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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293924 | Shoulder mounted support assembly to hold camera or camcorder A lightweight collapsible, shoulder mounted camera support assembly for carrying a camcorder or camera and holding the same steady during operation has a front and rear portion for mounting a battery to counterbalance the weight of the camera or camcorder mounted on... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278685 | Recliner A reclining apparatus includes a base, a reclining element and a control element. The base is arranged between a seat and a post of a chair. The reclining element is connected to a backrest of the chair and pivotally installed on the base. The reclining element defi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252340 | Aircraft passenger seat with forward arm rest pivot A passenger seat with increased knee space for an aft-seated passenger, including a seat base for being attached to a supporting deck and at least one seat frame including a seat back and seat bottom carried by the seat base. At least one arm rest assembly is carrie... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6929320 | Aircraft seat with synchronized back rest and leg rest A seat (1) for a vehicle such as an aircraft, comprises a back rest structure (3) and a squab structure (2) mounted so as to pivot with respect to the back rest structure (3), a structure (5) supporting the squab structure (2 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6789852 | Adjustable footrest of a reclining chair A footrest of a reclining chair has a footrest part pivoted to the seat, and an adjusting mechanism joined to the frame of the chair and the footrest part; the adjusting mechanism has a pivotal shaft supported on the frame, first and second controls in the form of a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6663184 | Footrest unit for passenger seat A leg rest and a seat back are rotatably mounted at the front and rear of a seat cushion of a passenger seat respectively, and a footrest is mounted on the leg rest in such a manner that it can be extended and retracted. Adjustment of the angle of the sea... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659562 | Motor-driven passenger seat and method for adjusting the same A leg rest and a seat back are rotatably mounted at the front and the back of a sea cushion of a motor-driven seat, respectively. A foot rest is mounted on the leg rest so that it can be extended and retreated. Motor-driven actuators each having a potenti... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6652033 | Footrest unit for passenger seat A leg rest and a seat back are rotatably mounted at the front and rear of a seat cushion of a passenger seat respectively, and a footrest is mounted on the leg rest in such a manner that it can be extended and retracted. Adjustment of the angle of the sea... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5918942 | Chair arrangement Adjustable chair equipped with a calf supporting board which by means of an over-center mechanism and a gas spring can be brought to a horizontal position when the angle between the seat and the back of the seat increases, the board being foldable when th... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906415 | Wheelchair amputee leg support Wheelchairs can be provided with special seats having hinged connections with leg supports locatable in proximity to the seat front edge to provide resting surfaces for amputated legs of disabled persons while sitting in the wheelchair. Each leg support i... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5201087 | Patient presentation In order to present patients in the correct position for surgical or investigative procedures and in order to reduce the time required to place on and remove from operating surfaces on which such procedures are carried out on patients, a wheelchair of nov... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5080433 | Apparatus and method of a vehicle seat with an adjustable leg rest The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization of for the same of a vehicle car seat with a leg rest. The apparatus of the present invention provides an infinitely variable leg rest whose inclination is determined by the location of... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4635999 | Vehicle seats A reclinable vehicle seat that can be used in an aircraft comprises a bottom part and a back support part which are rotatable together about an axis which extends transversely to the seat and is below and towards the rear bottom part. A hydraulic cylinder... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4600239 | Vehicular seat for handicapped and elderly persons A vehicular seat for handicapped and elderly persons is disclosed which is readily accommodated in any type of conventional vehicle, such as automobile, van, bus and the like. The vehicular seat is given three degrees of freedom of movement, the first deg... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4538857 | Foot rest arrangement for wheelchairs A foot rest arrangement for wheelchairs includes a telescopic strut structure with an outer (B) and an inner strut (C) axially displaceable inside the outer strut, and a foot rest (A) attached to the free lower end (at 0) of one strut (B) while the opposi... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4516805 | Multi-position examination chair A multi-position examination chair for supporting a patient and assuming sequentially a plurality of obstetric and gynecologic examination positions includes a base. A chair mounted on the base includes a back portion pivotally attached to the base and a ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4509795 | Self-deploying legrest assembly Legrest assembly for a passenger seat is pivotally mounted to the seat frame with a spring-loaded hydraulic lock mechanism which automatically lifts a leg or foot support panel to its generally horizontal use position when a control button on the armrest ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4508387 | Leg and foot support assembly for medical examination table A medical examination table having a leg and foot support assembly that may be pivoted between a raised position, where it is generally coplanar with the seat section of the table, and any of a variety of lowered positions. The assembly includes a frame p... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4113311 | Single pivot connection for a legrest A single pivot connection for a legrest of a vehicle seat and the like includes a shaft extending from a bracket attached to the seat and an arm bracket attached to the legrest and pivotally supported upon the shaft. The arm bracket has a cylindrical port... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4076303 | Easy chairs An easy chair has two pairs of legs, the two legs in a pair being hingedly connected to form an inverted V - like structure, a seat being positioned and being hingedly connected to the legs, a back being hinged to the rear edge of the seat, arm rests bein... | 02/28/1978 |
| 3975051 | Orthopedic chair An orthopedic chair particularly adapted for the use of an invalid or patient suffering from disabling diseases such as arthritis, sciatica, or the like. The orthopedic chair includes a movably supported frame assembly that serves to maintain a forwardly ... | 08/17/1976 |
