Chairs and seats inventions 03/07

20070069554 - Seat climate control system: A method for thermally conditioning a space adjacent a seat assembly includes activating a heating element positioned within the seat assembly beneath a seat covering. A fluid module that includes a fluid supply device and a thermoelectric element is activated to direct heated air from the fluid module to a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070069555 - Multi purpose seat back protecting panel: A seat back panel for a fold flat seat assembly comprises a panel attached to a seat back for elevating stored objects within a vehicle above a seat back when the seat back is in a folded flat position. An opening within the panel receives objects and retains them between... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070069556 - Bicycle saddle: The invention concerns a bicycle saddle (1) having a seat portion (2) and a nose portion with the nose portion (9) longitudinally flexible and laterally rigid relative to the seat portion (2) wherein the degree of flexibility is adjustable.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070069557 - Bicycle seat: The present invention relates to new and improved seats for bicycles, which is specially designed to conformingly support the perineal/genital regions of the rider in order to improve rider comfort, and permit improvements in a rider's pedaling efficiency, and power output while remaining seated, and at the same time allows... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070069558 - Transportation seating system: The specification discloses a modular transportation seating assembly that includes a support frame and seats mounted on the frame. The frame includes a seat beam and a cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a body and a connector inserted into the body and held together by compressive force. The body... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070069559 - Fastening system and associated anchoring part for a seat: The invention relates to a fastening system for a seat for attaching upholstery to the foam cushion part of a seat having an anchoring part (10) which can be attached in anchoring elements (16) foamed into the cushion part and which for reliable attachment has two web bodies (24) which... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070069560 - Seat cover with storage for a motorized wheelchair or scooter: A removable seat cover having storage compartments for attachment to a wheelchair or motorized scooter. A substantially “T-shaped” seat portion has pockets disposed both laterally and forwardly thereon. When the seat portion is placed upon the seat of the scooter and attached thereto by means of straps, the lateral pockets... Agent: Laura N. Tunnell

20070069561 - Row of seats of a vehicle with an arm rest arranged between two outside seats: Row of seats of a vehicle with an arm rest that is arranged between two outside seats and that can be folded into a position corresponding to the back rests of the adjacent seats for creating the back rest for an emergency seat including a head rest with a retaining... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070069562 - Chassis as well as a child vehicle seat provided with such a chassis: A chassis which is suitable for supporting a child vehicle seat is provided with a frame as well as with connectors that can be detachably connected in use to securing elements that are present in a vehicle. The chassis is further provided with an unlocking mechanism for releasing the engagement... Agent: Richard P. Berg C/o Ladas & Parry

20070069563 - Apparatus for supporting the body of a person: The invention relates to a device for supporting the body of a person (2). Said device comprises a seating surface (3), a back support (4) and a moveable lordosis support (11). A therapeutically, particularly effective relief of the strain on the lumbar column (17) can be produced by virtue of... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070069564 - Chair having automatically adjustable backrest: A system and method are presented for discovering mobile collaborators on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. Each collaborator is identified on the P2P network by a unique ID. Each collaborator may also be identified by an identity file posted on the P2P network. Collaboration applications may include any of a variety... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069565 - Ergonomic chair: A chair of the tilting type which includes a base, a seat and back, with the base pivotally supporting the seat with two parallel links of a four-bar parallel linkage, with one of the links extending to support the back. The four-bar linkage is duplicated on each side of the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070069566 - High chair with a backrest having adjustable inclination: A high chair for a child with a simple control mechanism for adjusting the inclination of the backrest, including a foldable frame work, a seat portion, a backrest, an adjusting mechanism movable along the backrest, and a connecting element pivitolly interconnected between the adjusting mechanism and the foldable frame work.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069567 - Child car seat with adjustable armrest: A child car seat with an adjustable armrest includes a backrest, a seat base mounted with the backrest, two armrests mounted with the seat base, two intermediate pieces engaged with the seat base respectively at two sides thereof, two controlling pieces slidably engaged respectively with the two intermediate pieces, and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070069568 - Auxiliary safety belt for a child seat: An auxiliary safety belt has a main body having a U shaped primary strap and two loops formed on two ends of the primary strap for extension of the horizontal portion of the onboard safety belt, a connection belt having a connection loop formed on a distal end thereof to... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070063550 - Chair frame for a folding chair: A chair frame for a folding chair in accordance with the present invention comprises at least two leg units and a seat support frame pivotally connected to an upper end of the two leg units. The seat support frame includes a first portion and a second portion, both free ends... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070063551 - Arrangement for ventilation of a vehicle seat: The invention relates to an arrangement for ventilation of a vehicle seat, which arrangement comprises an air-distributing material and an electric heating element comprising at least one electrically conductive component arranged in a pattern in conjunction with at least one support, where the vehicle seat comprises a bottom part which... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070063552 - Automobile ventilation seat and back cushion: A ventilation seat and back cushion for an automobile seat, comprising an integrated seat and back cushion, a main air conduit, an axial flow fan at one end of the main air conduit, and multiple branch air conduits inside the seat cushion and back cushion, all being connected to the... Agent: Venable LLP

