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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845732 | Vehicle armrest positioning assembly A vehicle armrest positioning assembly (12) for adjustably positioning a vehicle armrest (10) on a vehicle seat frame (14) includes an elongated adjuster (20) that provides armrest positioning and is released by a release actuator (44 | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832805 | Adjusting structure for an armrest of a chair An adjusting structure for an armrest of a chair comprises a support member, an armrest, a side cover, a press member, a guiding member, a housing, and an engaging unit; wherein in operation, the press member is pressed inward to disengage the guiding member from th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7644991 | Chair with folding armrest A chair for offices and the like includes at least one armrest that can be folded from a generally upright position to a folded position and visa-versa. The folding mechanism has a thin profile, thereby minimizing the thickness of the armrest and providing an aesthe... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7422288 | Chair arm rest system A chair arm rest system containing a chair having a vertical chair member hingedly connected to a horizontal chair member. A base proximal to the vertical chair member is attached to the horizontal chair member. The arm rest post is spring-biased towards the horizon... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7407232 | Seat for a child A seat for a child 1 includes a seat portion 10 on which a child can sit, and a pair of armrests 30 disposed on right and left sides of the seat portion 10, each armrest 30 having a relatively larger thickness. Each of the armrest ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360839 | Apparatus for adjusting an armrest of an office chair An angle-adjusting apparatus for an office chair includes: a supporting body with an bottom end attached to one side of a seat body of the office chair, a receiving cavity being defined by the front side of the upper portion of the supporting body, a plurality of no... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357456 | Motorcycle passenger seat adjustable arm rest An arm rest assembly for a motorcycle passenger seat includes a vertically adjustable mount secured to the typical backrest behind the passenger seat. A U-shaped tubular member includes a medial portion rotatably secured in the mount, and arm rest cushions secured t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7311361 | Apparatus for simultaneously folding seat back and armrest An apparatus for simultaneously folding seat back and armrest, which comprises a seat assembly, a seat back assembly, a pivoting assembly, two armrests and an adjusting assembly. The seat assembly is mounted on a base of a chair. The seat back assembly is pivoted to... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284799 | Armrest tilting device A device for adjusting the inclination of the armrest by combined operation of the gear and cam mechanisms is provided. The device comprises a housing a ratchet member (12), a check member, a pivot control device comprising a fixed cam (22), a rotation... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273256 | Infant seat with armrests for motorcars An infant seat with armrests for motorcars has an inclinable backrest. The infant seat is slidingly fitted onto a base and has a locking mechanism being apt to lock it in different points of its shiftinig travel on the base. The armrests are each made up by an indep... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255402 | Concealed armrest An armrest is concealed within a recessed cavity formed in the lateral edge of a seat back. The armrest is mounted on an axle member that extends horizontally into the seat back cavity. A housing member is fixed within the seat back and slidably receives the axle me... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7185952 | Adjusting device for rotatable armrest of child car seat An adjusting device for rotatable armrest of a child car seat is provided. The adjusting device comprises an armrest support; an armrest pivotally coupled to the armrest support; a button operably disposed in the armrest; and an engaging assembly movably disposed in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175234 | Foldable safety rail A foldable safety rail includes at least one fixing seat attachable to a wall, and at least one armrest body pivotally mounted on the at least one fixing seat. Thus, the armrest frame of the armrest body is located at the horizontal state rigidly and stably when in ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140688 | Damped armrest A damped armrest including an armrest frame defining a bore and a fixed mandrel defining an axis about which the frame rotates. A reservoir is formed by the bore and the mandrel. Vanes on the mandrel project into the reservoir. The reservoir is filled with damping m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134726 | Armchair for public transport vehicles The armchair comprises a seat where an armchair user is seated and at least one armrest that can be folded between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, that is characterized in that the at least one armrest describes a downward ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134727 | Sofa lovers' sofa In some embodiments of the sofa lover's sofa, a sofa or the like can have an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an armrest of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an armrest of the sofa. Thus,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131690 | Holding device for a beverage container A holding device for a beverage container intended for installation in a holdable arm rest in a motor vehicle, has a carriage guidable as a drawer to be displaceable back and forth between a pushed-in position and a pulled-out position so that a beverage container c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125080 | Foldable armrest for chair A retractable armrest is disclosed for a foldable chair. The chair has a seat and a backrest with the backrest being pivotably mounted to the seat by a chair pivot for movement between an operating position and a folded position. A link pivotably operates between ar... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108328 | Armrest A vehicular arm rest has a fixed axle carrying primary and secondary parts formed with meshing arrays of sawteeth angled to inhibit movement of the arm-rest body in a downward direction between a raised position and the lowered position but permit movement of the ar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104609 | Longitudinal extension mechanism of armrest There is provided a longitudinal extension mechanism of an armrest that includes a main body of an armrest, a fixed hinge shaft being non-rotatably fixed to a bracket and serving as a rotation axis of the armrest main body, an armrest extension provided at an end of... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100242 | Swingable armrest with unlocking element A hinged structure for an armrest, table or shelf, e.g. in a motor vehicle or a rail vehicle, in which a body is connected by the hinge with a support and a disengaging element on the body is cammed out of engagement with the hinge arm when the body is swung upwardl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082406 | Multi-stage accounting system for a fueling environment A service station for the sale and dispensing of fuel into customers' vehicles and a method of optionally delivering a transaction accounting thereof to the customer, wherein the receipt station is located separately from the fuel dispensers. Costs to manufacture an... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077477 | Translating armrest A seat assembly having a seat frame arranged to support a cushion, a rotatable armrest, a threaded receiver mounted to either the seat frame or the armrest, a translation shaft coupled with the other of the seat frame or the armrest which includes a thread disposed ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063297 | Mounting assembly A mounting assembly includes first and second mounts that connect two objects, such as an electronic instrument housing and a surface. The first mount engages the second mount at a receptacle by way of cooperating detent members. One mount includes a resilient membe... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055910 | Phlebotomy armrest assembly and method of using same An armrest assembly includes an armrest platform with hand and elbow extensions which is mounted to a swivel base unit that tilts, turns and rotates under the control of a single load control knob to permit placement of a patient's arm in several positions as needed... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017991 | Folding lounge chair A lounge chair is configured with backrest and seat frames operative to pivot relative to one another between erected and folded positions. In the erected position of the lounge chair, inner end surfaces of longitudinal members of the seat frame each extend compleme... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004437 | Swivel arm of a ceiling-mounted stand The present invention relates to swivel arm (21) of a ceiling-mounted stand, said arm consisting of a hollow profile and comprising an upper side (5) and a bottom side (6) arranged opposite thereto, a lateral opening (11) that corresponds... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6948775 | Office chair armrest An office chair armrest includes a support rod, a base, a locating seat, a mounting seat and an upper cover, wherein the base has a chamber having at least one guide rail each provided with engagement grooves; the locating seat has a recess having engagement grooves... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948776 | Adjustable armrest An armrest retained a first pin that extends from a back member that is rotatable with respect to a base for a seat. A first lever located within the armrest defines a cantilevered beam with teeth thereon that mesh with teeth on a plate secured to the first pin. A s... | 09/27/2005 |
