Chairs and seats inventions 08/06

20060192414 - Child's high chair that rotates as a unit to present a rocker or a desk: A furniture unit for supporting the weight of a child in various selectable seated positions may be rotated as a unit about a horizontal axis to present any one of three available occupant supporting surfaces. The primary occupant supporting surface is a child's high chair, preferably having a fixed tray....

20060192415 - Adjustable work surface: A multi-functional adjustable tray that mounts on the arm of a chair to provide a comfortably accessible work surface to support a computer mouse and other IO devices. The adjustable tray may be easily mounted to an arm of a chair and provides width, length, rotation, and storage adjustments. The...

20060192416 - Seat load sensing apparatus: An apparatus (10) is used in a vehicle having a vehicle seat (2) for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan (4) for supporting the vehicle seat (2). The apparatus (10) includes a vehicle seat frame (20), a sensor (99), and a member (60). The vehicle seat frame (20)...

20060192417 - Seat occupation detection mat: A seat occupancy detection mat (1) is proposed with a number of pressure sensitive sensor elements (2) arranged between two mat films (8), which is provided with a conductive layer (7) for the purpose of shielding from electromagnetic interference radiation, said layer being connected to at least one of the...

20060192418 - Roller guide for a vehicle-seat oscillation system having a scissor-type guide: The invention relates to a roller guide for a vehicle-seat oscillation system having a scissor-type guide, which scissor-type guide has a scissor-type cross tube which, at each of its two ends, has a respective pin as a hub, there being rotatably disposed on at least one of the pins first...

20060192419 - Adjustable back for high chair: An adjustable back for high chair having a seat consists of a seat base pivotally connected to a seat back, and a plurality of positioners are disposed in an arc arrangement on both sides of the seat. The seat back is provided with an adjustable device which includes a handle....

20060192420 - Furniture item and a method for attaching webbing thereto: A furniture item and a method for its manufacture, the item comprising at least one support portion, said at least one support portion (24,26) comprising a receiving frame (30) and a support member (50) comprising a webbing (54) made of flexible material fitted at its edges with frame-engaging profiles (56)...

20060192421 - Air-sprung vehicle seat: The invention relates to an air-sprung vehicle seat, including an air supply line having a supply part and an end part. Provision is made, according to the invention, whereby there is disposed between the supply part and the end part a branch part, from which there extends a connection line...

20060186711 - Folding chair: A folding chair which can be opened from a folded closed position to an operative open position comprising a substantially rectangular open support frame, a lower part of which provides a front support leg when in the open position; a seat portion, a back portion and a lower seat support...

20060186712 - Folding chair with anti-pinching device: A folding chair includes first and second parts each having at least one leg, a total number legs of the first and second parts being at least three. A third part of the chair forms a seat and is pivotally connected to the first and second parts. A connecting assembly...

20060186713 - Rear impact occupant protection apparatus and method: Vehicle including a system for preventing injury to an occupant's head and neck during a rear impact includes a support structure for supporting the occupant including an upper body support portion for supporting the occupant's head and neck, the support structure having a plurality of different positions selectable by the...

20060186714 - Seat, especially an aircraft passenger seat, with a data storage device and associated reading device: The invention relates to a seat, especially a vehicle seat, preferably an aircraft passenger seat (10, 30), comprising at least one seat component, such as a seat part (20), a backrest (22) or an armrest (26). As delivered, the seat meets predefined approved requirements and is correspondingly certified. The inventive...

20060186715 - Seating unit with components controllable by a control device: The invention relates to a seating unit consisting of at least one seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, with movable components such as backrest, seat element, and leg rest which may be controlled by a control device (10) having at least one control element (20), and having at least...

20060186716 - Free-standing jumping device: A support frame having a first end frame portion having an apex, a second end frame portion having an apex and spaced laterally from the first frame portion, and a ground-engaging portion coupled to each of the end frame portions is disclosed. A plurality of resilient members connect a seat...

20060186717 - Articulated spacecraft seat and stretcher: A seat assembly (10) that is fully adjustable between a maximum seat configuration a minimum seat configuration and a stretcher configuration. The seat assembly (10) has a frame (11) that supports multiple panel elements (12) that are slidably adjustable with respect to each adjoining panel in order to adjust the...

20060186718 - Reclining and convertible seating furniture with trendelenburg feature: An article of seating furniture includes a base, a seat and a back. The back includes a reclining mechanism. The seat is interconnected with the reclining mechanism such that reclining movement of the back moves the seat forwardly and upwardly. When the back is fully reclined and the seat is...