20070063553 - Vehicle console: A vehicle console with unique utilitarian features. One feature includes a table member that extends from a compartment to provide at least a writing surface. Another feature includes a slideable armrest and tray device. The tray device includes a rotatable tray that alternately provides a tray and a writing surface.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070063554 - Bike seat adjustment: A bike seat adjustment includes a curved locking plate disposed in a joint with both ends of the plate formed a lug and each lug containing an eyelet to receive a first bolt; a coupling block being disposed with a through hole for the first bolt to stick out of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Sute 1404

20070063555 - Stackable multi-functional furniture: The present invention provides a novel and unique stackable multi-functional furniture provided with a single hinge connecting two portions wherein one of the two portions is adapted to rotate about the hinge so that in some arrangements such as a container or a table, a surface comprising a portion of... Agent: Angenehm Law Firm. Ltd.

20070063556 - Infant seat for motorcars: This seat comprises a body (1) forming the actual seat (2) and the backrest (3) and being provided with safety straps (4) and (5) for the child, said straps being fitted to a crotch strip (7). This seat is characterized in that the straps (4) and (5) are fitted to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070063557 - Seating arrangement: A seating arrangement is provided in a vehicle to enable a wheelchair occupier to be carried safely in the vehicle, whilst having only a minimal effect on the total number of passengers that can be carried. The seating arrangement includes two adjacent seats, one adjacent the side of the vehicle... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070063558 - Device that automatically rocks a rocking a chair and similar articles: A device that automatically rocks a rocking chair and similar articles. The rocking chair has a pair of rocker bars to provide rocking motion on a floor surface and a pair of arm rests. The device comprises a housing, a mechanism for attaching the housing onto a forward end of... Agent: Richard L. Miller

20070063559 - Reclining chair system, method of operating associated thereto, and kit for assembling the same: A reclining chair system operable about different modes. The reclining chair includes a base, an intermediate member, left and right side frames, a support chassis, and a footrest. The intermediate member has opposite left and right sides, and is mounted onto the base so as to be rotatably moveable with... Agent: Robic

