Class 297/411.46 - Upholstered

Subclass of Class 297 - Chairs and seats
Definition: Armrest provided with a fixed covering or padding material
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 10/21/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7438360	Armrest and method of making the same An armrest includes a longitudinal core body having a substantially planar bottom surface, a non-planar top surface, and two opposite lateral surfaces. The non-planar top surface rises upwardly from the lateral surfaces to a middle of the top surface of the core bod...	10/21/2008
7334838	Beverage arm rest A portable apparatus for use as an armrest and for holding a beverage container. The apparatus comprises an elongated generally hollow member having each of a predetermined configuration a predetermined depth and formed of a predetermined material. A foam material i...	02/26/2008
7261374	Arm support cushion An arm support cushion (38) that can be attached to the armrest of a chair is disclosed. The cushion elevates and supports the arm of any person desiring to lean on an armrest, including any person desiring to hold, nurse, feed, or cuddle an infant or young c...	08/28/2007
7178865	Center occupant armrest actuated head restraint An automotive seat assembly is provided including a left rear seat portion including a left rear seat base and a left rear seatback, a right rear seat portion including a right rear seat base and a right rear seatback, and a center rear seat portion including a cent...	02/20/2007
7147280	Holding receptacle for vehicles A holding receptacle for vehicles, which, when installed, is integrated in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, has two side walls which are connected to each other in the region of their ends by transverse walls and a bottom to form an upwardly open box which ca...	12/12/2006
7045206	Molded panels having a soft pad armrest A method for forming a molded panel comprising a rigid substrate, a cover material, and a localized composite pad. The method comprises providing a molding tool having a first mold and a second mold, the first mold having a cavity; inserting a cover material between...	05/16/2006
6746085	Blow molded, backfilled process and product A method of making a chair component by forming a hollow enclosure in a blow mold, cutting an aperture in a recess on one side of the hollow enclosure just big enough to receive a rigid bracket adapter insert, then filling the hollow interior with a resilient foam b...	06/08/2004
6726284	Furniture construction and method A method of constructing upholstered furniture is provided using unitary ends which are covered with molded polymeric foam cushions. The construction method saves time and reduces the cost of the finished furniture while allowing relatively unskilled workers to prod...	04/27/2004
6604789	Cushioning and protection apparatus for a chair armrest A cushioning and protection apparatus for a chair armrest includes a cushion body having a central cavity and an opening leading thereto. The opening is defined by a pair of jaw projections that are resiliently deformable to enlarge the opening to enable ...	08/12/2003
6582021	Armrest with oak veneer layer An armrest includes an armrest body made of a wood material different from oakwood, an upper veneer layer made of oakwood and having a bottom connecting surface covering an upper surface of the armrest body, and two lateral veneer layers, each of which is...	06/24/2003
6572194	Chair arm having a removable decorative panel A chair arm having a removable decorative panel to permit the appearance of the chair to be easily changed to adapt to a variety of decors. The arm includes a frame having a channel running along the opposite sides thereof. The decorative panel is slidabl...	06/03/2003
6367878	Armrest with oak veneer layer An armrest includes an armrest body, a veneer layer, and a pair of elongate decorative ribs. The armrest body is made of a wood material different from oak wood, extends in a longitudinal direction, and has lower, upper and opposing lateral surfaces. Each...	04/09/2002
6073996	Structure of seat back with armrest and method for forming the same Forming a structure of seat back with armrest is effected by pressingly adhering a covering material to a foam padding of a predetermined sheet back shape, through a foaming process and an adhering-type stamping process, using a die element having a protu...	06/13/2000
6059238	Snap-in armrest An armrest mounting system in which one of an armrest mounting bracket or armrest includes spring-loaded pins and the other of the bracket and armrest includes apertures to receive the pins as the armrest is inserted into the mounting bracket. The pins ex...	05/09/2000
5803415	Arm rest device for vehicles An interior member on a side wall of a passenger room is formed with an arm rest body projecting inwardly of the passenger room and has a placed member on an upside part of the arm rest body for providing a place for an arm of the passenger to be put ther...	09/08/1998
