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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186761 | Suspended pixelated seating structure A suspended pixelated seating structure provides ergonomic, adaptable seating support. The suspended pixelated seating structure includes multiple cooperative layers to maximize global comfort and support while enhancing adaptation to localized variations in a load,... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7740321 | Suspended pixelated seating structure A suspended pixelated seating structure provides ergonomic, adaptable seating support. The suspended pixelated seating structure includes multiple cooperative layers to maximize global comfort and support while enhancing adaptation to localized variations in a load,... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7422291 | Retainer for fixing terminals of springs A retainer for fixing terminals of springs 7 to a round shaft 3 of a seat frame for a seat is disclosed. Each of the terminals of the springs is formed into a substantially U-shape. The retainer includes a body 6a of a substantially U-sha... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7267408 | Article of rattan furniture having a seat support cushion An improved support area for use with rattan furniture. The present invention provides a frame, a seat contact portion, and a back contact portion. In various embodiments, the chair includes a seat cushion that is supported by a seat support portion of the frame. Th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237845 | Furniture designed for sitting and having inner core support assembly An article of furniture has a sitting portion inner core assembly. The inner core assembly has a frame for providing structural support. Vertical bars connect lower and upper portions of the frame. Horizontal bars connect opposite sides of an upper portion of the fr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137669 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion which has a frame structure and a cushion member combined with the frame structure, the frame structure including a pair of spaced apart side frame members, a front frame member fixed to forward end portions of the side frame m... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7100989 | Collapsible seat cushion A collapsible cushion for integration into an automobile seat is provided. The collapsible cushion includes a first cushion plate and a second cushion plate with a plurality of springs interposed between the plates. The first plurality of springs is rotatably attach... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089631 | Mounting hook and wire array apparatus and method A mounting hook for a wire array mountable on a seat frame has a first portion having a seating member running longitudinally along the first portion, a second portion having a channel running across the top of the hook and outboard of the hooking surface, and a hoo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090300 | Low frequency vibration structure and low frequency vibration seat The structure is formed by serially connecting a torsion bar and a coil spring via a arm and a supporting frame to thereby elastically support a flat-type supporting member, and by disposing a cushioning member for seat cushion provided with a spring characteristic ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077478 | Seat for vehicle A first cushion receiving member of a seat cushion and a second cushion receiving member of a seat back are turnably connected to each other by a connecting member. The first cushion receiving member is turnably supported at its front end on a front frame of a first... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6969121 | Chair construction A chair has a seat back with removable front and rear upholstered covers. The covers are held to the back by hidden release levers which prevent unauthorized removal of the covers. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942299 | Padded vandalism resistant disposable vehicular seating insert system A vandalism resistant seating insert for mounting to a vehicle seat assembly having at least one vehicle seat frame having a ledge which defines a central opening. The seating insert has a rigid spine having a front surface and a periphery, a back plate having a rea... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6883866 | Flexible seat A snowmobile seat, including a base; selective fasteners mounted to the base, the selective fasteners including inner posts and offset outer posts on a first side of the base and on a second side of the base, the inner posts and outer posts defining a groove; a flex... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854804 | Seat bottom support structure A seat cushion extends across left and right areas that are located beneath the locations of the left and right ischial tuberosities of a seated person. A support structure beneath the cushion transmits a weight load from the cushion to the seat frame. The support s... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848156 | Method of making a motorcycle seatback A method of making a motorcycle backrest which has a back support cushion with a handhold aperture, and a support arm for mounting the backrest on a motorcycle saddle or frame uses a mold with a cavity and central post. A rigid frame is encapsulated in a rigid resin... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6811227 | Firm cushion A vehicle seat structure having a one-piece flexible shell incorporated in the seating surface portion and a one-piece flexible shell incorporated in the backrest portion, wherein dampener structures are provided between the shell and the seat frame for added comfor... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6676218 | Vehicle seat An object of the present invention is to minimize the dependency of the vibration characteristic exhibited by the sheet-shaped supporting member supported by the metal springs on the added load. In a plurality of metal springs 41 to 44 supporting a sheet-... