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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172332 | Chair backrest device A backrest device for a chair, capable of, without a reduction in its strength and rigidity, effectively bending backward so as to follow the shape of the back of a person seated on the chair, providing the person with excellent sitting comfort. In the backrest devi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7878598 | Base plate for a chair A flexible base board for a chair, easily bends into a desirable shape. The base board fits more appropriately to the body of the person seated on the chair following the shape of the person's body without pressing the back, etc., thereby providing the person with g... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7850246 | Shingled thin seat construction for vehicle A shingled thin seat back for a vehicle having a generally centrally-located panel which is movable in the rearward direction when the seat is occupied and which is immovable in the forward direction when folded flat to accept a load. The seat back includes a suppor... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7441758 | Load bearing surface An elastomeric load bearing surface with different load support characteristics in different directions. In one embodiment, the surface includes an elastomeric membrane that is oriented in only a single direction, for example, by compression or stretching. In anothe... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422284 | Infant swing seat The apparatus is an infant seat that has reduced depth for shipping and recline controls that permit control of the seat during the reclining adjustment. The seat is constructed so that the deepest part of the seat fits into the rest of the seat for packaging, but l... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7406733 | Elastomeric fabric load bearing surface An elastomeric fabric load bearing surface having a non-linear force/deflection profile. In one embodiment, the load bearing surface includes multiple layers, at least one of which is an elastomeric fabric. The various layers cooperate with one another to define a n... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396078 | Music posture chair A musician's chair that enhances the musician's posture when performing vocal or wind instruments. The music posture chair includes a seat and back that are mounted on a frame with respect to a floor to not only enhance diaphragmatic breathing of the musician but al... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320503 | Backrest for seats and chairs having pressure and tensile elements The invention relates to a backrest with a support area (71), at least one structure connected to the support area (71) or forming the support area (71), which structure (10) extends towards the top of the backrest from a first end region... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7249677 | Dual hardness composite screen frame A screen assembly for a vibratory separator includes a composite screen frame that has a rigid support section formed from a polymer material and a cushioned strain relief zone. The strain relief zone is located along the inner periphery of the rigid support section... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237841 | Back construction with flexible lumbar A back construction includes a back shell mounted on a back frame at top and bottom connections, and a flexible lumbar section biased forwardly by a biasing device. The bottom connection is located rearward of the back shell to allow unencumbered sliding entry into ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7195583 | Posture and exercise seating Seating that provides comfort, facilitates healthful upright posture, has capability for exercise, and facilitates a healthful upright position, comprises a seat having left and right portions for supporting a user's left and right thighs, respectively. A seat suppo... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7100990 | Seat back structure of vehicle seat A structure of seat back in vehicle seat, wherein a back board element is provided the said backward side of the seat back in such a manner as to normally provide a substantially flat plane rigid enough to withstand one load applied toward a backward side of the bac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063384 | Flexible chair back A flexible chair back provides a preferred elastic effect than conventional plastic chair backs, which comprises a back supporting board having a flexible member integrally extended from the back supporting board, a rear board and a spring sandwiched by the back sup... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6991291 | Back construction for seating unit having spring bias A back construction includes a back shell having stiff thoracic and pelvic regions connected by a flexible lumbar region in a manner adapted to ergonomically support a seated user. The back shell includes springs that press on a rear surface of the back shell to bia... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955402 | Office chair A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat fram... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6908159 | Seat for a reclining office chair A seat portion (14) for a seat (10) wherein the seat portion (14) includes a panel having a rear portion to support the occupant. The rear portion has a longitudinal centerline and incorporates two zones (162) on either side of the longit... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6749261 | Seating unit including novel back construction A seating unit includes a seat and back operably supported for synchronized reclining movement. The back includes a back support with separate upper and lower portions pivotally coupled to a back frame at upper and lower connections, respectively. The upper and lowe... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6722735 | Chair with synchronously moving seat and seat back A chair having a synchronously moving seat bottom and seat back includes a frame having a seat bottom support portion and a seatback support portion and a seat assembly having a seat bottom and a seat back interconnected by a flexible intermediate portion. The seat ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6669301 | Furniture article having panel and integral perimeter frame A furniture component, such as a chair back or seat, includes a panel component made of a flexible compliant plastic, and a rigid tubular perimeter frame integrally molded onto and hence bonded to a perimeter flange of the panel component to structurally ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6626497 | Backrest of a chair The backrest of a chair comprises an inner low rigidity flexible back-receiving portion and an outer high-rigidity side frame spaced from the back-receiving portion via a slit. The backrest is integrally molded by synthetic resin, thereby shortening manuf... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6446945 | Spring recoil stamping for biasing a vehicle seat bottom A recoil strap for use with a vehicle seat frame bottom, the frame having an open interior defined by inwardly facing side edges, apertured portions being defined along a first side edge of the frame and clasp portions being defined along a second side ed... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6409268 | Flexible chair back A flexible chair back comprising a back supporting surface that is defined by a plurality of generally downwardly directed curvilinear shaped openings arranged in a vertical array. Each of the curvilinear openings is around the next adjacent lower curvili... | 06/25/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6257665 | Chair A chair comprises a back cushion material, a back plate and a back frame. The chair is used for looking at a display of a personal computer at suitable posture when it is reclined. The back plate comprises upper and lower shell which are connected by a fl... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6193318 | Seat arrangement A sitting and/or lying arrangement, particularly a vehicle seat or airplane seat, has a stable subframe and a flexible support which has a base part and a cushion. For creating such an arrangement, in which the user's body is anatomically correctly suppor... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5997094 | Stackable chair with lumbar support An ergonomic chair having a shell that defines a seat and a back. The shell includes a lower back support that extends upwardly from the rear of its seat to about the middle of the back of the chair. An upper back support also extends upwardly from the re... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5975634 | Chair including novel back construction A chair is provided having a base assembly, a back assembly pivoted to the base assembly for movement between upright and reclined positions, and a seat slidably supported on the base assembly and pivoted to the back frame so that the seat moves forwardly... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5810438 | One piece molded seating structure A one piece molded seating structure includes a seat portion, a back portion, and a pair of resilient support members interconnecting opposite side regions of the seat portion to opposite side regions of the back portion. The support members flex when a u... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5725277 | Synchrotilt chair A chair includes a base, a seat, a back and a linkage operably connecting the seat and the back to the base in a manner providing a synchrotilt movement of the back and the seat. The back is pivoted to the base at a first actual pivot for movement about a... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5704691 | Padded chair construction A cushion for forming the seat or back of an upholstered chair comprises a rigid unitary body member having a central, relatively flat portion between two marginal edge portions with upstanding ridges formed along each of the two edge portions. The ridges... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5697673 | Chair with a pivoting backrest A chair with a pivoting backrest includes resilient leaves which cooperate with limbs for supporting the backrest to oppose the pivoting of the backrest towards its pivoted-back position.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5664835 | Chair A chair with a moveable seat panel mounted springingly on a support and a back-rest has a seat panel made from pliant panel material which is guided down around the front edge of the seat panel in a U-shape and then rigidly sandwiched in the support. A gu... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662381 | Chair construction and method of assembly A structural support shell for a tilt-back chair has a back portion, a seat portion, and a flexible compression zone extending between the back and seat portions in an integrally molded, one-piece unit. The chair has a base with a recline control pivoting... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5632473 | Elastic spring and spring support for mattress, chair or upholstery An elastic framework for a mattress, chair, upholstery, etc. is disclosed which includes elastic springs made of opposing upper and lower elastic elements, each elastic element having a base portion and a plurality of flexible arms which extend from the b... | 05/27/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5599069 | Flexible unitary seat shell including base section having frame sockets A flexible unitary seat shell is disclosed to include: a base section defining a base section plane, the base section including two frame sockets for engaging, along axes that are substantially parallel to the base section plane, projections on a seat fra... | 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 |