5551755	Padded article A vehicle armrest includes a support, a cushion attached to the support, and a sheet of material covering the support and cushion. The cushion is made from a mat of non-woven PET fibers, about 85% or more of which are from recycled post-consumer materials...	09/03/1996
5478137	Armrest adaptor assembly An assembly for affixing an arm pad to an arm rest of the chair without using a visible fastener and without the need to fashion a hole in the arm rest. The assembly comprises two shells which fit on the arm rest which have a variety of latching projectio...	12/26/1995
5464272	Armrest An armrest for a vehicle such as an automobile includes at least one concave core which is covered with an upholstery material. In one-embodiment, the peripheral edge of a core is covered with a panel which secures the edge of the upholstery material to t...	11/07/1995
5395161	Armrest An armrest for a vehicle such as an automobile includes at least one concave core which is covered with an upholstery material. In one embodiment, the peripheral edge of a core is covered with a panel which secures the edge of the upholstery material to t...	03/07/1995
5301908	Method of using an arm support cushion An arm support device is provided for use in supporting a person's arms while engaged in an activity such as typing at a keyboard or feeding an infant. The arm support device includes a cushion surrounded by fabric and is divided into a front portion and ...	04/12/1994
5248183	Swing out armrest cupholder A swing out container holder is provided as part of a vehicle armrest or console. The armrest includes a front side forming the front part of the armrest in the closed position and forming a support shell of the container holder in the open position. The ...	09/28/1993
5246269	Armrest A vehicle armrest includes a core having a pair of spaced generally parallel edges which receive fastening clips for attaching a strip of upholstery material to the core. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the core includes a forwardly facing ope...	09/21/1993
4881754	Safety device for the occupant of the central rear seat position in a motor vehicle In a safety device for the occupant of the central rear seat position in a motor vehicle the arm-rest present between the front seats is used for his or her effective protection in the case of a frontal collision. A pivoting drive, which engages the arm-r...	11/21/1989
4867500	Vehicle armrest A vehicle accessory includes a body form comprising a core having two halves joined along a common edge and which are folded and snap-fitted together. The core is covered by an upholstery material captively held by a channel in the core which includes inn...	09/19/1989
4597606	Arm cap for airplane seat or the like An arm cap in the form of a resilient support for an armrest of a seat, the arm cap including an upper, resilient member and a lower rigid member secured to the upper member. The upper member includes a top wall and a pair of opposed side walls, each side...	07/01/1986
4575152	Padded member and method of making the same A padded member including a beam support enclosed in a cushion and a method of making the same. The method includes providing a core having a projecting portion and partially encircled by a sleeve to assume the shape of a beam support, and molding a cushi...	03/11/1986
4500130	Vehicle seat The present invention relates to a seat for vehicle comprising a central console, of which the horizontal seat element comprises lateral pads, wherein at least part of its inner pad is independent of the horizontal seat element and fixed on the adjacent s...	02/19/1985
4365839	Chair construction with protective cushioning for exposed structural projections The armrests and base feet of a chair are encased by a soft cushioning layer of foamed plastic, such as polyurethane, to provide bumping and impact protection and to enable the structural support members of the chair to be fabricated from rough and unfini...	12/28/1982
4285544	Furniture construction Furniture including a cushion comprising padding material, and upholstery material covering the padding material and releasably secured thereto. Such construction may advantageously be utilized for forming a cushion essentially in the form of an open-ende...	08/25/1981
4226464	Arm rest shaped to include a through grip or hand grip with hollow molded body An arm rest for a vehicle: a hollow molded body with a padded outer layer; the hollow body is held together at a film hinge or at a clip connection. The invention relates to an arm rest with an included hand grip or with a separate hand grip attached to it for...	10/07/1980
4089497	Rail cap A cap adapted for use with an elongated rail having a pair of opposed lateral surfaces includes a support member having laterally opposed walls which extend along the lateral surface of the rail. A resiliently compressible material is disposed over the su...	05/16/1978

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