20060186719 - Adjustable automobile seat: An automobile seat comprises an adjustable back rest and an adjustable head and shoulder rest. Both the back rest and the head and shoulder rest are supported on the seat pan for independent vertical and angular adjustment....

20060186720 - Translation movement guidance mechanism with positional locking, for adjustable elements of an automobile vehicle seat: The translation movement guidance mechanism with positional locking includes a stem and one or more bushes sliding in relation to the stem, the bushes being attached to a support plate which extends parallel to the stem and a locking component which includes two bearing elements more or less parallel and...

20060186721 - Vehicle seat with an adjustable leg rest: A reclinable vehicle seat, which is freely adjustable between an upright sitting position and a reclined resting position, has a backrest with an adjustable inclination, a seat cushion with adjustable sitting depth and a lower leg rest. In order to obtain a support which is as comfortable as possible and...

20060186722 - Take-down seating: A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14). The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) and second (54) connector panels that are separable from and independent of the first...

20060186723 - Troop seat: Aircrafts troop seating is lightweight and minimizes protruding features on which gear might snag. High strength webbing straps are added to a light weight seat fabric to add strength where strength is required, thus reducing the overall weight. The webbing is of a type used for seatbelts and meets fire...

20060181113 - Adjustable collapsible seat assembly: An adjustable vehicle seat assembly has an adjustable seat cushion and a foldable seat back. The adjustable vehicle seat assembly is pivotally mounted on the vehicle for rotation from an extended passenger carrying position to a storage position behind the passenger carrying position. The seat cushion is slidably mounted on...

20060181114 - Picnic table: A picnic table may include a table top, bench tops and one or more legs or support assemblies. The support assemblies may be movable between a collapsed or storage position and an extended or use position. When the support assemblies are in the extended or use position, the support assemblies...

20060181115 - Furniture with seating space and entertainment center: An assembly of outdoor furniture has an entertainment center can be a container having an interior volume for storage of items such as toys, games, and equipment. An enclosure covers the container. The enclosure uses weather striping for protection against the elements. The entertainment center can also provide refrigeration for...

20060181116 - Seat back caddy: An article supporting device for use on the top member of a seat backrest comprising a base or first frame member and an internal or second frame member either fixedly attached, hinged, or recessed to the base or first frame member. The base or first frame member can either be...

20060181117 - Headrest,particularly for a motor vehicle seat: The invention relates to a headrest (10), particularly for a motor vehicle seat. At least on element is provided that can be displaced relative to a retaining device (12) of the headrest (10). The at least one element can be displaced, in part and/or in total, about at least one...

20060181118 - Reclining chair: A reclining chair, in particular a passenger chair, for use in a vehicle such as an aircraft, bus or mobile home. The chair includes a base assembly, a seat frame located above the base assembly, a seat attached to the seat frame, and a seat back connected to the seat...

20060181119 - Seat load sensing apparatus: An apparatus (10) is used in a vehicle having a seat (2) for a vehicle occupant and a vehicle floor pan (4) for supporting the vehicle seat (2). The apparatus (10) includes a vehicle seat frame (20), a bracket (30), a spring element (240, 340 or 340, 350), a lever...

20060181120 - Child car seat reading light: An infant car seat comprising: (a) a seat adapted to receive an occupant; and (b) an illumination system that includes a focused light emitting source in electrical communication with a switch adapted to be in electrical communication with a power source to illuminate the focused light emitting source and downwardly...

20060181121 - Thermally insulated cover for baby stroller: A cover for a baby stroller is disclosed. The cover includes thermally insulated panels for retaining warmth for use in cold weather. The front panel includes an umbrella-shaped window with zipper access to allow the baby to be removed from or replaced into the baby stroller. The use of a...

20060181122 - Seat apparatus: A seat apparatus includes: a seat cushion provided in a vehicle; a seat back pivotably joined to the seat cushion, the seat back capable of being folded forward so as to be superposed on the seat cushion; a seat storage unit in which the seat cushion and the seat back...

20060181123 - Transferable baby seat: A child seat includes a base portion, a seat portion that is connected to the base portion, and a connection piece. The connection piece is attached to the base portion and/or the seat portion, and is adapted to removably couple the attached portion to an external frame, such as a...

20060181124 - Remote controlled baby seat: A baby car seat for mounting in a vehicle and securing a baby or infant therein, the baby car seat having a base member and a shell-like seat member secured thereto, the shell-like seat member securing the baby therein, the base member and shell-like seat member being in communication by...

