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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7618095 | Chair or a bed having a seat, a backrest and an armrest as well as use thereof A chair (1), in particular a dentist's chair, which has a seat (3) and a backrest (2) which are connected with each other by means of a hinge (6) consisting of two movable parts in the from of an inner ring (8) and an outer ring ( | 11/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7178868 | Gardening chair A gardening chair 10 is provided for supporting a user 12 thereon. The gardening chair 10 is provided with a base support member 14, and a seat 52 aligned with and coupled to upper portions of the base support member for supporting... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147286 | Versatile chair A versatile chair having a back assembly, a seat assembly and a leg assembly. Two brackets are formed on the leg assembly and create an axis of rotation for the back assembly and for the seat assembly independent of the back assembly. The back assembly rotates due t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6955402 | Office chair A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat fram... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6805412 | Stackable chair with flexible back A stacking chair includes a seat base with the seat cushion supported on the base and a seat back interconnected with the cushion and extending upwardly therefrom. The seat base includes a front member and a rear member. The front member includes a pair of front leg... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6739669 | Foldable armrest for a seat having a collapsible back A foldable armrest unit for a seat having a collapsible seat back, including an armrest one end of which is articulated to first joint device affixed to a lateral surface of the seat back, the armrest unit further including an armrest support member, one end of whic... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6517159 | Support assembly for a forwardly declined armrest A support includes a first portion securely fixed to an armrest that declines forward. The support further includes a second portion extending at a level above a lower front end of the armrest. The elbows of the user using a computer keyboard or the like ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6341821 | Ergonomic armrest and joystick assembly This assembly is an armrest and a joystick support for use by a heavy machinery operator. The assembly includes a bracket secured to the backrest, on the side and above the operator'seat, a straight bar extending forwardly from the bracket, a first connec... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6070937 | Chair with user responsive reclinable back-support A chair with user responsive reclinable back-support connected to a seat member by a set of elastically deformable bracket members. A pivot axis defined by an imaginary line connecting the respective center-of-curvature of the bracket members is positiona... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5924769 | Armrest unit having a top plate with wood grain patterns An armrest unit having a top plate with wood grain patterns including a plastic injection molded armrest and a decorative top plate. The armrest has an upper surface provided with a peripheral depression and an array of spaced coupling holes, each of whic... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5823625 | Arm and back attachment A totally concealed connection is made between the arm of a chair and the backrest by an L-shaped connecting pin which has one end screwed into a threaded boss on the inside edge of the arm and its other end inserted through an opening in a clip secured t... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5810438 | One piece molded seating structure A one piece molded seating structure includes a seat portion, a back portion, and a pair of resilient support members interconnecting opposite side regions of the seat portion to opposite side regions of the back portion. The support members flex when a u... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5800013 | Vehicle passenger seating A longitudinal member for a support frame for a vehicle multiple passenger seating unit, the support frame including two transverse, parallel horizontal beams joined by at least two spaced, generally horizontal longitudinal members, is formed in one piece... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5318346 | Chair with zero front rise control A structural support shell for a tilt-back chair has a back portion, a seat portion, and a flexible compression zone extending between the back and seat portions in an integrally molded, one-piece unit. The chair has a base with a recline control and pivo... | 06/07/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5102196 | Chair provided with a backrest A chair provided with a backrest for use in offices, etc., comprising an inner shell (2) and an outer shell (3). Conventional chairs of this type have a problem that there is little freedom in design with respect to strength and flexibility since only the... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4887866 | Adjustable armrest An adjustable armrest or humeral junture support for use with a chair having a seat and a reclining back. The armrest includes a first rail member attached to the side of the chair back, and a second rail member attached to the side of chair seat. Also, a... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4527832 | Seating apparatus with removable reclinable back assemblies A seating assembly in which each of a pair of reclinable back assemblies is attached to the seat frame by way of a pair of mounting brackets, one fixed and one adjustable, the adjustable bracket being releasably locked to the frame when the back seat is i... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4519651 | Convertible inner shell for seating and the like A convertible inner shell is provided for constructing both armed seats and armless seats. The inner shell has a peripheral edge with at least one notch in which an end portion of a seat arm is received. A tab is hingedly connected with the inner shell, a... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4441756 | Lounge chair with improved arm rests A lounge chair with arm rests, of the type patented in U.S. Pat. No. 4,252,371, in which the arm rest supports partake of pivotal traversing movements and are arranged to do so against a bearing surface which effectively eliminates wobble or other undesir... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4421358 | Arm rest construction There is provided an arm rest assembly for a chair or the like, including an arm rest member and a support member which are pivoted together. The arm rest member has a top surface and the support member terminates below the top surface and is pivoted ther... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4252371 | Lounge chair There is provided a lounge chair with a seat portion and a back portion pivotally hinged to the seat portion. Two arm rest members are pivoted to the side edges of the back portion at intermediate locations, and a U-shaped support is provided for the forw... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4109960 | Legless rocker-recliner chair A legless chair possessing an arcuate exterior permitting rocking and reclining. The arcuate surface contacts a floor for stability and reclining to a selected position. Weight in the nose of the chair brings the chair to an upright position when not in u... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4073539 | Bonded chair construction An article of seating comprises a shell member and a skin member in contact with the shell member, the skin member being attached to the shell member throughout substantially the entire surface area of mutual contact between the skin member and the shell ... | 02/14/1978 |