armrest body to at least one of a back rest of the vehicle seat or to a vehicle interior, a tilting device dispos... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029065 | Sliding armrest A sliding armrest for use in an automotive vehicle. The sliding armrest including a lower cover, and a lower rail case arranged on a top surface of the lower cover. The armrest includes a guide arranged on the surface of the lower rail case and an upper case cover h... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7837269 | Armrest, in particular for an office chair An armrest, in particular for an office chair, preferably has a height-adjustable armrest column and an arm support positioned on the armrest column. In order to improve the operation of an armrest of this type, it is recommended that a multi-function bearing head d... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815259 | Arm assembly for a chair An office chair is provided with includes a chair arm assembly on each opposite side thereof for supporting the arms of a user. The arm assemblies each include a latching assembly to permit adjustment of the height of an arm cap thereof while maintaining the arm cap... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7748785 | Seat assembly including a mechanical strut and machine using same A machine includes a seat assembly and a mechanical strut attached to the seat assembly. The mechanical strut, free of pneumatic seals, is positioned to move at least a portion of an armrest of the seat assembly along a horizontal axis. A length adjustment mechanism... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7600819 | Armrest for use with a vehicle seat An armrest (1) for use with a vehicle seat (2), comprising a unit (3) for supporting an arm of an operator of the vehicle seated in the seat, a first fixing element (4) connected to the armrest unit (3) and a second fixing element ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7581791 | Ergonomic chair arm The invention provides a chair armrest that is variably adjustable to allow a user to assume an ergonomically preferred sitting position. The ergonomic chair armrest comprises, either separately or together, an arm support assembly capable of adjustment to various p... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7559609 | Multifunctional armrest assembly for chair An armrest assembly for a chair includes an armrest support, a slide seat mounted on the armrest support, a first slide mounted on the slide seat, a second slide mounted on the first slide, a rotation member mounted on the second slide, a retainer mounted on the rot... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7537287 | Sliding armrest A sliding armrest for use in an automotive vehicle. The sliding armrest including a lower cover, and a lower rail case arranged on a top surface of the lower cover. The armrest includes a guide arranged on the surface of the lower rail case and an upper case cover h... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7490910 | Adjustable pneumatic armrest for a chair An apparatus and method for providing an adjustable armrest. The adjustable armrest includes a horizontal armrest support, a fixed rear armpad and a slideable front armpad able to translate along the horizontal armrest support in a lengthwise direction. The adjustab... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7393058 | Armrest height-adjusting device An armrest height-adjusting device has a collar (10) fixed to an arm frame (8) and a spring (11). The spring (11) includes a coil portion (11A), provided around the collar (10), a first leg portion (11B) engaging with... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387341 | Armrest having position adjusting function An armrest of a chair includes a fixing board, a first movable board, two limit plates, a second movable board, a positioning body, a restoring spring, a lining, a foam body, a push button, a bottom cap, and two shading plates. Thus, the horizontal position of the a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380886 | Pivot column for a chair armrest or similar mechanism A pivoting column with stop cells formed inside the column is disclosed. The stop cells have to functioning positions, a locking position and a moving position. In the locked position the stop cells allow the column to rotate freely in one chosen direction, and prev... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367628 | Armrest that will not produce noise during adjustment An armrest includes an armrest support having a locking seat formed with a plurality of locking grooves, a sliding seat movably mounted on the locking seat, and a push button movably mounted on the sliding seat and having a first end formed with a locking portion de... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341313 | Adjustable armrest with motion control An armrest includes an armrest support and a subassembly supported thereon for vertical adjustment by a height adjustment device having a rotatable high-lead-angle threaded shaft, a mating nut, and a trigger. The shaft member is rotatable upon a vertical force being... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341233 | Horizontal adjustment mechanism for use on a chair seat In a chair having a base, a seat defining a fore-to-aft longitudinal axis, a seat back and a tilt control mechanism, a horizontal adjustment mechanism is provided for allowing fore-to-aft movement of the seat relative to the seat back. The mechanism includes a first... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337693 | Actuating lever An actuating lever (1), in particular for adjusting a vehicle seat, has an axle receptacle (2), an articulation device (4) for force delivery and a grip piece (3). The actuating lever (1) is manufactured in one piece from plastic, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322060 | Surgical arm support locking mechanism and apparatus An apparatus for supporting a patient's arm in a desired position during surgery includes a patient support, such as an surgical table or chair, an arm support for supporting the patient's arm, an arm support locking mechanism for securing the arm support in a desir... