Patent References 1158350 1445726 1878850 Adjustable reclining chair having three-point suspension, and method Gap closer for automobile seats Apparatus for adjustment of effective slot width Protective foot device for mounting on furniture System and method for locking out an output device when an input device is actuated Wheelchair reclining apparatus Articulated display for notebook computer InventorApplicationNo. 10920071 filed on 08/17/2004US Classes:297/463.2, MISCELLANEOUS297/146, From back297/310, WITH MEANS TO CONTROL REARWARD CHAIR TIPPING297/463.1, CHAIR HARDWARE OR ATTACHMENT (E.G., BRACKET, OPERATING LEVER, LEG EXTENSION, ETC.)248/345.1, SCUFF PLATE OR BUMPER108/28, WITH DIVERSE SUPPORT FOR ARTICLES297/270.2, Pivotal stop297/182, WITH DEBRIS CATCHER248/214, On horizontal rod or bar248/188.9Tip or shoeExaminersPrimary: Brown, Peter R.International ClassA47B 83/02AbstractA 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 body and additional elements appended to the main body. The device is adapted for access by the aft passenger to activate it in order to inhibit such reclining. In one preferred embodiment, the device is adapted for use on an airplane to engage the forward seatback and an arm of a tray table designated for use by the aft passenger. In another preferred embodiment, the device comprises a recline inhibitor component connected to a depressible safety input control which is integrated with a rearward portion of a seat for access by the aft passenger.Other References
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