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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033613 | Patient chair A chair back has a shell and a cushion overlying the shell for a patient chair configured to move from a generally upright sitting position to a generally supine position. A patient contact surface is bounded in part by a top edge and an opposing bottom edge, and ha... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7677670 | Patient chair A back for a patient chair with which a patient may be moved from a generally upright sitting position to a generally supine position comprises a back shell and a cushion. The back shell has a front surface, a back surface, a top, a bottom, opposed first and second ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669935 | Protective chair There is provided a chair capable of providing protection to an occupant in the event of an explosion. The chair may provide a protective “cocoon” for an occupant and may intercept projectiles such as debris, fragments and glass shards. The chair may also reduce... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7347498 | Seating device A solid frame orthotic seating device for use in a sling seat that is supported by solid rails, such as a wheelchair. The solid frame orthotic seating device comprises a solid, rigid, non-collapsing, and durable interior skeletal frame with an elevated anterior wedg... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290836 | Patient chair A back for a patient chair having a back shell with a substantially rigid central S-shaped central portion and laterally extending wing portions which have sufficient flexibility to allow deflection in the direction of the front surface upon imposition of a force. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273257 | Recliner chair having a turning up and stretching out footrest mechanism Mechanism for simultaneously turning up and stretching out an extension part (12,112) relative to a reference part (1,101),with a telescopic sliding profile element (10,110) connected to the reference part and to the extension part, The essentia... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7114777 | Chair having reclineable back and movable seat A seating unit includes a seating unit having a base, a seat and a back operably pivoted to the base for synchronous movement including recline of the back and forward movement of the seat, an adjustable variable back stop adjustably engaging the seat for adjustably... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040708 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has shoulder restraints extending forward from a backrest. The shoulder restraints may extend forward of a seated occupant's shoulder, providing effective restraint of lateral movement. The seat may also include head and thigh restraints and a beam ru... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017504 | Method for cutting out a cutting from a web of endless textile fabric for producing workpieces from a fiber/plastic composite A method for cutting out a cutting (13) from a web (1) of endless textile fabric for producing workpieces from a fiber/plastic composite is described, with the web (1) of endless fabric made up of fiber strands (2, 3) being stitched at fi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997515 | 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... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971717 | Backrest An adjustable backrest has a series of adjustable straps extending across a front opening cavity of a backrest support. The straps are held in a locked, fitted position by a series of buckles at one side of the backrest which engage and lock the straps. Each strap i... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969119 | Footstool A footstool is provided having outer pockets for storage of magazines, newspapers or the like. Additional storage space is available when the cushion is removed to expose an internal compartment having a shelf. The cushion includes a bottom pocket with a stiffener t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6139109 | Race car seat and jig and method for making the same A race car seat is fabricated of four seat quadrants temporarily secured on seat fitments and welded together. The seat fitments are adjustably positioned on a jig in an optimum position for a race car driver. The jig includes adjustment plates for settin... | 10/31/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6092872 | Chair wing structure An office chair has a back with a central portion and respective wings or bolsters on opposite sides of the central portion. The wings are coupled to the main central portion by arm structures that are designed to allow the wings to flex rearwardly from a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6059370 | Wheelchair seat back pelvic support system A support system for use with a wheelchair seat back provides support for the pelvic area of a wheelchair occupant. The support system comprises a base plate mountable to a wheelchair seat back, and a base layer adhered to the based plate. The base plate ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6033025 | Notched support pads for cushioning wheelchair seatback Support mechanisms are provided for use with a wheelchair pelvic support system generally having a base plate with opposite support wings and a central base between the support wings. A pelvis support mechanism comprises a notched support pad engageable w... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5988757 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly includes an aluminum lower seat frame with first and second side supports having a thickness of less than four mm throughout a substantial portion thereof. The seat back frame is pivotally connected to the lower seat frame and comp... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5951110 | Contoured plastic seat back A plastic contoured seat back includes an inner and an outer shell affixed together. The inner shell includes a three dimensionally curved front surface and a two-dimensionally curved back surface. The inner shell may include an internal rib adjacent the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5810446 | Frame structure of seatback A reversed U-shaped base frame for a seatback frame structure is of a monoblock structure, which includes an upper horizontal tubular portion and two side vertical portions. The two side vertical portions extend downward from axially opposed ends of the u... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5615927 | Seat for child-care implement In order to enable a seat for a child-care implement such as a baby carriage to supply a soft feeling while keeping a baby in a correct position, a principal part providing a backrest portion and a seat portion for supporting the upper body and the lower ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5582460 | Pivotable and height-adjustable chair back rest assembly and blow-molded back rest therefor A chair is provided having a blow molded back rest and a mechanism which permits the back rest to pivot rearwardly and to be vertically adjusted. The mechanism has a carrier block slidably engaging vertical slots in a support member for vertical adjustmen... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5564788 | Thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis support system A support system for maintaining a person in a substantially upright sitting position in a wheelchair, comprises a unitary frame and a unitary cushion. The unitary frame has front and back portions, and a generally rectangularly shaped central portion hav... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5538326 | Flexible unitary seat shell A flexible unitary seat shell including: a base section; a back section in angular relationship to the base section; and an intermediate section connecting the base section to the back section, the intermediate section forming a hinge between the base sec... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5441331 | Seating assembly A seating assembly for use in a motor vehicle is provided. The seating assembly is advantageously configured to accommodate an occupant carrying protruding objects about his mid-torso region. In a preferred embodiment, the seating assembly includes a fram... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5437498 | Vehicle seat with side bolster reinforcement A vehicle seat in which the seat cushion and/or seat back are formed with side bolsters that are reinforced by hollow inserts, preferably blow molded, that are attached to the seat cushion or seat back frame in the area of the side bolster and which are t... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5022709 | Springing and wrap-around element for a seat and/or backrest, and seat embodying the same A springing and wrap-around element for a seat and/or backrest, comprising a pair of lateral supporting means, and a flexible blade consisting of a convex central portion and two side walls extending obliquely outwards from the central portion and secured... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5018791 | Seating furniture There is described a seat construction or seating furniture having a back rest which is pivotable around a horizontal axis approximately at the height of an armrest. At approximately the height of the pivoting axis, the backrest is bent in such a way that... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4832408 | Upholstery support for a vehicle seat An upholstery support for a vehicle seat consisting of a first shell with a raised edge and made from a fiber-reinforced plastic and a second shell arranged on the side of the first shell facing the upholstery, which second shell is also made from a fiber... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4793652 | Orthopaedic seating device The modular orthopaedic insert of the present invention is designed to fit standard and recliner manual styles plus most powered wheelchairs. The insert can be fitted with little or no modification to the wheelchair. This allows easy transport of the inse... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4775187 | Folding boat chair A folding boat chair formed by a molded plastic seat member and a molded plastic back member. An integral boss on the underside of the seat member presents a socket which fits on the top end of an upright post mounted in the boat. The seat can turn on the... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4556254 | Backrest A backrest comprising a moulded shell support having in medial longitudinal section a shallow S shape and in lateral section a shallow concave shape. The support is upholstered by a foam layer and a fabric cover stretched between the lateral margins to as... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4368917 | Vehicle seat member integrally formed of synthetic resin material A seat member providing a support structure of a seat in a vehicle is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material and includes a seat base portion and wing or flap portions. The seat base portion is formed with a plurality of openings and is partly th... | 01/18/1983 |
| 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 |
