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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047613 | Cushion-less aircraft seat A cushion-less passenger seat. The passenger seat includes spaced left and right spreaders, each having a front and rear leg with top and bottom ends and a seating surface formed from a flexible bottom diaphragm attached to and extending between the left and right s... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7600820 | Chair shell with integral hollow contoured support A molded chair shell includes a seat portion and a back portion joined at a junction area. A support or reinforcement member is located at the junction area and is formed integrally with the seat portion and the back portion. The reinforcement member includes an int... | 10/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7338116 | Folding chair A folding chair includes front and back legs, a cushion frame, a cushion embedded in the cushion frame and has a hard board having air vents, a sound absorbing foam, and a back cushion connected with the inner edge of the front leg and includes a second hard board. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331635 | Seat part for a vehicle seat The invention relates to a seat part for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a seat pan (1) made of sheet metal, a seat cushion applied to the seat pan (1) and a cable assembly (17) running in the seat cushion. In o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7222915 | Backrest of an automobile vehicle seat The backrest (2) of an automobile vehicle seat includes a framework (21), a padding (3), a padding cover (4) covering the front face and the sides of the backrest and a padding screen (7) for the rear face of the backrest. It inclu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201251 | Modular speaker cabinet A speaker cabinet design for providing adjustability of the number of speaker cabinets contained in a speaker array comprises female connectors (50) along the front and back edges on the top and right sides. A user of the cabinet can attach a mating second ca... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156469 | Three point seat belt system A three-point seat belt system adapted for use with a seat frame having a seat back and a seat bottom, wherein the system comprises: (a) retractor shoulder belt with a single first connector on its distal end, adapted to be fixedly attached at its opposite end to th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137670 | Seating system and method for making same An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating s... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128373 | Seating system and method of forming same The present invention discloses a seating system that includes a seat back (20) with one or more plastic panels (22, 24) that extend across a lateral distance (D2) of the seat back (20). The seat back (20) preferably includes o... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111888 | Molded safety seat A safety seat comprising a unitary molded shell having a “bucket-seat” shape and a safety restraint system integral to the shell. The molded unitary shell has a bottom portion and a back portion. The shell comprises an inner layer and an outer layer made of a ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096562 | Method for making a safety seat having a molded shell and a safety restraint system integral thereto A safety seat comprising a unitary molded shell having a “bucket-seat” shape and a safety restraint system integral to the shell. The molded unitary shell has a bottom portion and a back portion. The shell comprises an inner layer and an outer layer made of a ca... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070243 | Blow molded side panel chair system A frame has a pair of laterally spaced tubular supports in a generally inverted U-shaped configuration. A seat panel, in a generally horizontal plane, is secured between the supports. A back panel is supported by the seat panel. A pair of side panels includes one pa... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044540 | Saddle made of composite material, in particular for a bicycle Saddle made of composite material, in particular for a bicycle, which comprises a support structure (2) provided with a padding (3) having, associated above it, a seating surface (7). The support structure (2) comprises a plurality of fir... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6994401 | Seat backrest cover module A seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a pair of spaced apart side rails. A cover is fastened to the frame and extends between the pair of side rails. A rigid cross member is preferably integrally molded in an upper portion of the cover. The cover and the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6938276 | Shroud plate attachment A shroud plate for headgear is provided that may comprise a shell, an insert, a lock, a release mechanism wherein the shell extends around at least a portion of the insert has a smooth surface with rounded edges and corners and is shaped to match the contour of the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935672 | Molded safety seat A safety seat comprising a unitary molded shell having a “bucket-seat” shape and a safety restraint system integral to the shell. The molded unitary shell has a bottom portion and a back portion. The shell comprises an inner layer and an outer layer made of a ca... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6783184 | Molded article having a rigid support and a flexible hollow member A molded article comprising (a) a rigid support, e.g., a rigid seat support (10), having a plurality of perforations, and (b) a molded flexible hollow thermoplastic member (20), e.g., a flexible thermoplastic seat cushion, fixedly attached thereto is d... