Chairs and seats inventions 12/06

20060290174 - Rocking-reclining seating unit with motion lock: A seating unit includes: a base configured to rest upon an underlying surface; a generally horizontally-disposed seat positioned above the base; an arm frame coupled and pivotable relative to the seat, the arm frame including camming surfaces configured for rolling contact with the base such that the seat has a... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20060290176 - Air conditioning unit for seat: An air conditioning unit for introducing air to a surface of a seat back has a first air guide, a second air guide and a flexible connecting part. The first air guide is disposed on a rear side of a cushion member of the seat back to follow an elastic... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060290175 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat having a seat part and a backrest is disclosed. At least one of the seat part and the back rest comprises a usable surface, an air supply opening, an air duct, and a ventilator. The air duct extends between the air supply opening and the usable surface.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20060290177 - Audiovisual accessory organizing apparatus: A configurable organizing apparatus in combination with occupancy equipment comprises a connecting structure having a weighted elongated connector complementing the occupancy equipment connected to a sectional storage unit having a base and plural vessel holding compartments which are adapted for receiving various containers. The sectional storage unit is secured to... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20060290178 - Detachable seat and saddlebag: The present invention provides a detachable assembly to be mounted on a vehicle fender, for example on the rear fender of a motorcycle. In a preferred embodiment, the detachable assembly comprises a seat that is detachably mounted on the fender and a pair of saddlebags attached to the seat, wherein... Agent: Peter K Hahn Luce, Forward, Hamilton, Scripps, LLP.

20060290179 - Saddle seat assembly: A saddle-style seat assembly comprises removable backrests. At least one of the backrests can be made foldable such that the backrest can be folded during mounting of the seat. The backrest is supported with a folding backrest assembly. The folding backrest assembly can have a hinge point that is located... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060290180 - Modular seat assembly and method of installation thereof: A modular seat assembly, comprising at least two support units at least one backrest unit connected to the at least two support units; and at least one seat bottom unit; wherein the seat bottom unit connects to the at least two support units and to the backrest unit into a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20060290181 - Foldable chair pad: A chair pad that can have foldable panels for ease of movement and shipment. A hard wood chair pad formed from multiple elongated rigid planks that have been processed like hardwood flooring or other process depending on the material. The chair pad provides a substantially rigid surface but the pad... Agent: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP

20060290183 - Chair system with a suspended balanced inclination seat adjustable by a body weight only: The inventive system consists of a soft ergonomic seat (base) (A), an adjustable length (T2) which is constructed in such a way that it is suspended and sliding (T5, T3, T1) on a seat carriage (B1, B2, B3) swinging and longitudinally deformable by means of a parallelepipedic deformable structure (P1,... Agent: Guehria Yann

20060290182 - Modular mechanism for office chairs and the like: Mechanism (1) for office chairs and the like, comprising a main body (2), a support element (7) for a back (8) turnably engaged with the main body (2) through first mounting means (9), a propelement (10) for a seat (11) mounted onto the main body (2) through the second mounting... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060290184 - Medical patient support chair: A chair for supporting medical patients, especially bariatric patients, includes a skeletal frame; a seat assembly mounted to the frame and including a seat base and a seat back, with the seat base being pivotably mounted to the frame and the seat back being pivotably mounted to the seat base... Agent: Stoll, Keenon & Park, LLP

20060290185 - Locking device for office chairs and the like: Locking device (1) for office chairs and the like comprising of a first locking element (9) operatively associable to a base unit (3) of a chair and a second locking element (10) operatively associable at least to a revolving portion (6) of the chair. The first and second locking elements... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060290186 - Seat apparatus for vehicles: Disclosed is a seat apparatus for a vehicle, which has the functions of supporting a seat main body being placed on a floor and behind pedals in the vehicle in such a way that the seat main body is movable forward, backward, upward and downward and that the seat main... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20060290187 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: A fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) in geared connection with the first fitting part (11), and an eccentric (26, 27) for driving a rolling movement of the second fitting part (12) on... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20060290188 - Inclination adjustment fitting for the back rest of a vehicle seat: Inclination adjustment fitting for back rest of a vehicle seat includes first fitting part affixed to seat section, and second fitting part affixed to back rest, and which fitting parts are relatively pivotable around a pivoting axis. The two fitting parts include gearings forming components of a wobble gearing and... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20060290189 - Backrest adjustment device: A backrest adjustment device includes a bottom board, a support board movable relative to the bottom board, and two opposite linkages pivotally mounted between the support board and the bottom board to drive the support board to move relative to the bottom board to change the distance between the support... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20060290190 - Device for adjusting the inclination and consequently the height of the arms with respect to the plane of the seat of a chair: The invention concerns a device for adjusting the inclination and, consequently, the height of the arms (2) with respect to the plane of the seat of a chair. Such a device is suitable for being applied in particular to office chairs and is characterized in that it consists of a... Agent: Bucknam And Archer

