Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109577 | Sliding latch system A system for latching a seat to a guide track (102) is disclosed. The system generally includes a latch plate (122) being coupled to the seat, a first release member (124) coupled to the latch plate (122), and a second release member coup... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7988237 | Chair providing ballistic defense shield A protective chair having a base with a support platform having supporting legs extending therefrom to hold the platform and an engaged seat cushion elevated from a support surface. A seatback, and seat cushion and secondary cushions extending away from the seat cus... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7909408 | Easy lift mechanism for vehicle seats A method and apparatus for actuating a folding vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a handle remotely and functionally connected to the vehicle seat for moving the seatback from a folded position to an upright or design position. The handle is pivotally mounted on a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7837274 | Dynamic trunk support system A device is provided for supporting a portion of the upper body during forward lean. The device comprises a hinge joint provided on a base plate. A central pillar extends upwards from the hinge joint, the hinge joint enabling movement of the central pillar through a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7438272 | Device for avoiding inattentive-fall of legged furniture article The invention provides a device for avoiding inattentive-fall of a legged furniture article, comprising a support means having a cavity for passage of a leg member of the furniture article; and at least one roller rotatably attached to the support means, wherein the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438363 | Wheelchair bridge A bridge that is attached to a wheelchair such that the bridge allows a wheelchair user to have support for ingress into and egress from the wheelchair without assistance and without the need to rely primarily on arm strength alone. The bridge is a generally L-shape... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438362 | Drop-in seat unit The present invention provides for a drop-in seat unit as well as a method of manufacturing the drop-in seat unit that does not require the worker to affix one end of the spring to a frame rail and stretch the spring from one of the frame rails to the other frame ra... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427103 | Removable bolster for ISOFIX A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a frame that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A seat cushion is secured to the frame. The seat cushion defines a seat width. A seatback is secured to the frame and is pivotal with respect to the seat cushion. A lo... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7370915 | Sheath for receiving head rest branch The sheath for receiving a head-rest branch includes at least one wedge disposed in a window formed in a wall of the sheath and adapted to be disposed between the bushing and the branch, said wedge having a thickness greater than that of said wall so that, when the ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360842 | Shingle recliner cover A recliner cover assembly for enclosing a recliner mechanism of an automotive seat wherein the recliner mechanism includes an upper arm pivotally coupled to a lower arm. The recliner cover assembly comprises a housing defined by facing first and second molded member... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334845 | Comfort surface for seating A seating unit includes a perimeter frame, a flexible seating surface supported by the frame, and parallel elongated resilient force-distributing members coupled to the seating surface to control a contour of the seating surface when supporting a seated user. The re... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314251 | Chair backrest attachment structure A chair comprises a seat, legs for supporting the seat, a backrest frame connected to the legs, and a backrest attached to the backrest frame. The backrest includes a backrest panel and backrest inserts. The backrest panel has slots extending inwardly from periphera... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7298250 | Seatbelt reminder system A seatbelt reminder system includes a first reminder unit (S301) which gives a first reminder when a first condition having an unfastened state of a seatbelt as at least a fulfilling condition is satisfied, a second reminder unit (S306) which gives a s... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287817 | Methods and devices for enhancing health, safety, and comfort on conveyances in relation to reclining seats A method and device for enabling an aft passenger on a conveyance to establish protection from a forward seatback, irrespective of a conventional effort by a forward passenger to cause reclining of the forward seatback. A device is disclosed that includes a main bod... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284800 | Seat back frame for automotive seat A seat back frame of automotive seat, which has an armrest connection point in one of the two side frame members thereof, to which an armrest may be mounted. A reinforcing element is removably secured between such one of the two side frame members and a lower frame ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275786 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back supported to the seat cushion in such a manner that a space is left between a rear end portion of the seat cushion and a lower end portion of the seat back, a concealing cover member for concealing the space from a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258401 | Portable chair and method of use thereof A portable chair and method of use thereof, wherein the chair comprises a seating portion, a support pole and a strap that secures the chair to a fixed object, such as a tree or post. The chair further comprises a section of material utilized as a seat, wherein the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258398 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having an upper slide member with an emitter interference member A vehicle occupant sensing system adapted for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly including at least one emitter and at least one sensor disposed spaced relative to the emitter. The sensor is operable to detect relative distance between the emitter and ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246850 | Seat weight sensor A seat weight sensor for detecting the load upon a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor includes a seat rail positioned under the vehicle seat. A lever arm is mounted to the vehicle seat. One end of the lever arm has one or more stationary fingers and a free finger.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237846 | Resin side cover for automotive seat A resin side cover for covering a side frame member of seat cushion frame of automotive seat, which includes outer and inner cover elements. First and second female engagement elements are respectively provided to forward and backward regions of the outer cover elem... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226130 | Seating with comfort surface A chair includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The seat and back include a stiff perimeter frame with opposing perimeter sections, and a plurality of rods e... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219956 | Convertible stool A convertible stool is interchangeable between a utility function which has a seat movable up and down and has casters as feet at the end of legs connected with the seat through an upstanding member. In a second use, the casters are replaced by feet to give stabilit... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210738 | Retractable seat back protector A retractable seat back protector is provided for a motor vehicle seat. The protector includes a retractable roller with a first end of a flexible sheet fixedly attached thereto. A second end of the sheet is pulled in a direction away from the roller such that the s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210743 | System for facilitating threading of a seat belt through a child safety seat A device used for threading a seat belt through a child safety seat includes an elongated, double-ended threader member which is connected to the seat belt tongue and to webbing at a location spaced from the tongue. The webbing is then folded over to cover the threa... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195302 | Vehicle rear seating arrangement A vehicle rear seating arrangement is described that includes a vehicle passenger compartment structure and a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat attachment part, a seat bottom portion with an upper seating surface and a seat extension portion with an e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188909 | Lever arm with tactile contour A plurality of levers each having one end adapted for attachment below a chair seat for controlling separate movements of a chair, each said lever having another end presenting a substantially planar surface terminating at a periphery, said periphery defining a geom... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165809 | Safety seat tether system A guide mechanism for a safety seat tether includes a guide and at least one seat back attachment for securing the guide to a seat back. The guide is configured and positioned so as to prevent substantial contact of the tether with a top end of the back seat. The gu... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131702 | Seated occupant impact-injury minimizing method A shock-load G-force minimizing seat structure and injury-minimizing methodology wherein the seat structure responds principally in non-springy compression, rather than in spring-loading bending, to vertically directed shock loads. The seat structure features an ant... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114782 | Flexible chair with stiffener inserts and method for forming a chair A chair includes: a hollow frame including, on each lateral side of the chair, a front, a back, a bottom, a front bend arranged between the front and the bottom, and a back bend arranged between the back and the bottom; a seat attached to the front of the frame; a s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100980 | Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system with a biasing pad A vehicle occupant sensing system for a vehicle seat assembly that includes at least one emitter and at least one sensor operable to detect relative distance between the sensor and the emitter to thereby detect a condition of the vehicle seat assembly. The vehicle o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077479 | Vehicular arm rest cover An arm rest cover is slipped over an arm rest within a vehicle in order to aesthetically cover the arm rest with a desired design. An elongate cover member has a closed first end and a second end with an opening, the opening located either on a longitudinal axis of ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073865 | Tuned vibration absorbing system for a seat system A tuned vibration absorbing system (12) for a seat system (10) includes a flexible extension member (32) that is coupled to the seat system (10). A suspended element (34) is coupled to the flexible extension member (32). The... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070223 | Detachable seat for vehicles A detachable seat for a vehicle, provided for visualizing whether the seat is locked on the floor panel through an indicator window. The detachable seat is composed of such components as a bracket consisting of a locking section the can be selectively locked to a st... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052083 | Bumper edge chair A chair includes a seat back having a generally rigid back member. The rigid member includes a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge is defined by spaced apart sides and top and bottom edges extending between the sides. A handle is fixedly secured to the top edge of ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036889 | Aircraft passenger seat and in-flight entertainment integrated electronics An aircraft seat assembly including at least one electronic component usable by a passenger and a single integrated electronic system which provides signal decoding, signal routing, data management, built in test, and power conversion for each user accessible electr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029070 | Adjustable chairs and beds An adjustable chair (1) includes a chassis (2) onto which the chair is moveably mounted with respect thereto about a common plane normal to the major plane of the chassis, a pair of side walls (8) extending from the chassis and adapted to, in us... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021707 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having a low profile sensor assembly A low profile sensor assembly for use in a vehicle occupant sensing system that comprises a base, an upper slide member, and at least one intermediate guide member. Also disclosed is a low profile sensor assembly for use in a vehicle occupant sensing system that com... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011375 | Apparatus and method to assist seat belt engagement The present invention relates to a seat belt assist handle mounted to a component of a seat belt passenger restraint system. A grab handle on the seat belt assist handle allows occupants to grab a component of the seat belt passenger restraint system to allow the oc... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008022 | Lever arm with tactile contour A control lever having one end adapted for attachment to a resting device for controlling movement thereof, and another end having a tactile contour for identifying said control lever. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994397 | Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies with variable blasing member A vehicle occupant sensing system that includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a housing that includes a base and an upper slide member. The upper slide member is moveable toward and away from the base. A sensor is operatively fixed relative to at least ... | 02/07/2006 |