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306288 | Adjustable armrest assembly An adjustable armrest assembly includes a support fixed to a chair seat and a sleeve slidably mounted on the support. An armrest is mounted to the sleeve to move therewith. The sleeve is slidable relative to the support to allow adjustment of a level of the armrest.... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7261369 | Convertible aircraft passenger seat An aircraft passenger convenience apparatus comprising: a seat assembly; a support device attached to the seat assembly; and a platform having a top and bottom, the platform at least partially supported by the support device. In the preferred embodiment, the support... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246859 | Chair A chair has a backrest and a pair of armrests. A pair of support struts for supporting the backrest is connected to a shaft of a base under a seat. The armrest is supported by an arm post. An operating lever is mounted on the upper front end of the arm post. When th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234779 | Armrest with height adjustment mechanism An armrest includes an armrest support and a subassembly supported thereon for vertical adjustment by a height adjustment device having a rotatable high-lead-angle threaded shaft, a mating nut, and a trigger. The shaft member is rotatable upon a vertical force being... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234777 | Chair with adjustable armrests and backrest A task chair is disclosed, including a base, a seat supported by the base, and a pair of uprights connected to the base and extending upwardly from the seat. A pair of armrests are attached respectively to the uprights, and are selectively positionable along the upr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210742 | Distance adjustment device for chair A distance adjustment device for a chair includes a guide rail, a movable plate slidably mounted on the guide rail, a movable handle pivotally mounted on the movable plate and having a first end detachably engaged with the guide rail, and a fixed handle secured on t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201449 | Multiple direction adjustment armrest An adjustable armrest includes an elevation device to allow adjustment of a height of the armrest, a first rocking device to allow adjustment of the armrest to the left or to the right, a movement controlling device to allow front and rear adjustment of the armrest ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201450 | Adjustable arm resting device for chair An arm resting device contains a resting element, an adjustment element, a track element, and a connection element. The adjustment element contains a first piece and a second piece. The track element has an elongated through slot and the connection element has a tro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198331 | Armrest height-adjusting device An armrest height-adjusting device has a collar (7) fixed to a seat back frame (5) and a spring (11). The spring (11) includes a coil portion (11A) provided on the outer periphery of the collar (7), a first leg portion (1... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198329 | Height adjustable work chair A height adjustable chair has an upper portion that moves relative to a lower portion. Push-off arm rests are provided so that a person need not leave the chair to adjust the seat height upwardly. A seated person can transfer their body weight to the push-off arm re... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188907 | Armrest assembly having a position adjusting function A armrest assembly includes an upright armrest support, a support member mounted on the armrest support, a slide member movably mounted on the support member, and an armrest movably mounted on the slide member and movable toward a direction opposite to that of the s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7159942 | Seat slide adjustment mechanism A horizontal adjustment mechanism for use with a chair having a base, a seat supported on the base and a seat back. The mechanism includes a first plate that is to be coupled to the base and a second plate that is coupled to the seat. The second plate includes a mat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159947 | Adjustment mechanism for armrest An adjustment mechanism for armrests includes an armrest plane and a lower plate fastened under the armrest plane. A removable block with smaller length is disposed inside the lower plate. Elastic locating rings are disposed on right and left sides of the removable ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159833 | Coupling device for portable terminal A coupling device couples a first member and a second member to be relatively slidable and horizontally rotatable. The device is provided with the first member having a keyboard unit section and the second member having a display unit section in respectively separat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156459 | Stackable chair A stackable chair has a backrest mounted on back supports by resilient mount units for tilting between an upright position and a tilted-back position. Each mount unit includes a rigid coupling member having a lower portion received within an upper end portion of the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156466 | Chair arm adjustment mechanism A chair arm adjustment mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes a T-shaped driving member, a spring biased trigger member in a vertical section of the driving member and having a finger tab, a lock members including two bifurcated ends; a positioning member fi... | 01/02/2007 |
