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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7648197 | Convertible furniture and method Convertible furniture includes a frame having a seat and a back in the sofa mode. A back cushion is positioned normally to a seat cushion and is attached by a flexible tether. The back cushion can be inverted to extend the seat width for use in a bed mode. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7380295 | Bridge bed between adjacent seats A bed for use with two adjacent seats separated from each other so that a gap is defined therebetween, which may include adjacent seats within or outside of a vehicle. The bed comprises a body comprising a first end disposed on one of the passenger seats and a secon... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7341302 | Seating arrangement for a vehicle A seating arrangement (9) comprises at least seat (11) and a second seat (12) arranged side by side. At least part of a seat member (12a) of the second seat (12) is displaceable in an up-down direction relative to the seat m... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300090 | Split seat stowage system A seat assembly for a motor vehicle with a seat bottom attached to a forward leg at a first upper pivot, and a seat back attached to a rear leg. The forward leg is attached to the vehicle at a first lower pivot and rear leg is attached to the vehicle at a second low... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7174586 | Operation control apparatus for electric bed An MPU sends pieces of information supplied by the input signals from a hand switch to a semiconductor memory device and the memory device stores these pieces of information. These pieces of information are: input points of an operation start signal and an operation... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134727 | Sofa lovers' sofa In some embodiments of the sofa lover's sofa, a sofa or the like can have an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an armrest of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an armrest of the sofa. Thus,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077474 | Seat system An automobile 1 is provided with a second seat row 20. The second seat row 20 is constituted by a first independent side seat 21, a second independent side seat 22, and an auxiliary seat 23 including an auxiliary seat cushio... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073217 | Folding multimodal sofa beds for recreational vehicles A folding multimodal sofa bed for use with recreational vehicles. The folding multimodal sofa bed has a front facing backrest section, an intermediate section, and a rear facing backrest section. A front pair of rollover arms connect the front facing backrest sectio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7025420 | Vehicle seat which can be transformed into a bed The seat includes the structure (3) of the backrest (1) and the structure (5) of the cushion (2), the former foldable backward to provide by a slight simultaneous elevation of the cushion (2) its transformation into a bed as the fo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6929306 | Flip seat arrangement having upper seat back pivot A rear seat assembly of a passenger cabin of a pick-up truck includes a rear seat cushion and a rear seat back, each rotatable such that a bottom surface of the rotated rear seat back can rest upon a rear end of the rotated seat cushion to provide a storage space be... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6837531 | Flip seat arrangement having upper seat back pivot A rear seat assembly of a passenger cabin of a pick-up truck includes a rear seat cushion and a rear seat back, each rotatable such that a bottom surface of the rotated rear seat back can rest upon a rear end of the rotated seat cushion to provide a storage space be... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6711762 | Method of using a truck cab bridge bed A bed is provided for a vehicle with two adjacent seats separated from each other so that a gap is defined therebetween. The bed has a body that includes a first end disposed on one seat and a second disposed on the other seat. The bed bridges the gap between the se... | 03/30/2004 |
| 5893182 | Combination item of furniture and foldable sleeper bed A combination ottoman, table or desk and a foldable sleeper bed comprises upper and lower wooden frame sections, the lower frame section being configured as an open top box, atop which the upper frame section is located. The two frame sections are interco... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5740989 | Lay down seat mechanism A lay down seat mechanism for a seating system having a front seat that is mounted on a support structure raised above the aircraft floor and having a foot rest that is raised above the aircraft floor and a back seat that is pivoted from an upright seatin... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5029929 | Bed arrangement in the coupe area of a vehicle A vehicle seat (8) comprises a backrest (7) which consists of an upper and a lower backrest part (14,15). The lower backrest part (15) is connected in an articulated manner both to a seat part (9) and to the upper backrest part (14). By swinging the lower... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4735456 | Device with at least two seats arranged one behind the other Two seats (1a, 1b) are mounted on carrier components (15, 16) in such a way that by means of a swinging movement they can be brought from a seating position one behind the other to a lying position one above the other. Synchronously with the swinging move... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4685719 | Convertible sitting-sleeping arrangement for recreational vehicle The single room interior space of a compact motorvan for most daytime living converts quickly into three private compartments by simply opening a set of dual function folding doors (movable partitions) exposing a toilet and bigger than average shower stal... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4669780 | Device for controlling power seats in vehicle Apparatus for controlling a plurality of power seats in a vehicle includes a plurality of power seats, each having adjusting mechanisms for configuring the power seat in a number of different operational states. Operational state detectors then detect the... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4544199 | Adjustable boat seat A slide-adjustable reclining double seat for boats and like applications comprising a support box and a pair of seats hinged back-to-back resting on the upper edges of the box sidewalls. A locking bar is cantilevered rearwardly beneath each seat bottom. A... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4496189 | Seat device A seat device comprises a pair of main seat portions which can be turned backwards and arranged close to each other, a pair of main seat back portions projecting upwardly from the main seat portions, respectively, a pair of auxiliary seat portions attache... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4494792 | Transformable seat A seat, which is transformable into a berth for a vehicle comprises a horizontal seat member and a seat back connected to the support of the seat member by an articulated linkage. The linkage maintains the lower portion of the seat back in permanent conta... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4487451 | Sleeper seat A vehicle seat especially adapted for use in a camper, pick-up truck or the like which has a seat back which can be fully reclined to the horizontal position. The seat includes a sleeping compartment arrangement which is attached to the seat for use as a ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4268086 | Seat assembly for an automobile A seat assembly mechanism for inclining a seat back to desired positions including a horizontal position to form a bed and also folded forwardly to provide room for cargo and packages. The seat assembly also has the mechanism for placing the seat back and... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4186960 | Convertible vehicle seat A vehicle seat assembly having seat and back members pivotally connected to each other and movably mounted on a frame for movement between a seat-defining position in which the seat member is generally horizontal and the back member is upright and a bed-d... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4106809 | Convertible seat of a vehicle A seat base unit and a seat back unit are pivotally supported on a vehicle body. The units are movable between seat-forming positions wherein the units comfortably accommodate passengers and load-carrying positions wherein they protectively close a load-c... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4099768 | Convertible seat-bed unit Seat and back sections of the unit are pivotally interconnected so that they may be placed in selected angular relationships, including coplanar. Links interconnect this sub-assembly to a base frame so that the subassembly can be supported in either of tw... | 07/11/1978 |