20070063560 - Apparatus and method for configurable seating: A configurable vehicle seat having at least two configurations is disclosed. The configurable vehicle seat has a seat base, a seat bottom supported by the seat base, and a seat back coupled to the seat base. The seat back or seat bottom has one or more adjustable profile members, wherein... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070063561 - Comfort belt spring pulley: An ergonomic device for a seat is disclosed. The ergonomic device includes a first side plate and a second side plate spaced apart from the first side plate. A hinge connects the second side plate to the first side plate. The ergonomic device also includes at least one pulley connected... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070063562 - Seat back adjustment mechanism: A seat for use by an occupant in a vehicle. The seat includes a seat base configured to be supported in the vehicle. A back frame including a first transverse member, a first side member and a second side member, wherein the first transverse member interconnects each of the side... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070063563 - Tiltable chair accommodating male and female user seating position preferences: The invention provides a tiltable chair accommodating male and female user seating position preferences. The chair has a movable seat pan, which can be actuated into forward and aft positions. At least one position is associated with a female position, and at least one position is associated with a male... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070063564 - Vehicle seat, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a folding back rest and a foldable seat base and method: An apparatus and method for adjusting a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat base by moving the backrest and seat base at the same time to one of a normal position and a loading position. A transmission that may include a drive is provided and may further include... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070063565 - Vehicle seat: Vehicle seat includes seat frame longitudinally adjustable on an upper rail relative to a lower rail affixed to the chassis. Seat frame is held in place in its longitudinal positions by a longitudinal locking mechanism, releasable by a rail release mechanism. A backrest with a backrest frame is pivotably attached... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070063566 - Seat assemblies including a seat stroking device and methods of use: A seat assembly including a seat stroking device for a vehicle and methods of use include a seat adjustment mechanism comprising a stationary rail fixedly attached to a vehicle floor and a movable rail slidably engaged with the stationary rail, wherein the seat adjustment mechanism is adapted to position a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070063567 - Device for vehicle seat: When a seat back in a forwardly folded state is raised to a predetermined raised state by activating an electric motor by turning on a switch, the electric motor is immediately stopped even if the switch is still turned on, and the seat back is retained in the raised state.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070063568 - Armchair folding system: The invention relates to an armchair folding system. According to the invention, the seat (1) and the corresponding armrests (3) are mounted using a tilting hinge system. More specifically, each armrest (3) is mounted to a rotary shaft (4) comprising a spring (5) that is used to raise the armrest... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070063569 - Two-position desk chair: A chair provides support for a user in two configurations. The first configuration is a normal sitting position. The second configuration is a partial kneeling position. A knee cushion assembly is extendable from a stowed position under a tiltable seat cushion to an extended position in front of the seat... Agent: Alan R. Thiele Strasburger & Price, LLP

20070063570 - Height adjusting device for car seat: A height adjusting device, wherein a pinion gear (8) rotated by an operating knob (7) for adjusting the height of the entire vehicle seat and a sector gear (9) are covered by a gear cover (12) and fixedly fitted to the inside of a seat side frame section (2), and... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070063571 - Infant sitting support device: A head and body support device for infants to facilitate sitting which includes a substantially upright back section and first and second wrap-around side arms that are flexibly attached to the sides of the front surface of the back support member. The first side arm extends outward from the right... Agent: Daniel S. Kirshner Attorney At Law

20070057540 - Klip & pop: This invention is a portable bag holder that can be used where ever there is a cup holder available and has an approximate diameter of three inches and is secured to a seat or chair. This hand operated device will hold a large bag of Popcorn or any other contents... Agent: Timothy K. Brenner

