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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079759 | Flared slider for vehicle seat A slider for a motor vehicle seat including a stationary profile section extending in a longitudinal direction and comprising a substantially planar base plate and at least one side shoulder, said base plate having a substantially constant width and including an att... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7775718 | Roller guide for adjustable vehicle seats A roller guide for adjustable vehicle seats. The roller guide includes at least one guide rail which is at least partially open at the side and at least two rollers which roll in the guide rail and are connected to the vehicle seat via at least one axle. At least on... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7594755 | Seat suspension bearing system An adjustable bearing system, one ideally suited for use in vehicle seat suspension for aft positioning assemblies and isolator assemblies, and having an adjustment mechanism that is readily accessible and easy to use. The adjustable bearing system includes a first ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7347516 | Friction slide The apparatus and methods reduce the force needed to open and close a drawer, as well as reduce noise generated by friction slide mechanisms when the drawer is opened and closed. A drawer slide mechanism includes a first elongated track, an elongated rail, and a low... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7090317 | Wire baskets and related devices A wire basket includes a storage portion and base portion removably connected together and providing sliding operation. End caps connected to the storage portion are configured to allow for the removable connection. Glide members having a curved portion and connecte... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6926443 | Seat slide apparatus for a vehicle A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail assembled to a vehicle seat, an upper rail slidably engaging with the corresponding upper rail for supporting the vehicle seat, a loop-shaped release handle supported by the upper rail on its end portion for... | 08/09/2005 |
| 5988884 | Guide rail arrangement A guide rail arrangement for connecting two relatively displaceable components comprising a lower rail (1) and an upper rail (2) supported thereon by rolling elements (3), said lower and upper rails being configured as rectilinear sheet metal profiles, on... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5575564 | Seat track apparatus A seat track apparatus of a vehicle for retaining a slide member between a lower seat track and an upper seat track of the seat track apparatus. The seat track apparatus provides a channel in the lower seat track having at least one longitudinally extendi... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5473958 | Spindle drive for an adjusting mechanism for vehicle seats A spindle drive for a vehicle seat connected with an upper rail. According to this invention, an upper rail slides on the surface of a drive nut preferably made of plastic whose internal thread is engaged by the spindle. Advantageous further developments ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5360272 | Running rails for motor vehicle seats Running rails for securing a motor vehicle seat to a motor vehicle and permitting fore and aft movement of the seat in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, including cooperating upper and lower rails each consisting only one profiled mem... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5224781 | Slide for a vehicle seat comprising a device for reducing play and noise A damping element is provided between bulges of the vertically upwardly extending end sections of the side portions of an upside down U-shaped upper profiled member and the side portions and legs of the upper and lower profiled members. The damping elemen... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5154393 | Seat suspension with downstop slide element for automatic slide gap adjustment A seat suspension including a downstop slide element having an overall width that automatically adjusts to compensate for dimensional variations between relatively stationary and movable frame parts of the seat suspension due to manufacturing tolerances a... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5076530 | Seat adjuster with interlocking tracks A track assembly of a vehicle seat adjuster includes an upper track secured to the seat and adjustable back and forth along a lower track which is anchored to the vehicle floor pan. Friction between the tracks is reduced by load-bearing rollers located be... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4950088 | Slide having an upper profile element and a lower profile element designed for making a floating latch therebetween The lower profile element is substantially of a U-shaped section and includes wings having each a median zone with a semi-cylindrical channel prolongated by a bent-over portion provided for covering V-bent vertical ends of side branches of the upper profi... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4901421 | Method of assembling seat slide device Herein disclosed is a method of assembling a seat slide device which comprises a lower rail, an upper rail slidably disposed on the lower rail and rotating members disposed between the lower and upper rails. The method comprises by steps: (a) temporarily ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4892282 | Seat sliding apparatus for vehicles A seat sliding apparatus for vehicles includes a upper rail fixedly connected to a lower portion of a seat, a lower rail connected to the upper rail, and a reinforcing member provided along an inside portion of a sectional surface on the end portion of th... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4881827 | Apparatus and method of anti-ratcheting vehicle seat adjuster slide The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization thereof of an anti-ratchet vehicle seat adjuster slide. A preferred embodiment provides an adjuster slide having an upper channel connected with the seat slidably mounted on a lower cha... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4811925 | Slide rail A slide rail is shown for adjusting the longitudinal position of a seat used in connection with a vehicle, such as an automobile. The slide rail comprises a moveable rail having a U-shaped lower section, and adapted for connection to the seat; upper and l... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4775126 | Seat slide device A seat slide device for use in an automotive seat which is mounted on the right and left sides of a seat frame to adjust the position of the automotive seat forwardly and backwardly. The seat slide device comprises a first slide rail and a second slide ra... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4756503 | Slide device for an automotive seat A slide device for use in an automotive seat which is capable of adjusting the positions of the seat forwardly and backwardly. In the slide device, an upper rail provided on the side of the seat is slidably mounted via a slider to a lower rail provided on... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4725032 | Seat slide adjuster for vehicles A vehicular seat slide adjuster has a lower rail fixed to a vehicle body and an upper rail to which a seat cushion frame is attached, the upper and lower rails being engaged with each other in sliding relation. The lower rail includes a vertical wall port... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4711589 | Manual seat adjuster with cam lock The present invention provides a seat adjuster slide mechanism and method of utilization of the same which is infinitely horizontally adjustable. The seat adjuster slide uses a vertically actuated cam. In its preferred embodiment two opposite surfaces of ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4556186 | Seat adjuster A seat adjuster includes upper and lower track members having interfitting U-shape cross-section side portions which are slidably guided relative to each other by runners of low friction plastic material. The track members are slidably supported relative ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4516811 | Slider mechanism for a vehicle seat In a slider mechanism for a vehicle seat, a synthetic resin slider block (14) is molded on a movable rail (15), and the slider block (14) slidably engages a guide groove (13) formed in a fixed rail (2). The slider block (14) is formed with an anchor (14e)... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4515404 | Seat sliding device In a seat sliding device comprising a stationary rail, a movable rail slidable on and along the stationary rail to carry a seat, and a plastic slide block moulded on the movable rail in a manner to be disposed between these two rails to improve the slidin... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4487459 | Seat slide structure A seat slide structure includes upper and lower track members having U-shaped leg portions which interfit with each other. The track members are spaced and laterally located by plastic slides which fit between the base of the upper track member and the bi... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4475701 | Device for protecting and covering a rail for fixing the seats of a commercial aircraft This device is provided for protecting and covering a rail for fixing the seats of a commercial aircraft equipped with a device for automatically varying the pitch of the seats, the feet of the seats being fast with bases connected by connecting laths. A ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4381096 | Seat positioner A mechanism is provided for adjusting the relative position of an automotive seat with respect to the floor of the automobile. The mechanism has a first member having a pair of flat converging surfaces of substantial length defining a path of movement bet... | 04/26/1983 |
