Chairs and seats inventions 01/07

20070018486 - Foldable cover for the overhead protection of an occupant of a wheelchair or other wheeled vehicle: Two embodiments of a foldable cover for protecting the occupant of a wheelchair or other wheeled vehicle is described. The foldable cover includes a frame having two sections, a back section and a top section cantileverable from the back section over the normal space provided for an occupant. A mounting... Agent: C. Michael Zimmerman

20070018487 - Seat saddle bag: The seat saddle bag is made of 210 Denier Nylon waterproof material and is machine or hand washable in cold water.... Agent: Angelena Bibb

20070018488 - Vehicle seat assembly system: A seat assembly constructed according to the present invention provides a seat assembly having a cover that is quickly and easily connected to the seat base. The tool and fastener free connection of the seat cover with the seat base provides for a convenient, repeatable, and secure connection of the... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070018489 - Eccentrically rotatable swivel seat device: A swivel seat device is disclosed for bringing an individual adjacent to a table without moving or lifting the chair the individual is seated upon includes an upper supporting member eccentrically pivotally interconnected to a lower supporting member whereupon the individual sits on the upper supporting member that is eccentrically... Agent: The Inventors Network, Inc.

20070018490 - 3-in-1 swinging potty highchair description: Introducing The Multi-purpose 3 In 1 Swinging Potty Highchair for Entertainment, Feeding and Bathroom training all in one. The 3 In 1 Swinging Potty Highchair is a device useful in the ongoing training of children. By adding a Potty to the chair the child can be trained in the areas... Agent: Linda Davis Jones

20070018491 - Bleacher seat cushion: A seat cushion for selective attachment to a bleacher seat includes a bracket with a front jaw and a rear jaw. The front jaw includes multiple laterally spaced attachment locations for the rear jaw. A cushioned seat including a cushioned bottom and a flexible connected backrest attaches to the bracket... Agent: Jason M. Hunt Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070018492 - Vehicle seat with a seat part, a seat back and an underframe: A vehicle seat has a seat part, a seat back and an underframe. The seat part is connected to the underframe by a front guide member. The seat back is hinged to the underframe by a seat back hinge. A stop device comprising a release lever is associated with the... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070018493 - Vehicular switch operation mechanism: Operation switches, which a passenger operates with his/her fingers, are disposed on the front end of the upper portion of a console box, and a palm rest on which the passenger rests his/her palm is set rearward of the operation switches. An operation knob that releases the locked state of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070018494 - Combination footrest and baggage bar for aircraft passenger seat: A passenger seat having at least one leg assembly for attachment to a supporting surface, with a seat bottom and seat back carried by the at least one leg assembly. A footrest bar that can also serve as a baggage bar is fixed in a stationary position below and laterally... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070018495 - An article of rattan furniture having a seat support cushion: An improved support area for use with rattan furniture. The present invention provides a frame, a seat contact portion, and a back contact portion. In various embodiments, the chair includes a seat cushion that is supported by a seat support portion of the frame. The seat cushion is covered on... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070013211 - Collapsible portable platform: A portable platform having at least three outwardly-inclined legs and a platform supported thereby is provided, the legs each having multiple nestable sections, an uppermost portion of each of the legs being adapted to be attached to an underside of said platform, the legs being maintained in biased relationship to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070013212 - Bench seat for a vehicle: Bench seat for a vehicle includes two side seats and one center seat. The side seats are equipped with permanent side padding components on their outer sides. The bench seat comfort of the side seats is increased as desired using simple expedients, such as the provision of complementary side walls... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070013213 - Portable heated seating: In accordance with principles described herein, portable heated seats, and methods and systems for using the same, are provided that overcome some (or all) of the problems commonly associated with existing seats. These portable heated seats are easily transportable, and are preferably provided with cushion material to compensate for various... Agent: Michael A. Oblon Patent Procurement