20070057541 - Angle-adjusting apparatus for a housing of headrest display: An angle-adjusting apparatus for a housing of a headrest display, comprising an external housing having an opening at the outer side thereof, a cavity being formed and two sleeves being symmetrically arranged at both sides thereof, a spring element being provided at a top and a bottom side of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070057542 - Adjustable patient transport system: An adjustable patient transport system transports a patient in a comfortable, safe manner by allowing the operator to adjust the head support portion of the apparatus to suit the patient's height. The adjustable patient transport system broadly comprises a patient transport chair having an adjustable back comprising a seat portion,... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20070057545 - Adjustable head rest for child car seat: A head rest for a car seat used to transport a child in an automobile is positionally adjustable vertically along the seat back on which the head rest is mounted. A latching mechanism, actuated by a button at the top of the head rest, is located within the frame of... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070057543 - Child seat with recess for vehicle head rest: A child seat for a vehicle seat with a protruding vehicle head rest includes a seat bottom for being supported on the vehicle seat, and a seat back carried by the seat bottom for providing back support to an occupant of the child seat. A recess is disposed in an... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070057544 - Safety seat: A seat for providing an improved level of protection to a child by reducing the amount of force restraining straps exert upon the child during a collision. The seat includes a seat frame and a cover positioned over the seat frame to provide comfort to a seat occupant. The seat... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070057547 - Child car seat with multiple use configurations: A car seat is formed with a seat member pivotally connected to a base member for positional adjustment in desired reclined positions controlled by an intuitively operable adjustment mechanism. The seat back is pivotally connected to the seat member to be oriented in a shipping position or an operative position.... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070057546 - Tilt adjustment mechanism for child safety seat: In accordance with one embodiment, tilt adjustment mechanism mounted on a child safety seat is provided, the tilt adjustment mechanism including: a seat portion having a recess; and a support block pivotally connected to the seat portion having a first protruding portion, the support block being rotated relative to the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070057548 - Adjustable lumbar support for vehicle seat: An adjustable lumbar support mechanism located in a seat back of a vehicle seat for supporting the lower back of a seat occupant. The lumbar support mechanism generally includes a lumbar support member supported on a frame within the seat back. The support member includes a sheet or panel formed... Agent: Burgess Law Office, PLLC

20070057549 - Back construction for seating unit: A chair includes a base having a control assembly operably supporting a seat assembly and also a back assembly for movement about a seat tilt axis and a back tilt axis, respectively. The back assembly includes a flexible sheet supported at upper/outer corners by a back support structure and hanging... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070057550 - Chair back with lumbar and pelvic supports: An office chair is provided having a back assembly which is configured to provide supplemental support to the back of a chair occupant in addition to the support provided by the primary support surface of the chair back. The chair back includes a lumbar support unit having a lumbar support... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070057551 - Vehicle seat comprising lateral cheeks: In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising at least one pair of lateral cheeks provided on a seat cushion and/or a backrest, the lateral cheeks contain at least one chamber unit (15) with an inflatable chamber which is enclosed by flexible walls (19),... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070057552 - Tension adjustment mechanism for a chair: A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring assembly therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly. This tilt control mechanism includes a tension adjustment assembly having a cam wedge which supports the legs of a pair of coil springs and a cooperating drive block... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070057553 - Tilt control mechanism for a chair: A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring assembly therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly. The tilt control mechanism includes a control plate mounted to the control shaft on which the uprights are mounted, wherein the control plate rotates in combination with the... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070057554 - Lift chair: The present invention is a chair having a first seat portion operably associated with a second seat portion, with the first seat portion disposed in the same plane as the second seat portion, and an actuator for moving the first seat portion relative to the second seat portion. When the... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, P.C.

