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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708347 | Footrest mounting arrangement for an article of furniture An article of seating furniture includes a base, a seat and a back. The back includes a reclining mechanism. The seat is interconnected with the reclining mechanism such that reclining movement of the back moves the seat forwardly and upwardly. When the back is full... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7374247 | Footrest for chair An apparatus including an elongate post having a first end and a second end; a clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp including a dimension suitable to couple to a seat frame of a chair; a leg support frame including a first portion pivotally coupled ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 6517160 | Extensible footrest, particularly for armchairs, sofas and the like An extensible footrest, particularly for armchairs, sofas and the like, which comprises a frame adapted to be hinged to a frame of a seat of an armchair, sofa or the like, the footrest frame being constituted by a first pair of lateral arms and by a secon... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6390550 | Personal hygiene seat assembly A personal hygiene seat assembly for providing a comfortable and stable reclined seat assembly for performing personal hygiene needs such as shampooing and shaving of the elderly of handicapped at home using a conventional sink. The personal hygiene seat ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6267440 | Anti blast seat assembly with knee protection mechanism A vehicle designed to survive mines exploding underneath it has an impact absorbing seat assembly for holding a human occupant of the vehicle. The assembly includes a seat having lower and upper seat members and includes a mechanism connected to the floor... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5597210 | Foldable chair with retractable leg rest A foldable deck chair having a lever actuated leg rest that includes a pair of support members that are arranged to swing upwardly from a stored position between the front legs of the chair to a fully raised horizontal position in front of the chair. Exte... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5374105 | Vehicle seat assembly with improved front panel A vehicle seat assembly having a front panel that is deployable to a forwardly extending position to support a vehicle occupant who has moved forward off the seat cushion during a frontal impact collision. Improvements to the panel deployment mechanism ar... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5306074 | Amputee attachment for a wheelchair A body support unit is installable in a wheelchair to facilitate use of the wheelchair by a user having a leg amputated below the knee. The support unit includes a seat member and a leg support panel extending forwardly from the front edge of the member f... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5294175 | Vehicle seat assembly with a front panel A vehicle seat assembly with an extendable front panel is provided to increase the effective length of a vehicle seat cushion. The panel is deployed from a stowed position to a forwardly extending position in response to a predetermined deceleration occur... | 03/15/1994 |
| 4819987 | Aircraft seat leg support release device An extendable footrest or legrest for a passenger seat or the like including a pressure relief system which permits retraction of the footrest upon the application of a predetermined load. The footrest is supported by a hydraulic actuator that is supporte... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4125284 | Vehicle with convertible step and foot rest Disclosed herein is a self-propelled vehicle for transporting personnel and/or small cargoes including a seat for the driver and a cargo-carrying bed or floor located rearwardly of the seat. The floor includes a stationary, generally flat first platform a... | 11/14/1978 |
