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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7287816 | Chair and grouping thereof A chair has a durable surface with top cover supported by foam thereby providing an ergonomic recoverable shape and a fluid directing perimeter rim or perimeter ridge on a bottom surface thereof. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264298 | Seat unit for a small-sized vehicle A seat unit for a small-sized vehicle improves an appearance of a rear surface of a seat back and includes a bottom plate, a cushioning body disposed on a front surface of the bottom plate, an outer layer member which covers the cushioning body and has an outer peri... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7144084 | Chair with rod frame back assembly A chair having a metal rod frame back assembly where the frame includes generally horizontal top, bottom and middle members and spaced apart generally vertical side members. Two seat brackets are welded to the middle and bottom members and attach to a seat board and... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7055902 | Vehicle seats Vehicle seats may include a seat cushion covered with an outer cover, a seat back covered with an other outer cover, and a seat reclining mechanism rotatably connecting the seat cushion and the seat back such that the seat back can be tilted. One of the outer cover ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6332651 | Seat for vehicle A seat for a vehicle includes a seat frame having a major middle portion made of a resin, at least a part of the major middle portion having a net structure. A covering member for covering the major middle portion is detachably engaged with the seat frame... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6250718 | Support member for a chair back A chair including a seat, a support member, an outwardly extending projection and a chair back. A support member extends upward adjacent a rear portion of the seat. An outwardly extending projection is attached the support member. The chair back includes ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6109696 | Chair with chair back attachment A chair having a support member secured to a chair back without fastening devices. The support member having a top portion extends upward from a rear portion of the seat. The projecting surface is attached to the top portion of the support member. The cha... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095603 | Gang chair device A gang chair device has a crossbar, two leg devices connected to the crossbar, and a plurality of chairs disposed on the crossbar. Each leg device has a leg plate having a protruded plate and an extended rod. A connection plate is disposed on the extended... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5737788 | Attaching arrangement in a multi-layered pad A multi-layered pad primarily intended to prevent and treat decubitus ulcers. The pad includes at least first and second layers with the first layer being a bladder made up of separate, discrete pouches containing a viscous fluid. The second layer underli... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5702153 | Tail bone cushion The present invention relates to a tailbone cushion to eliminate discomfort of patients afflicted with hemorrhoids, fissure, damaged coccyges (tailbone) or the like associated with sitting on hard surfaces. The tail bone cushion of the present invention c... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5649743 | Vandal-resistant bench and frame therefor A vandal-resistant article of furniture comprises left and right mirror-image frames, and a seating area extending between and fastened to the seat portions of the left and right frames. Each frame includes a seat portion, a base portion, and a locking ca... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5048894 | Seat for special vehicle A seat for a special vehicle, includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and a pair of elongated stays for interconnecting the seat back and the seat cushion. The seat back includes a back frame, a first cushioned padding having lower and upper sections, the l... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5044691 | Monolithic armchair made of injected plastic material, stackable with small pitch This invention relates to a monolithic armchair made of injected plastics material, stackable with small pitch and comprising various elements constituted by a seat element with subjacent reinforcing projections, a backrest, four legs and armrests, said e... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4917439 | Chair incorporating improved chairback support structure A chair of the four legged type with seat support rails, a seat and a back wherein rear legs, rear support rail and an inner rear support rail enclose the chair back providing strength and stability is disclosed.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4863219 | Arrangement for mounting reclining device to seat An arrangement for mounting a reclining device to a seat, wherein the seat is provided with a reclining device having a lower bracket formed with a bent intermediate part, thus defining a recessed lower part therein, a slide rail device under the seat, an... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4776635 | Modular seat for railway cars A railway car seat modularly adaptable to provide various seating accommodations, consisting of a load bearing frame (10), a seat element (20) and a backrest element (30), where the frame (10) is made up of a tubular member (11) connecting two horizontal ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4740033 | Indoor or beach lounge chair A lounge chair comprising a male seat piece, a female seat piece and a fastener which removably secure the male seat piece to the female seat piece. Both male and female seat pieces comprise casing defining a substantially hexahedral case which is slightl... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4673211 | Lightweight compact chair with back support, for outdoors use A lightweight compact chair with back support is described, comprising a triangular sling, a frame supporting the sling, and a backrest. The frame is comprised of three support members, preferably of tubular aluminum, and a hinged device to which each of ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4602816 | Motor vehicle sling seat A sling seat is defined by a flexible quadrilateral sheet panel which is defined by longitudinal side rails of substantially inelastic material connected by a crossband structure of elastic material extending between the side rails. One end of the flexibl... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4580836 | Chair The seat (1) and the back (2) are identically shaped shells (12) having side supporting ribs (10, 11). With the exception of the portion intended for connection to the other part, the supporting ribs are in the form of channels (13) open at the bottom. Th... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4557521 | Chair having a resiliently interconnected seat and back In this chair a rounded spring element (128) formed with substantially U-shaped cross-section is provided which comprises parallel legs and with which a seat area (130) and/or a back (142) can be integrated. The spring element consists of plastic and is m... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4534554 | Full body weight traction device A tilt bed exercise device for rotating a human into inverted posture is provided with a pair of pivot bearings holding a rotatable tilt bed comprising a human torso conforming support with a beam extending therefrom and terminating in a rail canted at an... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4386805 | Seats with an adjustable-tilt back-rest To enable the inclination of the metal framework of a seat-back of a vehicle seat to be adjusted with respect to the metal framework of the seat-bottom of this seat, elements of these two frameworks are constituted in the form of curvilinear sectional bar... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4379589 | Reclinable chair A reclinable chair having a back and seat articulated for reclining movement of the back with respect to the seat, in which a plate having opposed faces disposed at an angle with respect to each other joins together the back and the seat. One of the plate... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4372609 | Vehicle seats comprising a shell-shaped frame The invention relates to a vehicle seat whose frame is formed by a shell made from moulded plastic material. This shell is formed from two half-shells, one for the sitting portion 1 and one for the seat back 4 and these two half-shells comprise complement... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4326309 | Bedding device An article of furniture characterized by use of heavyweight foam rubber material for the major structural components thereof, combined with a flat base supporting an upstanding tubular frame member. The flat base supports the bottom of the article and the... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4300249 | Chair for neurologically impaired patients A contoured chair for use by neurologically impaired patients providing means for supporting such patients in a sitting position while preventing them from falling or slumping out of the chair due to the patient's inadequate muscular tone and control and ... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4234978 | Cot A light weight, two piece cot comprising first and second rectangular shaped molded members which form a contoured surface for supporting a person when fitted together. Each member has two sides and two ends and an upward facing surface with a ridge forme... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4141588 | Rocking lounge chair A rocking lounge chair for children comprising a generally ellipsoidal shaped body particularly adapted for rocking on a ground surface. A body rest formed into a back, seat and leg rest for a child to recline in a comfortable position thereon is fixedly ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4131314 | Seating furniture A chair is formed from two side frame sections each including a tubular frame and leg assembly with expanded metal secured to it. The side sections are encapsulated in foam which adheres to and completely encompasses the expanded metal. A seat cushion and... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4101165 | Hammock chair A hammock chair includes a rigid, wooden seat frame and a net-like seat fabric extending between rigid frame members. The rigid frame has a quadrangle shape but has one open side. The net-like seat fabric thus forms a chair seat enclosed by rigid members ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4036527 | Transportation seating construction and system This invention provides a frameless, stress skin seat construction which can be attached without frame members either to others of its kind or to a supporting surface. The seat construction includes a seat pan of sheet metal formed to define beam-portions... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4032190 | Ergonomically designed chair The chair has a back rest provided with stiffening means which impart to the back rest a substantially stiff form up to about the level of the sixth lumbar vertebra of the chair occupant, thus ensuring a continuous transition from the chair seat to the ba... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4002368 | Hanging chair A hanging chair for use in conjunction with an overhead support wherein the chair includes a flexible seat portion having a substantially trapezoidal configuration with the shorter parallel side forming the back portion of the chair, the longer parallel s... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3989212 | Chair and supporting base for a seat A chair seat and supporting base for the seat, each of which can be of unitary construction. The base is formed from a plastic material and has legs, the side walls of which merge smoothly into depending peripheral skirts of an upper supporting portion of... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3953071 | Back mounting structure for a chair A back mounting structure for a chair having a seat and a contoured back extending generally vertically from a rearward curved edge of the seat is achieved by attaching the back and seat with a plurality of angle brackets, each having a horizontally exten... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3951451 | Shell seat for passenger motor vehicles A molded seat for passenger motor vehicles made, for example, of synthetic resinous material which has a seat area and a backrest part adjustable by means of an adjusting device; the adjusting device thereby includes a locking member fixing the backrest p... | 04/20/1976 |