20060290191 - Highchairs: A collapsible highchair for an infant has a seat (3), a back-rest (4) and a front leg-support (5) that are provided in one by an elongate, contoured moulding (1). Rear leg-support is by tubular legs (2) which are pivoted to the one-piece moulding (1) under the seat (3) and which... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20060290192 - Four point seat restraint system: A restraint system is disclosed for securing a passenger to a seat in a motor vehicle. The restraint system is composed of a four point restraint belt removably attached to a vehicle seat having a plurality of vertical straps and attachment mechanisms for connecting said straps across the passenger's chest... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20060290194 - Flexible headrest assembly with non-skid contact for a massage device: A headrest assembly (212) for supporting a face of a user (16) of a massage device (10) includes a support frame (226) and a resilient assembly (220). The support frame (226) is coupled to the massage device (10). The resilient assembly (220) supports the face of the user (16). The... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20060290195 - Headrest assembly for a massage device: A headrest assembly (212) for supporting a face of a user (16) of a massage device (10) includes a support frame (226) and a resilient assembly (220). The support frame (226) is coupled to the massage device (11). The resilient assembly (220) includes a first resilient subassembly (256) that is... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20060290193 - Headrest assembly with improved flexibility for a massage device: A headrest assembly (212) for supporting a face of a user (16) of a massage device (10) includes a support frame (226) that is coupled to the massage device (10), and a resilient assembly (220) that supports the face of the user (15) and that is coupled to the support... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20060284451 - Ottoman convertible to seating unit: An ottoman convertible to a seating unit includes: a body; a seat associated with the body; and a lid pivotally attached to the body, the lid having an underside. The lid is movable between a closed position, in which the lid overlies the body, the seat is beneath the lid,... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20060284452 - Reversible lounge chair: A lounge chair having a frame supported by legs, which may or may not have wheels incorporated therewith, and at least first and second adjustable backrest portions pivotally attached to the chair. When a sunbather wishes to sit on the lounge chair in an inclined position with his or her... Agent: Brinkle Y, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny, & Crosby, LLP

20060284453 - Chair convertible into chaise-longue: Chair convertible into chaise-longue, comprising a stationary base structure, a first support section fixed relative to the base structure, a second support structure movable relative to the base structure and able to be moved from a substantially horizontal position to an inclined position in which the second support section forms... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20060284454 - Elongated table and method of making same: A portable picnic-type-table, having substantially greater length then can be achieved in prior picnic tables, is provided, by mounting an elongated tabletop and associated benches on an elongated frame of longitudinally trussed construction. The frame may take the form of a trailer having a forward section thereof forming a tongue... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20060284455 - Vehicle seat with thermal elements: A climate controlled seat assembly comprises a seat cushion having an outer surface with a support portion for supporting an occupant. A supply passage extends through the seat cushion. A distribution system comprises at least one distribution passage configured to distribute air along the support surface of the seat cushion... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060284456 - Sun cover for an infants: The invention relates to a multi-function sun cover for the protection of infants in, for example, car seats, pushchairs, strollers and prams. The sun-cover (1) comprises a web (10) of material which limits the transmission of sunlight to the infant. The web includes a viewing window (12). Resiliently stretchable portions... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20060284457 - Covered portable chair assembly and methods of use and manufacture: Various embodiments of a covered portable chair assembly and related methods are disclosed. One apparatus embodiment, among others, comprises a collapsible chair having a plurality of arms and first and second frame supports on each of the plurality of arms, a collapsible frame assembly having a first frame, a second... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20060284458 - Saddle device: A saddle device includes a rigid saddle base having a lateral flange extending downwardly from an outer periphery of a support portion. A foam padding is mounted on a convex outer surface of the saddle base. A supporting unit is disposed fixedly under the saddle base. A resilient cushioning unit... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20060284459 - Video game chair: A video game chair for enhancing the enjoyment of a video game includes a chair member formed of a horizontal seat portion with a backrest portion vertically extending therefrom. Adjacent each of two opposing sides of the seat portion is an adjustable arm with a game controller mounted thereon. A... Agent: Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP

20060284460 - Furniture slipcover: A furniture slipcover is used to cover a piece of furniture, and includes a fabric cover body and a cover-tensioning member. The fabric cover body is configured with a space that is adapted for confining the piece of furniture therein, and has a draping portion for surrounding lateral sides of... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20060284461 - Chair with recline control mechanism, recline limit control and back tilt mechanism: A chair having a recline control mechanism, a limit control apparatus and a tilt mechanism. The recline control mechanism operates to adjust resistance to rotation of a back assembly of the chair and includes an actuator lever having a lock structure attached to a movable spring assembly. Moving the spring... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing

20060284462 - Medical chair: A medical chair comprises a frame, a seat assembly, at a front edge thereof hingedly connected with the frame, and a lifting device, further comprising a first rod, a second rod, a curved section, inserted between the first rod and the second rod, and a holding element, through which the... Agent: Pro-techtor International

20060284463 - Moving seat chair for exercise and rehabilitation: A chair with a seat that moves on a curved motion mechanism in an arc relative to a base to provide flexion and extension of the knee when the user swings the seat back and forth. Telescoping structures adjust to fit different size users. A footrest in front of the... Agent: Goso LLC

20060284464 - Vehicle seat with auto-fold leg: One embodiment of the invention relates to a vehicle seat (10). The vehicle seat (10) comprises a seat back (14) coupled to a vehicle (5) by a base bracket (26) or directly to the vehicle. A seat base (12) is coupled to the seat back and configured to rotate from... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20060284465 - Seat, especially an aircraft passenger seat: In a seat, especially an aircraft passenger seat, with seat components such as for example a seat part, a seat back (3), and a shell body (5) which forms at least a partially rear enclosure (9) of the seat part and the seat back (3), and with an adjusting means... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20060284466 - Adjustable articulating crew seat: A vehicle occupant restraint system includes a seat base pivotally connected to a seat mounting point and seat back pivotally connecting to the seat base. The seat base pivot reside proximal to a forward edge of the seat base and the seat back pivot resides proximal to a rearward edge... Agent: Averill & Varn

20060284467 - Article of furniture: An article of furniture (10) includes a base having a front (14) and a rear (16) and a top (18) surface. A backrest assembly (20) has a front edge (22) and a rear edge (24) and is slideably arranged relative to the base (12) in a plane parallel to the... Agent: Venable LLP

20060284468 - Automobile headrest: Provided is an automobile headrest which can be prevented from being drawn out inadvertently or on purpose, and can be drawn out through a special operation if necessary. The automobile headrest includes a falloff preventing mechanism that can be composed of the same components as those of a height adjusting... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20060284469 - Furniture connector: A system for assembling furniture includes a first attachment member having a plurality of spaced apart protrusions. A second attachment member has a plurality of spaced apart depressions. The first attachment member is adapted to mate with the second attachment member with the protrusions positioned in the depressions. Engagement structure... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20060284470 - Seat: A seat according to this invention comprises a seat part and a backrest attached to a rear side of the seat part. The seat part comprises a cushion attached to a pair of side supporting frame members connected with each other. The backrest comprises a cushion attached to an inverse... Agent: Arthur M. Reginelli Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20060284471 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: In a fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12) that is mounted on the first fitting part (11) and that can be rotated relative to the latter around a central axis (A),... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20060279113 - Cooled air motorcycle seat system: This cooled motorcycle seat system has provisions for directing cool air onto operators seating area to enhance seat comfort. This is electrical based without Freon that generates cooled air and subsequently forces the cooled air through and onto the motorcycle seating surface. The system draws outside air past a thermoelectric... Agent: Rick F. Pautz