20070013214 - Beverage arm rest: A portable apparatus for use as an armrest and for holding a beverage container. The apparatus comprises an elongated generally hollow member having each of a predetermined configuration a predetermined depth and formed of a predetermined material. A foam material is disposed within the elongated generally hollow member. At least... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070013216 - Car seat with adjustable armrest mechanism: A baby car seat capable of having the incline angles of the armrests adjusted, includes a base, a pair of armrests, an inclined-angle adjusting member and a resilient element. The lower end of the armrests and an inclined-angle adjusting member catch each other in order to secure the armrests at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070013215 - Child seat anchor assembly and methods of use: A child seat anchor assembly includes a fixed portion, wherein the fixed portion is secured to a motor vehicle structural member or a child seat structural member; a latchable portion for releasable engagement with a child seat or a motor vehicle; an energy absorbing mechanism disposed between and in operative... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070013217 - Seat: A seat cushion of a vehicle seat has a base seat whose front end is anchored to a front frame of a frame for a sitting portion, and whose rear end is connected to a rear frame of the frame for a sitting portion via helical tension springs. A supporter,... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070013218 - Folding seat apparatus for vehicle: A folding seat apparatus for a vehicle comprising a slide mechanism for slidably moving a seat in a front-and-rear direction, and a pop-up mechanism for popping up a seat cushion. The slide mechanism and pop-up mechanism are connected to the control lever. The controller controls the actuator so that the... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070013219 - Device for moving headrest back and forth: A device for moving headrest back and forth for automobile in which a tilt adjusting device and a back and forth movement device are united into a single device is provided. The device comprises a stay (114), a ratchet member (RM), a tilt adjusting device (TAD), a check member (CM),... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070013220 - Pivoting armest for enhancing side impact protection: An armrest assembly for a motor vehicle seat having a first support member pivotably mounted to a seat structure, a second support member rotatably mounted to the first support member, and a biasing arrangement positioned relative to the first and second support members. The biasing arrangement exerts a predetermined biasing... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070013221 - Structure of a footrest of a chair: A footrest of a chair includes a foot supporting part, and several fastening elements securely joined to a lower side of the foot supporting part; each of the fastening elements has two opposing lateral portions each having an inwardly-protruding portion; the footrest is fastened to a chair, which has several... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070013222 - Float-lounge: The invention relates to a lounger, a wading or floating in pool, a floating devise, a small personal boat, with many ways to use. Made from a plastic body, enclosed watertight and floatable and provides many ways to relax in or out of a pool or any body of water.... Agent: David Eugene Benfield

20070013223 - O-ring grooved stop rivet for reducing buzz, squeak and rattle associated with a motor actuated seat assembly between upright design and load floor positions: A buzz, squeak and rattle reducing stop rivet incorporated into at least one of first and second side locations of a seat assembly frame, the frame including a seat back pivotally actuated relative to a seat bottom. The stop rivet includes an elongated and substantially cylindrical shaped body exhibiting an... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20070007799 - Mechanic's seat and step stool: A combination step stool and mechanic's seat in the form of a molded plastic, generally parallelepiped configuration includes a seat on one side supported on casters on the opposite side with a step stool surface adjacent the backside of the seat and spaced from a front side surface of the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070007800 - Chair blanket, and method for covering chair occupant: A blanket for a chair occupant, the chair having a seat and a back. The blanket includes an upper end, a lower end, opposing sides, an outer surface to be placed onto the seat of the chair, an inner surface on which the occupant sits, and a connector for connecting... Agent: Peter L. Brewer Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz Law Firm

20070007802 - Seat caddy having a single adjustment point: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a seat caddy having a single manipulation point for manipulating the fitting of the seat caddy to a suitable seat, such as a stadium seat or a lawn chair. Having a single adjustment point allows a user to more easily adjust and... Agent: Jablonski And Reid, PLLC

20070007801 - Case with seat: A case (1), such as a suitcase or trolley case, with a seat (6) is disclosed. The case has a channel (7A, 7B) provided near or along a surface (such as the rear surface 4B) of the case, and the seat is movable between a first stowed position in which... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070007803 - Seat sock: The “Seat Sock” is a protective covering to slip over the back of a movie/theater seat to act as a personal barrier between the user and the surface of the seat back. The “Seat Sock” affords reassurance for those who are apprehensive of putting their heads back against a seat... Agent: Suzanne Lawler