20060181125 - Child car seat: The invention is directed to a child car seat, composed of a) a seat shell, comprising a bottom sitting region with at least one bottom stand surface to be stood on a seat of a vehicle, a backrest region extending upwardly from the sitting region and having at least one...

20060181126 - Support element: The support element (11) has a support face (21) that forms a front side of the support element. The support element is equipped with a self-adapting longitudinal structure (13), which includes at least one front, first longitudinal element (15), and at least one rear, second longitudinal element (17), extending parallel...

20060181127 - Reclinable chair: A chair includes a supporting frame and a seat portion which is foldable about a transverse fold to define a rearward portion behind the transverse fold and a forward portion, forward of the transverse fold. The seat portion is supported above the supporting frame by its rearward portion. The chair...

20060181128 - Chair and support mechanism unit thereof: A chair is provided with a base 6 fixed at an upper end of a leg pillar 5, a back support unit 13 attached to the base 6 so as to tilt backward, a backrest 3 attached to the back support unit 13, and a spring unit 14 supporting the...

20060181129 - Forwardly movable vehicle seat with an underframe and a forwardly foldable seat back: The invention relates to a forwardly movable vehicle seat having an underframe including a longitudinal adjusting device, the longitudinal adjusting device including two pairs of rails, two catch devices and one actuation lever for actuating the catch devices. The vehicle seat further includes a seat pan that is carried by...

20060181130 - System for locking and adjusting the tilt of a vehicle seat and method for assembling said system: A recliner mechanism system of locking and adjusting tilt of a vehicle seat includes a fitting having a fastening opening and configured to be provided at a side of the vehicle seat. The system also includes an insert part occupying the fastening opening and configured to receive a transmission rod....

20060181131 - Recliner mechanism: A device for blocking and adjusting the inclination of fittings, such as a recliner mechanism, a vehicle seat, has a first fitting part which has a latch tooth, and a latching element (2) which has a mating latch tooth, the latch tooth and the mating latch tooth are brought into...

20060181132 - Dampener for a vehicle seat recliner: A recliner assembly for a vehicle seat having a seat back movably mounted relative to a seat bottom includes first and second frame members. The first frame member supports the seat back. The second frame member supports the seat bottom. The second frame member is pivotally attached to the first...

20060181133 - Seat for vehicle: A seat for a vehicle has an upper panel provided integrally with a seat back which can be tilted forward and rearward by operating an operation lever for reclining use. At a first operation position of an operation lever for walk-inuse, the operation lever for walk-in use is interlocked with...

20060181134 - Child bouncing apparatus: A child's bouncing apparatus includes a supporting base having an upwardly opening cavity receiving and positioning a portion of the periphery of a large inflated flexible ball. A rigid structure extends upwardly alongside the periphery of the ball positioned in the base. The rigid structure includes laterally extending footrests at...

20060181135 - Furniture designed for sitting and having inner core support assembly: An article of furniture has a sitting portion inner core assembly. The inner core assembly has a frame for providing structural support. Vertical bars connect lower and upper portions of the frame. Horizontal bars connect opposite sides of an upper portion of the frame. Alternative, the upper support structure of...

20060181136 - Torso supporting seating system: A seating system of improved comfort and effectiveness for use as bicycle seating, in particular, and body support, in general. The seating system provides support at the front and rear of the cyclist's hips. The rear support is at the sit bones and above the back of the thigh muscles....

20060175875 - Auto-lateral translation seat: A lateral translating seat assembly and a method and system for lateral seat translation. The assembly includes a seat attached to a vehicle mount and having a seat position and a stow position. A lateral forcing element is operably attached to the vehicle mount and seat so that rotation of...

20060175874 - Fold flat stow in floor seat assembly with collapsible bolsters: A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising a seat cushion and a eat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a fold flat position resting against the seat cushion. A side bolster panel is pivotally coupled to lateral...

20060175876 - 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 recliner link. The recliner link is arranged to...

20060175877 - Heat, cool, and ventilate system for automotive applications: A ventilation, temperature regulation, and ergonomic comfort system for a vehicle seat, comprising a cushion comprising a ventilation layer comprising non-woven plastic fibers fused together in such a manner as to permit airflow therethrough, the ventilation layer having a seat surface side and a reverse side, wherein the ventilation layer...

20060175878 - Seat cushion: A seat cushion is disclosed for use as a display surface and as a temperature regulated seating surface, the seating cushion comprising a first flexible sheet having a first outer periphery; a second flexible sheet having a second outer periphery; and a first connector joining at least a portion of...