20070057555 - Latch assembly for a vehicle seat: A seat assembly for use with a vehicle having a retaining member includes a support member and a latch member moveably coupled to the support member. The latch member is moveable between a latched position, for securing the support member to the retaining member, and an unlatched position for allowing... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070057556 - Chair: A chair includes a seat, a back, and a headrest; the back has several adjustment members thereon; a supporting frame is connected to the adjustment members in such a way as to be separable from the back; therefore, position and angle of the supporting frame can be adjusted by means... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070057557 - Bed seat for transportation facilities: The berthable seat of the invention is broadly adapted to various transportation facilities such as a train, a ship, an express line and an airplane as well as a passenger car and an omnibus having a front and rear seat. According to the invention, a back of the front seat... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070057558 - Seat reclining apparatus: A seat reclining apparatus includes a first member attached to one of a seatback frame and a seat cushion frame and including engaged portions, a second member attached to the other one of the seatback frame and the seat cushion frame, and a cam member bringing engaging members to move... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070057559 - Seat for vehicle: A seat for a vehicle comprises a seat cushion, a seat back, a headrest having a neck-support portion, a headrest pole member to support the headrest, and a rotational support device. The rotational support device supports the headrest in such a manner that the neck-support portion of the headrest is... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070057560 - Arm assembly for a chair: An office chair is provided with includes a chair arm assembly on each opposite side thereof for supporting the arms of a user. The arm assemblies each include a latching assembly to permit adjustment of the height of an arm cap thereof while maintaining the arm cap at a selected... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070057561 - Leg rest device for a wheelchair: A leg rest device for a wheel chair includes a coupling base, a rotary frame unit, a positioning unit, and a footrest. The coupling base is to be fixed to one side of a chair frame of the wheelchair, and defines a rod hole that extends along a hole axis.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070057562 - Contoured seat and method: A contoured seat generally includes a seat surface for supporting the thighs and buttocks of a sitter and a back surface for supporting the lower back of a sitter. Defined by the seat surface are a pair of bilateral, spaced protrusions that are positioned to extend into piriformis musculature of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070057563 - Member disengagement apparatus: A member disengagement apparatus comprises fastening release parts for disengaging fastened members fastened by fastening parts, a release operation unit for releasing the fastening release parts, an operation-inhibiting unit for inhibiting a release operation of the release operation unit, and a control unit for controlling the operation-inhibiting unit. The control... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070052263 - Seating system for passenger service vehicles, for aircraft in particular: 2. In a seating system for passenger service vehicles, for aircraft in particular, with seat components such as seat structure (19), seat element, backrest (5), arm rest (7), and table element (1), the latter being movable between a storage position situated on the support area of the backrest (5) and... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20070052264 - Backrest structure of foldable safety seat: A backrest structure of a foldable safety seat includes a backrest, a spindle on both lateral sides of the backrest, a lateral support portion having at least one movable axle at an end of the lateral support portion and coupled to the spindle of the backrest, an axle center on... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070052265 - Headrest apparatus for vehicle: A headrest apparatus for a vehicle includes a headrest rear portion supported by a seatback, a headrest front portion movable between a fully closed position in which the headrest front portion is close to the headrest rear portion, and a fully open position in which the headrest front portion is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20070052266 - Adjustable headrest bracket: An adjustable headrest bracket includes a base and a coupling member located on the base. The coupling member has two coupling ends to couple with two separated headrest brackets. Each of the headrest brackets has an insertion end insertable into a vehicle seat and a hinge end coupled on the... Agent: Frenkel & Associates

20070052267 - Reclining therapeutic chair with multiple acoustic sources: A therapeutic reclining chair includes a base unit and a reclining chair unit pivotally connected to the base unit, with a motor drive unit for smoothly moving the chair unit between an upright and a reclining position; and further includes three independent audio sources which provide signals to two sets... Agent: Ronald B. Sefrna

20070052268 - Wheelchair cover: Disclosed herein is a wheelchair cover having a first covering member and a second covering member. The first covering member has a back cover portion covering a back of a wheelchair, and a first and a second arm covering portions for covering a first and a second arm extending from... Agent: Annmarie Daniels

