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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708349 | Knock down chair An auditorium chair comprised essentially of four parts that interconnect creating a frame with a three point stability system. The auditorium chair structure has the following components: fastening with screws, snap tight buttons, or other fasteners, dimensioning i... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7552974 | High chair A high chair includes a pair of laterally spaced apart support structures, with each support structure including an upper portion that defines an armrest and a lower portion that defines a pair of longitudinally spaced apart legs. The high chair also includes a back... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7347499 | Marine seat interchangeable component assembly and method A seat for marine use including a hollow primary seat structure. The primary seat structure has a generally upright back portion and a seat portion formed integrally with the back portion and extending forwardly therefrom. The back portion includes at least a pair o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7275788 | Music posture chairs Chairs for encouraging proper posture for performers, including vocalists and instrumentalists. Chairs allow for maintenance of proper posture by performers seated in engaged and in perched positions. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7140690 | Furniture frame attachment system This invention is related to a knock down frame attachment system. The knock down frame attachment system includes a seating portion, a pair of side panels and a plurality of sets of mounting brackets. A set includes both a left and a right mounting bracket. A set o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108330 | Portable chair There is provided a portable, folding chair with an enhanced seat and backrest. The seat includes a suspension system that is capable of providing an enhanced range of motion in seating directions. The backrest provides enhanced support through an enlarged support s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7052083 | Bumper edge chair A chair includes a seat back having a generally rigid back member. The rigid member includes a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge is defined by spaced apart sides and top and bottom edges extending between the sides. A handle is fixedly secured to the top edge of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025416 | Resin chair with removable desk top A chair having a pair of channels for receiving the posts of an independent, removable desktop. A locking mechanism is provided to secure one of the desk posts within its receiver channel. The locking mechanism may be easily released to extract the desk post from th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014268 | Nesting chair with flexible back A nesting chair includes a self-supporting base with a pair of leg members. Each leg member has a front leg portion, a rear leg portion, and a generally horizontal portion. A transverse member extends between and interconnects the horizontal portions of the leg memb... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011373 | Furniture assembly A furniture assembly includes a flexible outer envelope, an inner envelope, and a rigid inner frame. The outer envelope includes an upper receiving chamber, an upper access opening in communication with the upper receiving chamber, a lower receiving chamber, and a l... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6863349 | Metal frame for chairs with tubular elements A metal frame for chairs with tubular elements, comprising two inverted U-shaped elements (10), which form the legs, two L-shaped elements (11), which form the support for the seat and the back and are each arranged next to one of the preceding element... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860556 | Chair frame for a stackable chair A chair frame (10) for a stackable chair. The chair frame (10) includes a seat support portion (12) for support the seat portion (18) of a chair, and includes a pair of leg assemblies (22, 24) oppositely disposed on either side of ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6742749 | Baby's play gym for suspending toys, reconfigurable as a magazine rack or a chair A baby's play gym for supporting suspended toys can be reconfigured to form a magazine rack or a chair. The play gym includes upwardly convex arcuate first and second side supports arranged laterally opposite one another with a spacing distance therebetween. First a... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6715838 | Chair with seat support brackets A tubular frame convention or banquet chair, preferably of a stackable type, includes opposed support brackets which are secured to depending rear leg parts of the chair, extend upwardly at acute angles with respect to the rear leg parts and include distal flange pa... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6412873 | Dressing aid for infirm patients The dressing chair is a bedside chair designed especially for elderly people to help them make a safe and easy transition from a prone position in their bed to (including dressing) that point in time at which they are ready to grasp any ambulatory device ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6247754 | Take apart chair A chair (20) formed out of two side panels (22, 24) and a seat panel (26). The side panels are formed with complementary slots (32, 34) that allow the side panels to be interlocked. The seat panel is formed to have wings (44) that extend out from the side... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6174029 | Chair with leg reinforcement bar A chair is formed to permit stacking when not in use and includes a pair of inverted substantially U-shaped leos joined together by a seat cushion and a back cushion supporting frame member. A leg reinforcement bar ties the U-shaped legs together and has ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6082822 | Furniture leg attachment system and method, and furniture produced thereby A novel furniture leg attachment system is provided for attaching legs to articles of furniture, for example chairs. In one embodiment, a furniture member, such as a seat, is provided which defines a slot and a fastener first bore intersecting the slot. T... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6022075 | Chair cushion A portable cushion to use with a chair having a seat with upwardly extending elements which may be hip supports or arm rests on each side of the seat having a material thickness sufficient to raise the seating area above the plane of the arm rests or hip ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5961184 | Frame-type chair A frame-type chair includes a frame having a base subframe and a back subframe. A seat is mounted on the base by sockets formed in the seat which receive frame ends in heat-stake and telescopic relationships. A back is mounted on the back subframe and inc... