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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7111808 | Arrangement of a safety and information device on at least one passenger seat in a passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft A safety and information device is arranged on at least one passenger seat in the passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft, wherein several passenger seats are arranged within the passenger cabin along at least one longitudinal aisle, and wherein display elements fo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7017986 | Folding chair A folding chair is provided having a first front leg, a second front leg, a first rear leg, a second rear leg, a first link, a second link, a chair seat, and a backrest. The chair seat includes a seat member, a first support bracket, a second support bracket, and a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014261 | Portable folding chair A lightweight, inexpensive folding chair may have a seat with an interference fit support bracket may be provided. The seat may have a lightweight seat member constructed of a lightweight material, such as a blow-molded plastic, that is generally supported by two su... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6871906 | Portable folding chair A lightweight, inexpensive folding chair may have a seat with an interference fit support bracket may be provided. The seat may have a lightweight seat member constructed of a lightweight material, such as a blow-molded plastic, that is generally supported by two su... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6811226 | Furniture assembly A modular furniture assembly is disclosed with an improved structural design that increases the structural stability of the modular furniture assembly by using triangulated support structures. In addition, the disclosed furniture assembly is designed with few adjust... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6695403 | Backrest supporting assembly A chair includes a seat, a backrest mounted to the seat, the backrest including a rear face having two sides, a chassis fixed to an underside of the seat, a leg assembly attached to the chassis, two stays respectively attached to the sides of the rear fac... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6543842 | Interference fit support bracket for a portable folding chair A lightweight, inexpensive folding chair may have a seat with an interference fit support bracket may be provided. The seat may have a lightweight seat member constructed of a lightweight material, such as a blow-molded plastic, that is generally supporte... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6318804 | Child's hair shampooing chair The child's hair shampooing system is a chair designed to comfortably, conveniently, and safely accommodate babies, toddlers, and small children while washing and rinsing their hair, and to eliminate the chance of slipping. The child's hair shampooing cha... | 11/20/2001 |
| 5464273 | Seat construction A seat construction including a composite inner/outer frame to which at least two seat pans are secured. The composite frame includes three horizontal cross members, located at the front ends of bottom portions of the seat pans, at the junctions of the bo... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5449220 | Selectable height folding chair apparatus A new and improved selectable height chair apparatus includes a chair assembly which includes a plurality of first leg assemblies. A plurality of second leg assemblies are provided, and a plurality of hinge assemblies connect the second leg assemblies to ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 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 |
| 4909574 | Child's car seat restraint system A restraining system for a child's car seat having a pair of arms raised and lowered with respect to the seat and a shield movable relative to the arms. The restraining system includes means for retaining the selected positioning of the shield and means f... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4852944 | Seating furniture, more particularly chair In a stackable article of seating furniture, supporting frames forming the sides members are defined by two sectional members which are bent at an angle from rod-like sections. Connecting members are attached to arm ends of the sectional members. Each pai... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4648653 | Stackable armchair A stacking armchair having two symmetrical front frame members, each having a bottom rail portion, a front leg portions, and a seat side rail portion, a rear connecting member connecting together the rear ends of the side frame portion, a front brace acro... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4548441 | Stacking chair A chair is provided that includes first and second integral tubes that define the front legs, seat perimeter, and back perimeter of the chair. An integral rod is provided which cooperates with openings in the first and second tubes to provide the rear leg... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4456296 | Stackable armchair A stacking armchair and a chair frame therefor. A horizontal frame member has an U-shaped, horizontal portion and a pair of downwardly and outwardly turned vertical front portions. The horizontal portion comprises a lateral rear portion and horizontal sid... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4366980 | Stackable armchair A stacking armchair and a metal chair frame therefor. One frame member has an U-shaped, horizontal portion and a pair of vertical front legs. The horizontal portion comprises a lateral rear portion and horizontal side portions that lie generally parallel ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4348052 | Knock down chair A knock down chair made from an assembly of interlocking planar members requiring no fasteners. The various members can be made from a single sheet of commercially available plywood and include first and second side members, a seat member, a pair of trans... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4318570 | Structure for seating means The seat and back of a seating unit are each formed of a plurality of cushioned upholstered elements which extend between a pair of L-shaped support members to provide continuous back and seat surfaces. The L-shaped members have an elliptical cross sectio... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4167285 | Sidewall structure of a bus with seats mounted on the wall A sidewall construction for a bus having several fitted sections and seats mounted on the wall. A seat fastening strap is attached to a support tube of the seats and extends downward. One of the sections of the sidewall structure, particularly the bottom ... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4166297 | Bathtub safety chair A safety chair for placement in a bathtub and for use by the handicapped and the elderly particularly, being characterized by means for attachment of the chair back to a wall, an one pair of legs to the floor in front of the bathtub, as well as having fra... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4152023 | Chairs and method for making same The specification discloses a chair system wherein two different types of chairs, a shell chair and a sling chair, can be made using the same basic components and tooling. Spaced side rails support a separately molded plastic seat and back which can be up... | 05/01/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4118061 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly having adaptability for use as both a side facing seat positioned along the side walls of various model vehicles and as a front facing seat along the rear wall of various model vehicles. The assembly has a plurality of seat modules... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4114949 | Seating arrangement A seating arrangement comprising a pair of parallel laterally spaced solid block support members interconnected by two suspension rods, one extending between the front central portions of the support members and the other between the top rearward portions... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4077667 | Means for cushioning wooden pews or the like The means for cushioning or covering wooden pews or the like comprises back and seat members which are secured to the back and seat portions of the pew respectively. The back member comprises a flat sheet member having a foam material positioned adjacent ... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4062589 | Chair with contoured seat A chair including a contoured seat supported within a boxlike base. The seat includes a peripheral tubular frame and flexible material covering the frame. The base includes a pair of spaced, upright side members having grooves formed in the counterfacing ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4035019 | Armchairs having tubular frames An armchair is provided in which a central tubular frame member co-operates with two flanking tubular frame members so that portions of the central tubular member are joined to portions of the flanking tubular members to form armrests in the form of close... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3989298 | Seating furniture and hardware therefor The seating furniture comprises a seat part and a back part disconnectably connected thereto in condition for use and to allow the furniture to be packed more compactly by the manufacturer for shipment to the retailer with the back part disconnected from ... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3947068 | Chair The specification discloses a highly styled yet inexpensive chair in which a stretcher is mounted to a base, a pair of spaced side rails are mounted to the ends of the stretcher, and formed, plastic supporting seat and back are seated on the side rails. U... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3944201 | Tab style cantilever seat mount In a transit vehicle, such as a bus or rail car, wherein each vehicle side wall comprises a framework of upright posts or mullions spaced apart for mounting the vehicle windows therebetween, and covered exteriorly below the windows with strakes of extrude... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3944283 | Wall mounted side facing seat for transit vehicle A wall-mounted, side facing seat for a transit vehicle comprises a cantilever mounted support frame consisting of a pair of end members with marginal flanges, and a stretcher interconnecting the lower portions of the free ends of the frame end members. A ... | 03/16/1976 |
