...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7552966 | Collapsible portable platform A portable platform usable as a seat having at least three outwardly-inclined legs and a seat supported thereby is provided. The legs have nestable sections, an uppermost portion of each leg being attachable to an underside of the platform. The legs are maintained i... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7328953 | Customized articulating anatomical support Disclosed is a method and apparatus for a fully customizable bath chair that is configurable to provide a wide variety of positioning options of the head, trunk and leg support in a sitting or reclining position. The described embodiments can be custom fit to indivi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303228 | Foldable bench A foldable bench having at least a pair of seat sections pivotally connected together. Pivotally mounted to the other side of each seat section is a leg assembly that is movable from a folded position to an extended position. When the bench assumes an unfolded posit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7128367 | Foldable highchair framework A foldable highchair framework includes a folded support stand, a chair, a link assembly and a positioning mechanism. The folded support stand includes a front stand and a rear stand capable of being drawn close. The chair includes a seat and a backrest pivoted to e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121620 | Foldable bath bench A foldable bath bench has a seat assembly and two leg assemblies. The seat assembly has a front, a rear, two opposite sides, two transverse crossbars and at least one seat. The transverse crossbars are mounted respectively at the front and rear, and each transverse ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101324 | Portable exercise apparatus Portable exercise apparatus comprising a collapsible support bench having a pair of movably connected leg members at both ends thereof, the leg members being movable between a storage position wherein they are disposed adjacent to each other and an open support posi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065805 | Bathing apparatus An apparatus for supporting an infant in a bathtub includes a base, a fabric frame, a frame support, and a fabric cover. The base has a peripheral structure and an inner aperture. The fabric frame defines first and second planes forming a frame angle. The fabric fra... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6969112 | Collapsible chair assembly A collapsible chair assembly includes a base portion, a back portion, and a plurality of telescopic legs that are pivoted on the base portion. Foot members are provided and may be frictionally engaged to the underside surface of the base portion or on the bottom of ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6908151 | Adjustable and foldable booster car seat The invention relates generally to an adjustable seat back and belt positioning juvenile booster car seat that folds compactly for easy transportation. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905172 | Adjustable chair device, kit and method of using same A chair device, an associated kit and a method of using same are disclosed for use in providing a reclining means for sitting on an uneven surface. The device includes a seat; a back; four upper legs; two armrests; four flanges; four lower legs; and four grommets. T... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899384 | Foldable chair assembly A foldable chair assembly includes a seat frame, a backrest pivoted to the seat frame, a rear leg pivoted to the backrest, and a front leg pivoted to the rear leg and the seat frame. When the chair assembly is folded, the seat frame, the backrest, and the front and ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877804 | Folding chair A folding chair having a novel hinge and joint surface configuration that forms a substantially rigid structure approximating conventional non-folding chair designs. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a folding chair comprising a seat frame, a backres... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854797 | Foldable bench A foldable bench having at least a pair of seat sections pivotally connected together. Pivotally mounted to the other side of each seat section is a leg assembly that is movable from a folded position to an extended position. When the bench assumes an unfolded posit... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6820928 | Low-profile seat with relocatable backrest The invention is a foldable chair for use by hunters and outdoorsmen. The chair is equipped with folding leg elements positioned at opposite ends of a frame-mounted seating surface. The leg assemblies have different heights, allowing the chair to be positioned on un... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6698828 | Folding chair A folding chair having a novel hinge and joint surface configuration that forms a substantially rigid structure approximating conventional non-folding chair designs. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a folding chair comprising a seat frame... | 03/02/2004 |
| 5979976 | Foldable support structure A foldable support structure having at least three interconnected rigid annular rings. The first ring is formed for service as a base. A second ring is formed for service as a load bearing support above the base. A third ring is formed for service as a co... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5899525 | Foldable chair frame A foldable chair frame includes a seat frame, a front leg frame, a backrest frame with two lateral rods mounted pivotally to the seat frame, and an armrest frame with two armrest bars disposed adjacent to opposite lateral sides of the seat frame. Each of ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5845962 | Foldable chair A foldable chair has a seat support, a seat plate disposed on the seat support, a first support pipe disposed beneath the seat support, a second support pipe disposed beneath the first support pipe, a first knuckle connected to a first end of the first su... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5509721 | Foldable recliner structure for an infant A foldable recliner frame for an infant includes a pair of spaced fixed seats, a horizontal beam securely mounted between the fixed seats, a substantially U-shaped seat supporting member having two distal ends thereof pivotally mounted to upper ends of th... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5503458 | Portable infant seat A portable infant chair includes upper and lower resilient wire frame members. The upper frame member is made up of a back and seat support portion and a lower leg support portion, and the lower frame member is made up of a ground-engaging portion with op... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5460430 | Seat for infant A seat for an infant includes a base frame portion which includes a pair of upwardly and rearwardly extending inclined members, a pair of connecting assemblies, a collapsible back frame portion, a leg frame portion, and a cover on the back and leg frame p... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5435620 | Foldable chair A chair includes a seat frame and a base frame each having a pair of rods coupled to a support frame by four couplers. Each of the couplers has a groove for engaging with the rods of the seat frame and the base frame. The seat frame and the base frame can... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5429413 | Folding lounge chair A folding lounger with a frame having parallel longitudinal elements each of which is provided with two hinges defining a central portion forming the seat to which are hinged folding legs. The frame also has an upper portion and a lower portion each of wh... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5269591 | Bouncer seat for infant A seat for an infant includes a base frame portion which includes a pair of upwardly and rearwardly extending inclined members, a pair of connecting assemblies, a collapsible back frame portion, a leg frame portion, and a cover on the back and leg frame p... | 12/14/1993 |
| 4632386 | Foldable exercise cycle A portable cycle-type exercising device capable of being quickly and easily erected for use and readily and compactly folded for convenient storage in a relatively small area during periods of nonuse. The cycle upright members and support legs are adaptab... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4595232 | Portable chair that can be folded into a compact carrying unit A portable chair that includes seat support members that can be folded together, a pair of X-configured leg sections pivotally connected to the seat support members, the pivotal connections permitting change of the leg sections from a person support funct... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4527829 | Foldable wheel chair, especially for invalids The present wheel chair, especially for invalids, is foldable in a vertical irection rather than horizontally to transform the chair into a very compact package. For this purpose all foldable components of the chair are equipped with journals having journa... | 07/09/1985 |