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5649742 | Leg assembly for chairs A leg assembly for a chair includes four legs, a pair of lateral beams each interconnected between two of the four legs, and a pair of transverse beams interconnected between the lateral beams. A seat cushion is mounted on the transverse beams and has a p... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5599068 | Arcuately supported chair A safe and stackable molded plastic chair having a structurally reinforced molded plastic body portion comprised of an integral seat and back rest employing generally curvilinear lines. An integral molded plastic mounting boss, having a hole formed theret... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5503457 | Combination lounge and study chair A combination lounge and back posture work chair is disclosed which comprises a base seat support on a horizontal frame provided with back uprights, a folding foot support and a storable work support table. Downwardly extended frame sections of the back f... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5248186 | Bumper edge guard for upholstered seating furniture having a core member A chair having a seat portion connected to a backrest portion which are to be upholstered and an edge guard for the perimetric edges of the backrest portion including a substantially rigid support member for providing structural support to the backrest po... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5224760 | Detachable lawn chair The chair includes a first inverted U-shaped frame which has two arms defining a back portion and two extensions respectively extending from the two arms to define a seat portion. The two arms have a pair of tabs each with a notch. A first connecting rod ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5186382 | Method of making patio chairs with metal slats A metal patio chair has a seat frame made by the steps of providing a pair of seat rails in the form of elongated metal tubes, placing a mandrel inside each tube to reinforce the wall of the tube, punching a series of spaced apart holes in the wall of the... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5094507 | Knock-down and stackable chairs having replaceable side frame inserts Knock-down and stackable light-weight chairs of plastic and welded aluminum construction having replaceable side frame decorative inserts are disclosed. In knock-down chairs, decorative inserts which are releasably lockable to the side frames prevent thei... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4966414 | Lawn furniture and method of making same A light-weight, weather-proof piece of lawn furniture is constructed of hollow rigid outer polyvinylchloride extrusions which are heated and pulled over metal rods forming members having the same shape as the metal rods. The metal reinforced polyvinylchlo... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4966415 | Structural member and lawn furniture constructed therefrom A light-weight, weather-proof piece of lawn furniture is constructed of hollow rigid outer polyvinylchloride extrusions which are heated and pulled over metal rods forming members having the same shape as the metal rods. The metal reinforced polyvinylchlo... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4913496 | Stackable chair and method of manufacture A chair comprises a ground supported frame having an upper planar surface. A recess portion is formed in the frame interrupting the upper surface. An L-shaped bracket has a first portion extending parallel to the surface and positioned within the recessed... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4828320 | Chair frame and cushion assembly A chair and cushion assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a first frame component, a second frame component, and a back cushion. The first frame component includes a generally upright back support member of generally inverted U-shape. The second f... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4826248 | Structural member and lawn furniture constructed therefrom A structural member adapted for constructing lawn furniture, outdoor gym equipment and the like includes a hollow, rigid outer member provided with a reinforcing coextruded integral inner member. The structural member is fabricated from plastic material, ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4762368 | Lawn furniture and method of making same A light-weight, weather-proof piece of lawn furniture is constructed of hollow rigid outer polyvinylchloride extrusions which are heated and pulled over metal rods forming members having the same shape as the metal rods. The metal reinforced polyvinylchlo... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4674799 | Lawn furniture and method of making same A light-weight, weather-proof piece of lawn furniture is constructed of hollow rigid outer polyvinylchloride extrusions which are heated and pulled over metal rods forming members having the same shape as the metal rods. The metal reinforced polyvinylchlo... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4630864 | Aircraft seats A lightweight aircraft seat based on resin preimpregnated carbon fibre comprises a bluff rectangular spar (20) integrally secured to J-tubes (26) and a diaphragm (31) spanning between the J-tubes. The spar (20) is located in a recess (16) in a leg (22) of... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4542938 | Flexible chair A chair construction having a movable seat and back includes a pair of chair sides. Said chair sides are mirror images of each other. A substantially horizontal seat is positioned between said chair sides, and a substantially vertical back is also positio... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4498649 | Aircraft seating A seat frame assembly for an aircraft or like seat comprises a leg 2 terminating at its lower end in a mechanical anchor for location in a floor fixing track. At least one laterally extending spar or beam 1 is fastened to the leg 2 and at least two seat s... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4484782 | Customized chair and method of manufacturing The disclosure relates to a customized chair, a measuring chair, and method of custom fitting a chair produced from standardized components to a unique individual. The chair includes a universal C-frame and a series of standardized upholstered members whi... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4209198 | Knockdown chair The device contained herein comprises a knock-down chain which has a flexible sling for a back cushion support. The ease of assembly of the chair provides an advantage to the user in that it can be stored in disassembled fashion and as needed can be reass... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4124251 | Modular furniture construction A modular system of furniture components avoiding the necessity for cumbersome, heavy frames, has end leg modules connected by seat and back modules with finished panel modules mounted on the outer sides of the leg modules. The seat and back modules have ... | 11/07/1978 |