20060175879 - Entertainment system and portable display apparatus thereof: An entertainment system and a portable display apparatus thereof are provided. The entertainment system includes a media center having data and an access point connected to the media center, and the portable display apparatus wirelessly accesses the data via the access point and has an engaging device for engaging a...

20060175880 - Occupant protection device: An occupant protection device is provided in which a bag is inflated smoothly without interfering with a horizontal member, such as a seat spring. In one form, the occupant protection device includes a seat pan bridged between front portions of side frames of a seat; a bag disposed on the...

20060175881 - Head rests: A head rest of a vehicle seat may include a head support portion for supporting a head of a passenger, and a drive unit for moving the head support portion. The drive unit has a moving mechanism that is arranged and constructed to move the head support portion vertically and...

20060175882 - Seat with a mounting option for a monitor and/or control unit, such a unit and its use, and a system comprising such a seat and such a unit: The invention relates to a seat, an aircraft passenger seat (10) in particular, having at least one seat component and a backrest structure (16) in the form of a backrest or of a shell structure at least partly enclosing the backrest, which structure has in its rear area a mounting...

20060175883 - Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component: A slipcover includes a fitted, semi-fitted or unfitted sheet of fabric and a decorative and padded multi-layered component integrated with the sheet of fabric in selected locations. The multi-layered component includes a cushion material and at least a top layer of material. The multi-layered component of fabric and cushion material...

20060175884 - Mobile ergonomic rotating adjustable chair with lumbar support: An apparatus for sitting, including: a keystone assembly which connects various parts of the apparatus; a back that provides support for at least a person's back or shoulders; a floating lumbar support, which provides support for a person's lower back, attached to the keystone assembly; a seat that can adjust...

20060175885 - Hold-open assembly for a recliner seat locking mechanism: An assembly for holding open a locking mechanism for a motor vehicle folding seat includes a locking mechanism having a gear shaft and a release link fixedly attached to the gear shaft that transitions the locking mechanism between an engaged and a released orientation. A hold-open pin attached to the...

20060175886 - Lounge chair with movable arms: A lounge chair having movable armrests. The lounge chair comprises a seat, a back, legs and armrests. The armrests may be placed in a raised position for use by the occupant or may be swing down to provide more room or to allow the occupant to easily exit the lounge...

20060175887 - Backrest frame for a rear seat of a vehicle and a method for producing the frame: Rear backrest frame for a rear backrest component of a vehicle seat, with at least one main plate, one left and one right lateral hat-shaped section extending vertically, one upper and one lower hat-shaped section extending in a transverse direction, and the hat-shaped sections are welded to the front surface...

20060175888 - Sheath for reciving head rest branch: The sheath for receiving a head-rest branch includes at least one wedge disposed in a window formed in a wall of the sheath and adapted to be disposed between the bushing and the branch, said wedge having a thickness greater than that of said wall so that, when the sheath...

20060175889 - Back support for placing the back of a user in traction: A back support (6) comprising a first support element (7) adapted to be mounted on a seat back (3), and a second support element (21) adapted to be mounted to the back of a user, the elements (7, 21) each being provided with securing means (7′, 24) to secure the...

20060175890 - Device for tightening a seat belt: A device for tightening a seat belt (1) such as, for example, a three-point seat belt comprising a lap belt part (2) and a diagonal belt part (3), bill where the seat belt is used to fix a child car seat in a passenger seat. A portion of the seat...

20060170255 - Folding chair with a safety device: The folding chair with a safety device has two folding links, a seat frame, a back frame, a rear leg, a front leg, two armrests and two locking sleeves. The seat frame, the back frame and the rear leg are attached pivotally to the folding links. The seat and back...

20060170256 - Collapsible bench and table combination: A bench/table combination suitable for picnic tables and the like which is easily collapsible and is strong when erected. The folding action allows the table top, legs and benches to be folded to assume a generally vertical position, the table top being made of two halves and hinged about a...

20060170257 - Dampened retractable furniture cup holder: A furniture mounted cup holder includes a cup holder base having a perimeter wall defining an interior cavity. A lid is slidably received within the cavity. The lid includes: a flat end surface to support a beverage container; an outer perimeter wall which slides against the cup holder base perimeter...

20060170258 - Device for protecting cervical spine of seat occupant in automotive seat: A device for protecting a cervical spine of seat occupant in seat back, wherein a lever element is movably provided and connected with a headrest stay element at one end thereof. The lever element has another end disposed at a return spring element. A pressure receiver element of soft and...