20060279114 - 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 toward and... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20060279115 - Vehicular head and neck safety system and method: A vehicular head and neck safety system for use by an occupant of a vehicle comprising a net sized to contain the occupant's head while the occupant is seated in a seat of a vehicle, wherein the net is secured behind a headrest of the seat using fasteners. During a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20060279117 - Adjustable headrest for juvenile vehicle seat: A juvenile vehicle seat unit includes a seat and a headrest mounted for up-and-down movement on a headrest support included in the seat. The seat unit also includes a headrest height-adjustment mechanism coupled to the headrest and to the headrest support.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20060279116 - 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.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20060279118 - Seat: A seat having a main support base 1, a backrest 2 for supporting the back of a person, and an area 3 for receiving the posterior of a person, the base having a plurality of outwardly opening recesses, e.g., 6, 7, and 8, at a first end part of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20060279120 - Base net supporting mechanism for seat and seat structure thereof: In order to improve seating comfort and vibration absorbency, a structure including a first torsion bar unit 70 disposed in the rear of a seat cushion, and a second torsion bar unit 80 disposed in the front of the seat cushion, and a base net 60 stretched between a rear... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20060279119 - Seat structure: In order to improve seating comfort and vibration absorbency, the present invention includes a front torsion bar unit 80 disposed in the front of a seat cushion, the front end of a base net 60 is connected to a supporting frame 84 of the front torsion bar unit 80, the... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20060279121 - Seat reclining apparatus: A seat reclining apparatus includes an internal gear, an external gear, an eccentric drive mechanism, and a base plate. The internal gear is secured to a seatback arm. The external gear includes an external tooth portion being in meshing contact with the internal gear, the external tooth portion having a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060279122 - Maternity pillow: A support apparatus for use with a seat that supports the user's head, neck, or back, and provides an area for the user to rest an infant while nursing The support apparatus is used with a backrest of a seat having an upper end, a rear face and a front... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20060279123 - Center floor console sliding armrest: A console sliding armrest assembly for a vehicle includes a storage compartment having an opening for allowing ingress and egress of objects, and a console lid pivotally connected to the storage compartment. The lid may include a sliding armrest operatively engaged therewith. A guide assembly may be disposed within the... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20060279124 - Modular furniture assembly: The invention relates to a modular furniture assembly that is convenient and versatile. One embodiment of the modular furniture assembly comprises a base and a transverse member manually, detachably coupled to the base by a coupler. The base and the transverse member have a defined spatial relationship which enables a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20060279125 - Child seat for a vehicle: The inventive pneumatic child seat (1) comprises a back part (8) and a seating part (7). The child seat (1) can be impinged upon by pressure from a pressure gas store (11) after the closing element (6) is opened. The child seat (1) automatically unfolds from an opening (5) in... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC

20060279126 - Chair: An improved chair is disclosed. The chair includes: (i) a seat; (ii) a base portion connected to the bottom of the seat; (iv) an upwardly extending support frame connected to either the seat or the base; and (v) a backrest connected to the support frame by a number of fasteners.... Agent: Swernofsky Law Group PC

20060279127 - Apparatus including a selective interface system between two sub-components: A three-dimensional selectively actuating interface system includes mating complementary raised and recessed surfaces, which may be projected in the shape of an indicium, such as a trade logo or trade mark, to limit the number of spatial relationships at which two sub-parts of an assembly may be assembled. Additional complementary... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20060279128 - Leg draping chair: A seating device to cradle a single human sitter includes a hexagonal seating platform, a vertical wall of predetermined height enclosing five of the six sides of the hexagonal seating platform. The vertical wall of predetermined height forms substantially right angle with the hexagonal seating platform, and the seating device... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20060279129 - Safety improvement for restraint free ambulation device: A safety improvement for restraint free ambulation devices that prevents lateral and longitudinal tipping accidents by placing weights left and right of the centerline and on the lower part of the device's frame normally forward of the rear wheels. The weights can be contained in a member that runs laterally... Agent: Clifford Kraft

20060279130 - Apparatus and method for attaching seat belt components: An apparatus and method for securing seat belt components to a vehicle the seat belt webbing also having a buckle insert member for releasably engaging a seat belt buckle, the apparatus comprising an anchor configured for securing a tongue portion to the vehicle. The anchor comprising: a housing defining a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060273631 - Recliner drive mechanism for a rocker chair: This invention is related to a mechanism for use in a rocker recliner chair that reduces the complexity and links of typical linkage mechanisms. The rocker recliner chair includes a base, a rocker cam assembly mounted on the base, a seat, a footrest, a backrest and a pair of linkage... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060273632 - Systems and methods for a wheelchair tray: Systems and methods for a wheelchair tray may include providing a tray portion and a connecting portion attached thereto. The connecting portion may be configured to attach to a wheelchair. The connecting portion may provide the tray portion with a first rotation in a plane substantially parallel to a plane... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060273633 - Systems and methods for a wheelchair tray: Systems and methods for a wheelchair tray may include providing a tray portion and a connecting portion attached thereto. The connecting portion may be configured to attach to a wheelchair. The connecting portion may provide the tray portion with a first rotation in a plane substantially parallel to a plane... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060273634 - Seating unit with accessories: A seating unit includes a tubular support extending upwardly from a chair frame, a retainer telescopingly engaging an upright open end of the support, and an armrest mounted on the retainer. The retainer is keyed at both ends to prevent undesired rotation of the armrest. Accessories are mounted to the... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20060273635 - Bicycle seat clamp: A bicycle seat clamp arrangement including a bicycle seat having a mounting beam extending lengthwise on an underneath side of the bicycle seat and defining a first surface. A clamp assembly is configured to apply a clamping force to the mounting beam and defines a second surface. The first and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060273636 - Vehicle seat and method of supporting driver/passenger using the same: A vehicle seat which includes: a seat back for supporting on a front side thereof a back of a driver/passenger seated in the vehicle seat, the seat back having an upper portion for supporting an upper portion of the driver's/passenger's back; a headrest provided on top of the seat back... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060273637 - Child seat, ventilation portion structure of article and cover of article comprising the ventilation portion structure, and article for child: In a child seat which has a seat portion and a back portion and in which the back portion provided with a shoulder belt guide for guiding a shoulder belt of a seat belt of a vehicle from the shoulder to the chest of a sitter, the child seat is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20060273638 - Method, apparatus, and article for adjusting optical device: An optical assembly includes a first tubular member having a pitched bearing surface proximate one end; a second tubular member having a pitched bearing surface proximate one end; a coupling tubular member fixedly coupled to the second tubular member and rotatably and slideably coupled to the first tubular member; and... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20060273641 - Cheek seat: The present invention is a supplemental motorcycle seat for the rear passenger that provides additional lateral seat support. The supplemental seat includes a pair of side cushions and a pair of support frames. The support frames define a support for the seat cushions and are designed to be mounted to... Agent: Glen E. Schumann C/o Moss & Barnett