20070007804 - Juvenile relaxation apparatus with motion system: A juvenile relaxation apparatus includes a juvenile holder including a seat and a frame adapted to set on an underlying floor surface. The juvenile holder is either a bouncer, rocker, lounger, crib, bassinet, cradle, or other juvenile seat. The juvenile relaxation apparatus further includes a rocker blade and a rocker... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070007805 - Boat seat with flip-up bolster: A boat seat is provided with a generally horizontally disposed forward extension to support the occupant while seated and which can be pivotally swung upward to a generally vertical position to provide room forward of the seat for the occupant to stand and provide a back rest for the person... Agent: Marvin Jacobson Jacobson And Johnson

20070007806 - Motorized seat jack for ambulatory scooters: This invention serves as a Motorized Seat Jack for Ambulatory Scooters. It jacks the seated, stationary rider up higher or down lower than current conventional scooters.... Agent: John A. Anthony

20070007807 - Seat having cushion height and recline adjustment mechanisms: A seat includes a base portion and an upright portion pivotable with respect to the base portion. The seat includes a reclining mechanism that includes first and second toothed members that are selectively engaged and disengaged to resist and permit, respectively, the angle of the upright portion with respect to... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070007808 - Sitting support and method for ergonomically supporting a sitting person: The invention relates to a sitting support, comprising a base and at least one upper part moveable relative to the base, wherein, by the or each upper part, a sitting surface is determined on which, during use, at least one ischium of a user rests, wherein, for said base and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070007809 - Chari with a combination back support and cover plate: A a chair with a combination back support and cover plate is provided, which solves a burdensome affair that a user consistently holds up a back support folded on a seat until he or she sits on the seat, makes the back support automatically folded on the seat after use... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070007810 - Angle adjustable armrest assembly: An armrest assembly includes an armrest support, a cover plate, a rotation plate, an armrest plate, a positioning block, and a locking barrel. Thus, the armrest plate is rotatable relative to the armrest support to change the angle between the armrest plate and the armrest support so as to change... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070007811 - Armrest tilting device: A device for adjusting the inclination of the armrest by combined operation of the gear and cam mechanisms is provided. The device comprises a housing a ratchet member (12), a check member, a pivot control device comprising a fixed cam (22), a rotational com (24) and a torsion coil spring... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese

20070007812 - Seat area: A seat area has a form shaped by an elastic deformation of at least one flat blank (2) delimited by two concentric arches with a center angle from 10° to 170°, while their ends continue by tangents terminated by normal lines. An elastic deformation of the blank (2) into the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070007813 - Furniture kit with prefabricated foldable seat and back assembly: A prefabricated seat and back assembly is provided for a kit of components to be assembled to form an item of furniture. The prefabricated seat and back assembly includes a pair of frame elements and multiple slats each of which is attached at opposite ends to the frame elements so... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

20070001488 - Multipurpose portable table: A multipurpose portable table, and table and chair set. The multipurpose portable table provides storage for folding chairs or the like within its frame and includes foldable side portions. In various embodiments, the table includes a positionable handle and roller legs ends that allow the multipurpose portable table or table... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070001489 - 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

