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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7484795 | Process for moduling the interior space of a vehicle and a seat for performing this process A seat for a vehicle includes a sitting portion, a movable back; and a first guide mechanism configured to move the back from a first edge of the sitting portion to an opposite second edge of the sitting portion. The back is assembled on the sitting portion by a mov... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7347496 | Adjustable chair backrest A chair backrest adjusting mechanism includes a seat supporting frame, a backrest supporting arm, amount, a supporting arm cover, and a ball-shaped handle. The seat supporting frame is fixedly connected at a lower end to a base below a chair seat, and pivotally conn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331633 | Juvenile vehicle seat with quick-connect backrest A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base and a backrest. The backrest is mounted on the seat base and includes a seat back that is retained in an upright fixed seat-forming position relative to a seat bottom included in the seat base. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7293825 | Multi-position chair A multi-position chair may be positioned into multiple positions including one or more sitting positions at different heights, one or more leaning positions at different angles, and one or more storage positions. The multi-position chair may include a seat, a back a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281761 | Seat configuration system for an automotive interior A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating syste... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234768 | Reversible chair A reversible chair is disclosed which permits the user to sit with either a conventional backrest or to rest his or her chest against the same element in a “forward chair” configuration. The rest is attached to the seat with a side-mounted support arm such that ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195316 | Multi-positional seat The present invention provides an apparatus for use in sitting on a vehicle and a method for use in manufacturing a seat. The apparatus can include a base, a back secured with the base and a seat pan secured with the base. The seat pan can further include a first po... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188883 | Collapsible seat assembly A multi-positional collapsible seat assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The seat assembly includes a seat bottom having a load surface provided on an underside thereof and a seat back having a load surface provided on the back side thereof. As the seat assemb... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144079 | Tailgate seat assembly A seat assembly arranged to pivot about a horizontal axis and capable of being repositioned between a forward seated position and a tailgate position. The assembly includes a first assembly including a pin. The assembly further includes a second assembly including a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125076 | Automotive multi-position seat assembly A seat assembly is disclosed for a passenger vehicle which provides multiple positions by translating a seat back between a fore position and an aft position relative to the seat bottom. A carriage is disclosed mounted to a track within a seat bottom for translating... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7040692 | Support mechanism for rocker-recliner chair A support assembly for a rocker-recliner chair which includes a base assembly having rocker cams and a support assembly mounted to the rocker cams and which can be shifted between a retracted state, and intermediate extended state and a fully extended state, the sup... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6991285 | Reversible seatback for a vehicle A reversible seat system for a vehicle is provided. A seatback includes at least one post-like element extending below a lower side of the seatback. At least one receiving slot is located on each of the anterior and posterior sides of the seat cushion. The receiving... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957853 | Vehicle seating apparatus A vehicle seating apparatus has first and second seat suspensions and a seat assembly. The first seat suspension is located at a first longitudinal location on the vehicle and incorporates a first seat platform having a pair of seat brackets. The second seat suspens... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6715825 | Multi-positionable and reversible seat assembly A multi-positionable and reversible seat assembly (10) for use in an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion (12) and a seat back operatively connected to the seat cushion. The seat cushion (12) and seat back (14) are supported above t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6494531 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to face in a first direction or a second direction comprising a seat frame and a seat base having a first seat back and a recess portion. Further, the vehicle seat provides a means for pivotally connecting the first sea... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488333 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat allowing an occupant to either face in a first direction or a second opposed direction is provided. The seat comprises a base that allows for the back rest of the seat to be moved, alternatively, forward or back on a cushion such that the u... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474741 | Seat A seat includes a seat supporting carrier. A seat cushion is pivotally mounted on the carrier. The carrier has a swing arm pivotally attached thereto. A seat back is pivotally mounted to the swing arm. The seat cushion is pivotable on a first pivot axis P... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6371556 | Seat structure for vehicle A seat cushion is to pivot to be in a horizontal reversed state and it has a back side. A seat back is to pivot to be in a horizontal reversed state and has a reverse side. The reverse side in the horizontal reversed state has a height substantially equal... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6199945 | Vehicle seat for reversible occupant travel A vehicle seat comprising a seat frame and a seat base with a back support assembly including a first backrest and a second backrest longitudinally movable along the seat frame from a first position to a second position enabling a seated occupant to rest ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6105183 | Reversible transfer bench A transfer bench facilitates assembly and allows for ease of reversibility. Particularly, a seat has a seat portion secured to a frame assembly. A seat back is removably connected to the seat and frame assembly depending on whether the bathtub is a right-... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6053569 | Integrated car child protection Vehicle seats are disclosed including a seat, a backrest interconnected with the seat, a guide for displaceably removing the backrest along the seat from the rear to the front of the seat, and a lock for locking the backrest in an arbitrarily selected pos... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5718479 | Convertible seating arrangement A convertible seating arrangement can be configured either as a seat or as a bed. The arrangement includes a frame which supports a seat member on a track, and a back member on a pair of pivoting arms. The seat member can slide fore and aft on the track, ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5322341 | Articulated seat assembly A vehicular seat assembly includes a seat back portion which is translatable from first position wherein the lower end of the seat back is disposed proximate the back edge of a seat base member to a second position wherein the lower end of the seat back i... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320059 | Seat arrangement for watercraft A seating arrangement for a small watercraft having an operator's seat and a pair of slightly rearwardly positioned rider's seats with a movable back rest that accommodates the rider seated either in a forward or rearwardly facing position. The area behin... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5149171 | Walkover seat with inertial latch A vehicle seat has a seat back mounted for walkover movement from one end of the seat to the other end. Associated with the seat back is an inertial latching system which is normally inoperative so as to allow walkover movement of the seat back. During de... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5076640 | Seat with a reversible back rest A seat with a reversible back rest having on each side of the cushion (14), two coupling rods (20, 22) articulated on the lower part of the back rest (18) and on a vertical support plate (16) at two points (24, 26) situated on a same horizontal line, with... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4893578 | Combination leaning bar and support structure for a boat seat The combination leaning bar assembly and support structure for a seat of a boat is disclosed. A leaning bar assembly is pivotally attached to a lower frame assembly which is used to house a bench type of seat comprising a food cooler therewithin. The rota... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4779917 | Reconfigurable rear seat for van or station wagon A bench type rear seat has three sections independently movable about a common laterally extending pivot axis. The rear seat is positioned in a van or station wagon behind the front seat or seats where the driver sits. The sections include a pair of cushi... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4415201 | Folding chair having a reversible seat A folding chair having a reversible seat wherein the two faces of the seat are preferably made of different materials. At the inner side of each long leg of the chair there is a a sliding groove to facilitate up and down sliding movement of the chair seat... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4407542 | Walk-over seat with latch A walk-over seat has a base with a pair of side members and a seat back which may be moved between the front and rear ends of the seat. The seat back is connected to the upper ends of two elongated links on each side of the seat back. Each link has a lowe... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4322052 | Latch assembly-reversible seat Recurring problems associated with the manufacturing tolerances of the links, slides, rollers and other componentry forming the carriages for adjustable and reversible seats are such that, after assembly, an undesirable and annoying amount of movement or ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4248476 | Convertible seat assembly A seat assembly device having a lower drawer storage compartment and being convertible into two back-to-back seats. The seat is comprised of a lower box-shaped base member having a sliding drawer storage area therein; the base member having a horizontal c... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4081051 | Adjustable support for reversible seat of a dual-purpose vehicle A seat for a dual-purpose vehicle having a first implement at the front and a backhoe at the rear is provided with a reversible back, and the seat is carried upon an adjustable support which includes a seat mounting carriage that has a forward end carried... | 03/28/1978 |