20060273639 - Child seat for mounting on a vehicle seat: A child seat (28) is described for mounting on a vehicle seat (10) which has a seat surface (16) which is inclined forward and upward in the direction of travel (18). The child seat (28) has a seat shell (32) which is arranged on a base part (30). The base... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20060273640 - Detachable child safety seat: A detachable child safety seat comprises a base member, a seat body mounted on the base member detachably, an upper locking mechanism to lock or unlock a stand wall of the base member and a backrest of the seat body, a lower locking mechanism to lock or unlock a bottom... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20060273642 - Motor-driven vehicle with a removable seat: A motor-driven vehicle includes a vehicle body with a top plate disposed at a top portion thereof, and a seat disposed above the vehicle body and including a fixed bottom plate that is superposed on the top plate. A connecting device connects the seat removably to the vehicle body, and... Agent: Mcnees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

20060273643 - Belt extension apparatus: A belt-type lumbar support includes a belt having first and second end portions. A first attachment tab is located at the first end portion, and a second attachment tab is located at the second end portion. A spring is located at the first end portion and is connected to the... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20060273644 - Vehicle seat assembly having movable bolsters: A vehicle seat assembly having a lower seat assembly with a lower sitting surface and a seatback with a seatback sitting surface. At least one of the lower seat assembly and the seatback is adapted for movement. The seat assembly also includes at least one bolster adapted for movement to... Agent: Lear Corporation, Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20060273645 - Power assist fold and tumble vehicle seat: A vehicle seat assembly including a seat backrest, a seat bottom, and a seat frame having a front member and a rear member that operatively supports the seat bottom. A seat backrest rotating assembly allows the seat backrest to move from an upright position to a folded position. The seat... Agent: Lear Corporation, Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20060273646 - Ventilated headrest: A climate controlled seat assembly includes a seat having a seat cushion, a backrest having a backrest cushion, and a headrest having a headrest cushion. The headrest is moveably mounted to the backrest. The headrest cushion includes at least one fluid passageway extending at least partially therethrough. A thermoelectric device... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060273647 - Armrest height-adjusting device: An armrest height-adjusting device has a collar (7) fixed to a seat back frame (5) and a spring (11). The spring (11) includes a coil portion (11A) provided on the outer periphery of the collar (7), a first leg portion (11B) engaging with the seat back frame (5), and a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20060273648 - Chair with foldable armrests: A chair includes a base frame, a seat frame mounted on the base frame, a backrest frame mounted movably on the base frame and having a front end connected pivotally to a rear end of the seat frame, and left and right armrest frames which can be folded and unfolded... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20060273649 - Vehicle seat frame structure and method of assembling a portion of a vehicle seat frame: A vehicle seat frame includes a first upper back frame member having at least one tab suitable for supporting to a dynamic head restraint system. The first upper back frame member has upper and lower mating surfaces suitable for attachment to upper and lower mating surfaces of a second upper... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20060273650 - Foam cushion having a progressively increasing spring constant: A foam member for use within a vehicle seat exhibits a progressive spring effect along a vertical section therethrough. Preferably, the vertical section has a top and a bottom, with a spring constant of the foam increasing from top to bottom. In another aspect of the invention, the foam member... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060273651 - Barnes & barnes neck reliever: A unitary neck reliever for a seatbelt having two straps comprising a base with a front side and a back side, said base including an H-shaped slit having a left opening and a right opening, and a clip connected to said base defining a strap holding area therebetween, wherein the... Agent: Ray A. Barnes