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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438354 | Integrated seatbelt in a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism A three point integrated seatbelt assembly incorporated into a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism. The cantilevered stowable seat can be mounted to a vehicle, where space may be selectively provided for positioning a wheelchair or oth... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434877 | Transportation seating system The specification discloses a modular transportation seating assembly that includes a support frame and seats mounted on the frame. The frame includes a seat beam and a cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a body and a connector inserted into the body and h... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7159939 | Bedded vehicle seating accessory An auxiliary seating unit is designed for a vehicle with a bed, such as a bed-type all terrain vehicle or pickup truck. The seating unit is designed with seats mounted to a support frame, the support frame having portions which rest squarely atop the vehicle's bed s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7080417 | Foldable chair for bathroom A chair includes a support having one or more vertical rails to slidably receive one or more brackets, each bracket includes an opening formed between two ears, a seat plate includes one or more cams disposed in the opening of the bracket and rotatably secured to th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6846044 | Stowable seat with reduced vibration and improved locking mechanisms A stowable fold away seat for mounting to a support member of a vehicle wherein a space may be selectively provided for positioning a wheelchair or article adjacent to the stowed seat which includes a frame attached to the support member, two separate seatbacks and ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6811219 | Passenger seat A vehicle seat comprises a base frame including front and rear transverse support members, a backrest, and a seat pan. The seat pan has a rear part mounted on the transverse support members adjacent to the backrest for angular movement about a transverse horizontal ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6568735 | Suspended seat laterally fixed on a structural vertical member for transport vehicle The invention concerns a seat made of two parts: a seat body (1) with a two-sided structure, for example shaped like a hollow box open at its front face, comprising linking and reinforcing crosspieces (5) providing it with sufficient mechanical rigidity; ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6394525 | Vehicle seat A fold and tumble vehicle seat has a cushion, seatback, and a frame. The frame is supported at the front end by a cantilever that extends perpendicular to the direction that the seat faces. The seat frame is pivotally coupled to the cantilever, allowing t... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6139110 | Reinforced cantilever bench A wooden bench having a reinforced metal frame is provided. The reinforced bench comprises a metal back support frame section of unitary construction and a pair of curvalinear metal side support frame sections of unitary construction. The side frame secti... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5868452 | Bench seat for motor vehicles, in particular camping cars To improve the safety of seats for motor vehicles, in particular campings cars, in the event of an accident, at least one vertical column provided on the back rest of the seat has coupling points for two three-point safety belts at an upper end and a coup... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5680733 | Support body for outdoor equipment In outdoor equipment having at least one supporting body (S) for mounting the outdoor equipment body thereon and for fixing the same to the surface of the ground, a floor or wall, it is characterized in that the supporting body (S) is composed of a plural... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5551758 | Durable patient chair A durable patient chair (10) comprises a chair base frame (12) including a pair of substantially rigid, spaced apart, front legs (22); a pair of brackets (14), each bracket (14) being fixedly attached to each front leg (22) and has a downwardly extending ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5516179 | Truck bed seat A truck bed seat comprising a framework, wherein the framework includes spaced support posts, and the spaced support posts each include telescoping legs to permit ease of mounting of the framework within a truck bed, and a chair assembly slidably adjusted... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5494725 | Load bearing pad A load bearing structure with a base and an array of load bearing members, each load bearing member having the general form of a cantilevered beam and made of a resilient material, and having a tip, generally front and back faces, and a bottom, the bottom... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5405187 | Wheelchair where the seat is divided longitudinally A wheelchair for handicapped people includes a frame structure which is carried by chair-rolling devices and which in turn carries a seat and back-support. The wheelchair is characterized in that the seat is divided longitudinally, preferably along a cent... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5335970 | Swingable chair A swingable chair mountable on a substantially vertical wall in a bathroom within close proximity to a bath tub or shower stall is provided. A chair with a seat, and a left and right armrest and a back detachably mounted on the seat is provided. There is ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5015026 | Automobile seat hinge A rear seat cushion for the seat of an automobile is movable from a riding position to an escaped position. A seat back for the seat can be tilted forward from its normal standing position to a stacked position in which it lays over the seat cushion or, w... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4958877 | Composite pivot bushing and cover for vehicle seat hinge bracket A composite pivot bushing and cover device for a vehicle seat center hinge bracket disposed between side-by-side fold down seat backs. The composite cover is a molded one-piece plastic housing having a top wall, forward and aft end wall extensions, and a ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4830422 | Arrangement of a seat on the floor of a motor vehicle The object of the invention is to enable a seat to be slidably mounted on the floor of a motor vehicle by robots. For this purpose, the seat is provided in the vicinity of a male hookup element (7) and a female hooking element (10, 13) with a guide elemen... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4730873 | Seat shell for a motor vehicle seat In a one-piece seat shell which consists of at least two individual seats and which, on every outer seating edge, has a closed channel which runs from the front side of the seat up to the upper side of the seat back and is set back from the rear side of t... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4679840 | Seat for a truck bed A removable seat for a truck bed. The seat has front and back lateral runners, the front runner being the higher. The runners are telescopic in construction. Four attachments, two for each runner, are attached to the truck bed, and the runners are held to... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4600241 | Cantilever type seating unit secured at the back A cantilever type seating unit with a back that can be secured to a wall surface including a shell in the form of a contoured plate having hook members attached to a rear surface of the back and fastening members attached to an undersurface of a seat port... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4585271 | Collapsible baby chair A collapsible baby chair suitable for suspending on a rigid surface through a supporting frame with which the chair is clamped from the rigid surface, the supporting frame including a pair of U-shaped members pivoted with each other intermediately at the ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4520515 | Three point clamping means for a shower bench A three point clamping means is employed to secure one end of a shower bench to the edge of a bathtub. The bench includes two vertical feet which sit inside the bathtub, a pair of rails connected to said vertical feet and a clamping section. A chair unit ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4475256 | Shower transfer bench A shower bench apparatus includes a positively engagable non-tipping chair and an easily operable clamping mechanism for attaching the apparatus to the side of a bathtub. The seat of the chair includes a pair of front hook-like brackets for engaging a fir... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4469373 | Infant seat for tables A portable baby seat has a flexible seat portion hung from a tubular frame for cantilevered mounting on a table edge. A U-shaped horizontal frame member extends through a hollow top seam of the seat's back and sides with end portions of the member extendi... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4426114 | Unitary supporting and seat frame for rigid seat A longitudinal seat assembly for three or more occupants and comprising a plurality of seats mounted on a unitary supporting and seat frame. The unitary frame has horizontally and vertically disposed portions, and the vertically disposed portion terminate... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4368916 | Longitudinal adjustment device for the folding seat of an automobile An adjustable back folding seat is disclosed. A connecting rod from the back to the seat carries the axis of folding of the back, and another rod carries a bolt for immobilization of the back in use position. A bar for connecting rods ensures the longitud... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4322110 | Infant seat for tables A portable baby seat has a flexible seat portion hung from a tubular frame for cantilevered mounting on a table edge. A U-shaped horizontal frame member extends through a hollow top seam of the seat's back and sides with end portions of the member extendi... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4317519 | Portable shoeshine kit A portable shoeshine kit for use by an enterprising shoeshine operator in public places; the kit including a case rollable on wheels, a collapsible seat and umbrella for a customer and a foldable stool and seat for the operator carried by the case, and th... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4312536 | Dunk seat A water-immersible seat for use at the edges of swimming pools, on the sides of boats, and over the rims of hydrotherapy equipment is disclosed wherein the amount of immersion of an occupant of the seat can be varied.... | 01/26/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4023860 | Seat back with limited access to the rear thereof A seat back for the corner seat in the last row of seats in a mass transit bus where access to the rear of the seat back is extremely limited. The seat back comprises a shell portion and a removable pad portion carrying fasteners which extend rearwardly t... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3992055 | Sportsman sling seat A collapsible chair having a strap for encompassing a vertical support and a seat made of a substantially triangular piece of material mounted to the strap so as to have a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration. The strap is two pieces, joined a... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3951454 | Cantilevered passenger seat for transit vehicle A unitary sandwich panel having a polyurethane core and aluminum facing sheets, forms bottom and back support portions of a seat cantilevered at one end thereof from a transit vehicle wall or other vertical support. Cushions, arm rests, and a molded back ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3944283 | Wall mounted side facing seat for transit vehicle A wall-mounted, side facing seat for a transit vehicle comprises a cantilever mounted support frame consisting of a pair of end members with marginal flanges, and a stretcher interconnecting the lower portions of the free ends of the frame end members. A ... | 03/16/1976 |