20060170259 - Seat load detection apparatus: A sensor body is interposed between a leg bracket and a lower rail and detects a seat load. A plate member of the sensor body is a unit including a circular strain element having an axial line in the vertical direction and a substrate extending radially from the strain element....

20060170260 - Feeding chair apparatus: A feeding chair or highchair apparatus having a first seat assembly for an infant or child and a second seat assembly for an adult or caregiver connected to and housed inside and preferably under the first seat assembly when not in use. In one embodiment, the adult seat assembly is...

20060170261 - Passenger seat unit, in particular for commercial aircraft: A passenger seat unit comprises modular designed elements, such as at least one seat, and shield elements in the head and foot region. The shield elements are formed by seat dividers that are arranged opposite each other, which seat dividers comprise laterally arranged limbs of the partition wall. One side...

20060170262 - Child safety seat: There is provided a child safety seat for use with a vehicle seat. The child safety seat comprises a cradle arranged for secure fitting to said vehicle seat, said cradle having a base part and an upright support part; a turntable, rotationally mounting to the base part of the cradle;...

20060170263 - Synchrotilt seating unit with comfort surface: A seating unit includes a base, a reclineable back, a seat, and a control operably supporting the back and the seat on the base for synchronous movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a pair of flexible support members and a link that combine to operably support the...

20060170264 - Rehabilitative and recreational armchair: The rehabilitative and recreational armchair constructed of a framework made of tubes, bars and/or other elements, such as flat bars and angle bars, wherein the arms, the backrest and the seat are mounted, the seat is mounted only to the top of the spring whose lower end is fixed to...

20060170265 - Cam lock for vehicle seating: A locking apparatus for a moveable component of an aircraft seat. The locking apparatus includes a housing for being slidably received in a track, a first pair of opposed cams pivotally mounted in the housing, and a release member. The cams are moved between a lock position where the cams...

20060170266 - Spindle gear for an adjusting device in a motor vehicle seat: A spindle gear for a motor vehicle seat adjusting device having a housing, a spindle nut, a spindle and a worm wheel. The spindle nut may have an external bearing surface and a bearing shell may include an internal bearing surface cooperating with the external bearing surface. The spindle nut...

20060170267 - All-terrain seat: A new and improved all-terrain seat that is ideal for hunting, fishing, backpacking, camping, sports viewing, and the like. The all-terrain seat includes legs that are individually adjustable enabling the seat to be securely positioned on any surface, regardless of incline. The all-terrain seat is made from a lightweight material...

20060170268 - Bearing in a vehicle seat: In a bearing in a vehicle seat, in particular in an automobile seat, having a bearing bolt (25) extending into a hole (43) of an element (23) so that the element (23) is supported on the bearing bolt (25), the hole (43) and/or the bearing bolt (25) have a cross-section...

20060170269 - Recliner adjuster: A recliner adjuster includes a guide bracket to be fixed to one of a seat cushion and a seat back that can pivot with respect to the seat cushion, an internal gear to be fixed to the other of the seat cushion and the seat back, a cam interposed between...

20060170270 - Seat back lock: A seat back lock is included in a seat back of a vehicle. A knob is provided at the top of the seat back. A passenger in the vehicle pushes down the knob to cause the seat back to move from a standing position to a folding position on a...

20060170271 - Pneumatically positioned headrest: There is described a headrest with pneumatic positioning by means of an inflation device....

20060170273 - Chair for healthy sitting: Disclosed is a supportive chair for sitting comfortably at low heights above and relative to the ground. Preferably, the chair comprises a primary seating surface and a secondary seating surface curving around the rear of the primary seating surface to provide additional support for the user. It is preferred that...

20060170274 - Seat portion of a seat: A seat portion (4) for a seat (2), which seat portion (4) comprises at least a first part (8) which is made of a first plastics foam material of a first density, and a second part (10) which is made of a second plastics foam material of a second and...

20060170275 - Motor vehicle seat: The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat having an upholstered seat back and an upholstered seat surface. The edge of the seat surface (11) is provided with an elevation that is provided in the form of a supporting part (12)....

20060170272 - Furniture spring support system restrictor wire: A deflection limitation system for upholstered furniture seat members includes a rectangular-shaped support frame having opposed front and rear members and opposed sides. Sinuous-shaped springs are connected to both the front and rear members. Each spring is deflectable over a limited range defined between a non-deflected position and a maximum...