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6499807 | Seat back frame assembly of vehicle seat A seat back frame assembly of the invention has side frame members (17, 17), an upper frame member (18), a lower frame member (19) and zigzag spring (15) mounted between the side frame members (17, 17). A side portion (27) of the lower frame member has a ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6158815 | Seat having a seat cushion including a polyurethane foam pad onto a portion of which a stretchable, nonwoven fabric is laminated A seat includes a seat frame having a steel spring, and a cushion pad of soft polyurethane molded foam placed on the steel spring. A stretchable nonwoven fabric, having an elongation after fracture of at least 180%, is integrally formed in a laminated man... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6065809 | Upholstery element and manufacturing process thereof The device relates to an upholstery element, in particular for motorcycle seats featuring a substructure and a seat covering. It is suggested that a spring arrangement containing at least one spring, is provided between covering and substructure and conne... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5806927 | Adjustable lumbar seat support An adjustable lumbar support device for installation within seats, and particularly vehicular seats, to enable a seat occupant to adjust a seat back to provide a desired amount of support for the lumbar region of the back. The adjustable lumbar seat suppo... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5785303 | Spring core for mattress or seat cushion This invention relates to a spring core of leaf springs for mattresses and seat cushions. According to the invention, the spring core comprises at least two plates opposite each other, having a multiplicity of spring elements broken out of holes. Preferab... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5772281 | Dual spring back suspension system for an automotive seat A vehicle seat assembly for an automotive vehicle including a rigid shell seat back, an S-curve plate located between the shell and the back of a seat occupant, the plate having a profile that corresponds to the thoracic region, the mid-spine region and t... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5624161 | Seat cushion pad supporting construction A seat cushion pad supporting construction has a base frame having an opening, and a planar spring deck disposed substantially over the opening. The planar spring deck is formed of a rectangular boundary frame and flexible support members extending front-... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5588165 | Cushioning assembly having plastic springs for supporting a pad A cushioning assembly comprises a foundation, a plurality of springs mounted on the foundation, and a pad resting on the springs. Each spring is formed of plastic and forms a through-chamber having an axis. The axes of the springs lie in a common plane or... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5573304 | Active dynamic seat An active dynamic seat has a base, an intermediate piece linked to the base and a seat part linked to the intermediate piece. The seat part can tilt in all lateral directions and is linked in an essentially fixed manner in the vertical direction to the in... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5551753 | Active dynamic seat An active dynamic seat has a base, an intermediate piece linked to the base and a seat part linked to the intermediate piece. The seat part can tilt in all lateral directions and is linked in an essentially fixed manner in the vertical direction to the in... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5490718 | Seat cushion structure for use in a front seat A seat cushion of a vehicle front seat, including a cushion panel and a cushion frame, in which the cushion panel and the cushion frame are elastically held together in close proximity to a front edge portion of the cushion panel by means of a torsion spr... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5405179 | Elastic seat pad An elastic seat pad comprises a protective covering, a cushion of coconut filament, an elastic layer, and a support plate. The elastic layer is of a framelike construction and provided respectively in two opposite inner frame surfaces thereof with a trape... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5368368 | Vehicle seat and method of production thereof End portions of elastic fibers are fixed to a holder plate as well as a holder cover constituting a seat surface of a vehicle seat, thereby spanning the elastic fibers. A net-shaped seat portion is thus formed of the elastic fibers. The holder plate and t... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5348378 | Pressure balanced torsion system for a backrest and the like The pressure balanced torsion system is for use in a backrest and the like. The system has a plurality of torsion action assemblies. Each assembly consists of a pair of pressure bearing plates mounted at the free ends of a torsion spring. The torsion spri... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5203611 | Infant bounce and rocking chair A chair structure provided which can be used by young children either as a bouncer or as a rocker. The structure is defined by a frame member having a pair of transversely spaced, generally U-configured side portions and at least one seat member raised ab... | 04/20/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4883320 | Seat structure Resin-made support panels for supporting the ischium torus, lumbar and shoulder blade portions of a person seated are molded integral onto sheet-like springs which are plain-woven by resin fibers, and side rims of the sheet-like springs are connected to f... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4541133 | Sofa bed A sofa bed has a stationary framework and a foldable bed frame connected to and foldable into the framework, the foldable frame having an outer section connected to and pivotal relative to a body section, the outer section overlying the body section in th... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4458943 | Spring seat A spring seat for accommodating the depending ischial tuberosities and to reduce the load on them by supporting the ischial tuberosities at a lower level than the supporting means under the buttocks of a seated occupant which take on a significant portion... | 07/10/1984 |