20070001490 - Automatic ventilation device for chair: An automatic ventilation device for chairs uses a moveable plate that moves upwards and downwards along with a cushion, arranged under the cushion. A reset spring for returning is disposed on the removable plate. The upper side and lower side of the removable plate having a stretchable air bag respectively.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070001491 - Shock-mitigating bolster: A personal support device having particular utility for use by personnel in high-performance surface watercraft comprises a bolster adapted and dimensioned to support an occupant for shock isolation from accelerations experienced by the vessel. The bolster is mounted by pivot means extending between the bolster and a back plate which... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070001492 - Headrest-mounted monitor: A monitor adapted for mounting in an automobile headrest is provided. A screen structure of the monitor is pivotable about an upper edge thereof, such that the monitor occupies little volume within the headrest. A viewing angle of the screen structure is independently adjustable by a viewer, such that the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070001493 - Headrest-mounted monitor: A monitor adapted for mounting in an automobile headrest is provided. A screen structure of the monitor is pivotable about an upper edge thereof, such that the monitor occupies little volume within the headrest. A viewing angle of the screen structure is independently adjustable by a viewer, such that the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070001494 - Method and apparatus for simultaneously simulating an environment while participating in an activity: A method and-apparatus that enables a user to experience a program or game through the senses of sight, hearing and feeling includes an upper portion that includes an upper frame, a lower portion that includes a lower frame and a first speaker configured to be positioned in a first position... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070001495 - Portable restraint system for a vehicle: A portable restraint system mountable to a vehicle seat may comprise a booster seat, a restraint harness mounted to the booster seat and a mounting harness coupled to the restraint harness. The restraint harness may be configured to restrain a passenger positioned on the booster seat. The mounting harness may... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070001496 - An article of furniture having a recessed surface for a cushion: An article of furniture having a removable seat or back cushion. The design includes a frame having a recessed cushion support surface that creates a rim that defines a pocket that allows a seat or back cushion having first and second portions to be securely attached to the article. The... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070001497 - Seating apparatus with reclining movement: The invention provides a seating apparatus having a reclining movement with a corresponding seat lift movement. The apparatus further provides a seating support surface having increased comfort comprising a shaped diaphragm with a series of calculated openings provided throughout.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070001498 - A seat module, a motor vehicle seat, a memory device for longitudinal rail guide for a motor vehicle seat: A memory device, for a rail longitudinal guide for a motor vehicle seat, comprising two longitudinal guide rails displaceable towards each other, for the setting of the longitudinal seat position, a first memory module, which may be displaced along one of the two guide rails to set a memory position,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070001499 - Manual zero gravity reclining chair with adjustable back angle: A zero gravity chair generally holds an occupant in a position where the angle between the legs and the torso may be greater than 90 degrees. Typically, the legs may also be elevated such that the legs are even with or above a user's heart. The disclosed zero gravity chair,... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070001500 - Vehicle seat with a pivotally installed headrest: A vehicle seat with a headrest for a vehicle is formed from an impact cushion and installed upon a seat back. The headrest is pivoted around a stationary pivotal axle aligned transversely to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and can be swung from an unused position against the force... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070001501 - Arm supports: A device to support the arm of a user comprises an arm support (10) pivotally attached to a frame member (4), the frame member (4) being mountable or attachable to a chair (1), the device comprising means (4) to allow the support surface (10) to be positionable at user-defined positions... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070001502 - Footrest for chair: An apparatus including an elongate post having a first end and a second end; a clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp including a dimension suitable to couple to a seat frame of a chair; a leg support frame including a first portion pivotally coupled to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070001503 - Furniture accessory footrest: A device for protecting a substantially horizontal top of a piece of furniture from damage by either the back of the lower portion of the legs or the bottom of feet of a person sitting near the piece of furniture includes a cushion having two portion separated by a notch.... Agent: Alan R. Thiele Strasburger & Price, LLP

20070001504 - Relaxation chair comprising a flexible support element of the user jointly borne by a back-rest and a seat articulated on one another and mounted movably with sliding on a frame: Relaxation chair comprising a flexible support element of the user jointly borne by a back-rest and a seat articulated on one another and mounted movably with sliding on a frame The relaxation chair of the present invention comprises a bearing structure of a flexible support element of the user's body... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070001505 - Seat with an inflatable seat portion: A seat comprising a seat portion (2) and a backrest portion (32), the seat portion (2) comprising a seat main portion (4) and a seat insert portion (6), the seat insert portion (6) being such that it fits into a complementarily shaped recess (8) in the seat insert portion (6),... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attoreys

20070001506 - Air-conditioning device for the passenger area of a vehicle: A device (3) for climate control of a motor vehicle seat (20) with a cushion core (22) for the support of a passenger, having an upper air distribution device (25) at the front side (27) of the cushion core (22) facing the passenger to distribute air along the front side... Agent: Robert P Renke Artz & Artz

20070001507 - Automotive vehicle seating comfort system: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC