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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7243998 | Automobile vehicle seat back frame, and process for manufacturing such a frame The frame of the automobile vehicle seat back comprises a body extending over a general plane and functional components joined to the body, serving notably to attach or reinforce it. It is made in one piece from an overmoulded plastic material that forms the body, r... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204205 | Vehicle console pet seat A console pet seat. The console pet seat comprises a central frame comprising sides and a bottom forming a bed section. A front strap forms a loop for securing to a vehicle console. A rear strap assembly comprises a primary strap with a first end and a second end. A... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7128371 | Seat structure A seat structure includes a seat frame, a three-dimensional net stretched over the seat frame, a skin material for selectively covering the three-dimensional net, and a fastener for connecting a portion of the skin material and the three-dimensional net. The fastene... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7070242 | Armor system with monolithic ceramic shell A ceramic shell is disclosed. The ceramic shell can be used, for example, in an armor device or system. The ceramic shell includes two or more of an upper portion, a curved portion, and a seat portion. At least one of the upper portion, the curved portion, and the s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040709 | Back construction for seating unit having inverted U-shaped frame A back construction includes an inverted U-shaped back frame and a back shell supported on the back frame and having stiff thoracic and pelvic regions connected by a flexible lumbar region in a manner adapted to ergonomically support a seated user. The lumber sectio... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6908869 | Outdoor structure with stretchable blended woven fabric A woven fabric structure for outdoor furniture use is provided. The woven fabric structure is a blended fabric containing a coated multifilament yarn and an elastomeric yarn that is resistant to water, ultraviolet, heat degradation or other significant outdoor expos... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6779849 | Multi-channel sling seat frame The present invention is a sling frame member including a tubular rail and at least two channels formed within the tubular rail. Each of the channels is capable of receiving a sling. Also described herein is a furniture assembly having a set of seat sling rails of t... | 08/24/2004 |
| 5957534 | Chair An office-type chair which provides for synchronous differential tilting of the seat and back assemblies, with the seat assembly being constructed such that the front lip thereof does not significantly lift upon rearward tilting. The chair incorporates a ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5913571 | Marine seating apparatus A seating apparatus for a boat comprising a one piece base to which is affixed a seat. The seat has a back portion divided into two parts, lower and upper, by a living hinge and a bench portion. In another embodiment a footrest portion is also included. I... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5816659 | Temporary seat for vehicles A temporary seat, permitting a driver to sit on the metal seat frame of a vehicle to drive the vehicle prior to installation of a permanent seat for the vehicle comprises a generally rectangular seat core made of pasteboard supported and on the metal seat... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5775778 | Shape adaptable and renewable furniture system Shape-adaptable furniture has a core element to which interchangeable portions are easily added or removed to alter the appearance and function of the furniture to suit a user's tastes. Different seat back coverings, having varied padding and styling are ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5695244 | Rocking chair with wood-laminated seat and continuous runners A chair capable of rocking and reclining is provided with a contoured seat with internal cross members and an external frame assembly for maintaining the contoured seat above the ground. The external frame assembly has a pair of spaced apart side members ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5445435 | Corrugated temporary seat A corrugated, temporary seat is disclosed useful in short duration driving of vehicles. The seat includes front, rear, top and side panels attached together forming a substantial box shape. Attachment locations are included to which grommets are disposed,... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5340197 | One-piece seat shell A one-piece seat shell having a backrest and a seat connected by an angled transition section that contains a plurality of slots to permit resilient deflection of the backrest with respect to the seat.... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5251963 | Vehicular long cruising seat A long drive seat comprises a seat back and a seat cushion which the seat back extends from. The seat is provided with a coccygeal vertebra movement restrainer constructed and arranged so as to restrain movement of a coccygeal vertebra of a spine of the s... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5141285 | Relaxation chair A chair or couch is presented which supports the person using it in a predetermined relaxation position. The position merges the neutral body position (the position the body takes in zero gravity) with the savasana yoga position (the position used for tho... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4926512 | Folding paperboard beach chair An inexpensive and lightweight folding paperboard beach chair is formed from a single scored blank of paperboard. The elongated paperboard body has two spaced-apart and transverse score lines which define a bottom leg support panel, a middle seat support ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4838609 | Swing couch A preferred form of a swing couch (10) is disclosed including a frame (18) suspended by a flaccid member (22) secured to ends (20) of the frame (18) and extending around and being supported by a pulley (24). Frame (18) can be adjusted between vertical to ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4577907 | Seat assembly A seat assembly 10 having as its principal components a generally rigid integral blow molded seat construction 12 having bottom and back portions, and bottom and back cushions 20,22, received within recessed areas 42,44 of the bottom and back portions. Th... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4451085 | Chair A reclining article of furniture for sitting, especially an office chair, with the article including a seat portion and a back portion articulated thereto. The seat portion and back portion are respectively connected to an underframe. The seat portion is ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4410176 | Full body weight fraction 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... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4275714 | Spinal positioning couch A chair intended for therapeutic use has integral seat, back and leg support zones mounted for rocking movement between limiting positions defined by the surface on which the chair stands. The back support zone is formed with a hump positioned to project ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4188063 | Hammock chair with back supporting means A hammock chair which is adapted to be suspended and in which a person is seated has a seat part including a back supporting part, and means are provided by which an inwardly projecting ridge is formed in the back supporting part which extends transversel... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4169628 | Panel for a seat An improved seat for use in a vehicle is disclosed in which the back portion and the sitting portion of the seat is comprised of a single unitary composite structure. The composite structure comprises a core layer of a high polymer organic material dispos... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4023859 | Seat anchor A seat anchor is provided including an elbow bolt connecting the horizontal portion of a seat support to a vehicle portion thereof attached to the under surface of the seat. This anchor secures the frame of the seat to the bracket, encircling a portion of... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4019674 | Rigid walled structures for containers, furniture and the like A pair of end cap members for containers such as luggage, and for furniture and the like are provided around their perimeters with internal facing U-shaped receiving and retainer slots. A unitary sheet contoured to form front, bottom and back panel portio... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3964790 | Ball furniture Pieces of furniture are assembled from segments of a closed hollow shell formed by severing the hollow shell along at least two planes and providing segments of different sizes. The hollow shell from which the segments are formed may be of various differe... | 06/22/1976 |