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6634717 | Tilting chair A tilting chair comprising: a support board integrating a seat and back support to be elastically transformable backwards when a user places pressure onto the back support; a frame having a back support part, horizontally coupled at an external surface of... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6565153 | Upper back support for a seat An upper back support in a vehicle seat, with the vehicle seat having a base assembly including a seat support. The seat member is supported on the base assembly and a back frame is pivoted to the base assembly for movement. A back shell is connected to t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565152 | Lightweight seat assembly for public transportation vehicle A lightweight reinforced seat assembly for a transportation vehicle is disclosed which includes a molded seat shell having a shell exterior and a shell interior. The seat shell includes a seat section and a back section joined together by a generally curv... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6296305 | Floatable infant safety seat A safety seat including a one-piece shell made of molded plastic with reinforcing elements imbedded therein. The shell has an interior space opening to the exterior and including a seat for an infant. The shell includes a detachable bail for holding playt... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296315 | Seating furniture for mounting on a carrier element and plate for the back of such a seating furniture Seating furniture can be configured for mounting on a carrier element. The carrier element may be part of a stand in a stadium, a frame for a park bench or a carrier element mounted on other established foundations or on other natural foundations. The cha... | 10/02/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6135562 | Chair with releasably detachable and interchangeable cushions The chair includes a seat back which is engaged to a seat base by an L-shaped bracket. A seat cushion is upholstered to seat cushion plate. Front and rear seat back cushions are upholstered to front and rear seat back cushion plates. The seat cushion plat... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116692 | Chair construction A chair construction having a molded plastic shell that is interconnected with a tubular supporting structure in a manner that simplifies the manufacture of the chair and at the same time produces a durable construction that can withstand continuous, norm... | 09/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6003948 | Chair construction A chair construction having a molded plastic shell that is interconnected with a sled-base type supporting structure in a manner that simplifies the manufacture of the chair and at the same time produces a durable construction that can withstand continuou... | 12/21/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5924770 | Chair construction A chair construction having an integrally molded plastic shell that is interconnected with a steel supporting frame. The steel supporting frame includes a tubular supporting structure having uniquely formed upper side portions which are interconnected wit... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5887950 | Modular toy toddler car seat A modular toy toddler car seat includes a seat member, a backrest and two armrests. Each of the armrests is a plastic unitary piece and has an inner surface formed with a generally V-shaped open-ended slide slot and a plurality of blind holes which are lo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5803542 | Supplementary seat-back for vehicles A supplementary seat-back for vehicles comprising two rigid jointed plates, one functioning as the seat body and the other as the back body. The plates serve as supports for cushions which form the exterior surface of the seat and back bodies. The plates ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5658047 | Folding seat A foldable seat includes a seat member having a pair of generally upwardly opening elongate slots, and a backrest having a pair of hingeblades received with the slots. The hingeblades are pivotally connected to the seat member for rotation about a pivot a... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5611598 | Chair having back shell with selective stiffening A chair includes a base, a seat, a back pivoted to the base and an inner shell construction connecting a cushion assembly to the back. The shell includes a semi-rigid, flexible sheet having a back portion shaped to support a back area of an adult user. Th... | 03/18/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5577811 | Ergonomic chair A chair comprises an integrally formed shell having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. A seat pan is supported on resilient arms formed integrally with the shell. A pair of independently flexible arms of the vertical shell portion are formed int... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5551749 | Child support cushion An infant support seat and cushion having an inner support structure including a backrest and seat and base support member and having a removable cushion assembly. The cushion assembly has a back cushion section, a seat cushion section and a pair of side ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5522645 | Seat having retained cushion A seat including: (A) a shell including a front surface, the front surface of the shell including a channel formed in the shell, the channel including an inner wall and an outer wall and having a shape; (B) a cushion including a rear surface, the rear sur... | 06/04/1996 |