20070052269 - Child safety seat assembly with buckle positioning member: A child safety seat assembly for mounting on a vehicle seat includes: a seat body having two opposite lateral sides; and a buckle-positioning member that is provided on the seat body and that is operable to hold a buckle provided on the vehicle seat at one of the lateral sides... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070052270 - Height adjustable chair with rocking function: The invention provides a chair that the switching between operation and fixation of rocking may be operated with the height adjustment of the chair by one operation lever. A resilient member is interposed between a seat frame whose height is adjustable by a cylinder and a back frame rotatably fitted... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070052271 - Securing structure of a seat of a cart for use by the elderly and handicapped persons: A cart includes a locating tube, a circular part, a bottom plate, and a control rod; the locating tube is secured on a frame of the cart; the circular part is secured at an upper end of the locating tube, and it has several gaps on an edge; the bottom... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070052272 - Back and lumbar support apparatus and system: A back and lumbar support apparatus comprising: a semi-rigid central support; a lumbar support slideably attached to the semi-rigid central support; a first panel, with four catenary edges, coupled to the semi-rigid central support; a first strap coupled to the first panel; a second strap coupled to the first panel;... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20070052273 - Seat apparatus: A seat apparatus includes a seat back capable of being used as a table at a surface thereof, a seat back driving device moving the seat back between a seating position and a table position, a controlling portion controlling the seat back driving device, and the controlling portion including an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20070052274 - Car seat pillow: The car seat pillow is in the form of an elongated, generally cylindrically shaped pillow casing filled with pillow stuffing. Each end face of the pillow is provided with an attaching element to adjustably attach the pillow to the support frame of a car seat. Each attaching element may include... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070052275 - Modular ergonomic chair: A modular ergonomic chair capable of accommodating a variety of users and uses that includes a) a chair base, b) a support column coupled to the chair base, c) a seat base, including a seat base pivot, with the seat base coupled to the support column, d) a seat, including... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070052276 - Interactive cube furniture: Interactive Cube Furniture, having a plurality of identical cubes each constructed of six square of poly foam pads, each having edges that taper forty-five degrees, six rigid square pan shapes that fit snuggly over each poly foam pad and eight U shaped channels that can connect the pans and attached... Agent: E.r. Hurvich

20070052277 - Removable car seat cover: A removable car seat cover has openings adapted to allow the crotch strap and shoulder straps to extend through the cover while the straps remain affixed to the car seat. The removable cover comprises a periphery that secures the cover to the edges of a car seat. Various configurations of... Agent: Rudolf O. Siegesmund Suite 2000

20070052278 - Portable child seat: A portable child seat is provided. The portable child seat can be easily mounted upon an existing chair or seat to convert it into use for a child. The portable child seat can be used on different chairs or seats by altering a length or size as required.... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070046074 - Seat apparatus: A seat apparatus includes a seat cushion on which an operator is seated, a seatback for supporting the operator seated on the seat cushion, a seat drive device changing a position of the seat cushion and the seatback between a seating position and a storage position by operating the seat... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070046075 - Linkage mechanism for use in motion furniture: This invention is related to a mechanism for use in motion furniture that reduces the complexity and links of typical linkage mechanisms. The mechanism has a base plate and a footrest mechanism. The mechanism also includes a seat support link coupled to the footrest mechanism and front and rear pivot... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070046076 - Desk and chair interchangeable device: A desk and chair interchangeable device which comprises a first plate; a second plate; a supporting unit having a first frame, and a second frame and a bearing frame for connecting the first frame and the second frame; a pivotal unit formed by a first pivotal seat, a second pivotal... Agent: Chao Ken Chen

20070046077 - Detachable bath bench: A detachable bath bench has a seat assembly and two leg assemblies. The seat assembly has two opposite sides and at least one seat. The leg assemblies are mounted respectively on the sides of the seat assemblies and each has a bracket, two vertical supports, two fasteners and two legs.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070046078 - Stowage of barstool(s) by mechanical movement of the barstool(s) on bar counters in an aircraft cabin: A barstool comprising a seating unit and an extension or insertion unit or both, wherein the seating unit is coupled with the extension or insertion unit or both such that the extension or insertion unit or both may be used to stow and extend the seating unit relative to a... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070046079 - Integrally formed table and chair assembly: A table and chair assembly includes a base frame, a table mounted on the base frame, a support member adjustably mounted on the base frame and movable relative to the table, and a chair mounted on the support member to move therewith. Thus, the support member is movable on the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070046080 - Door handle device for vehicle: The invention provides a vehicle door handle device, which can fix a harness of an electric component to an arm of a grip without enlarging the arm. The invention also has a configuration in which an arm insertion hole which allows the arm of the grip to be inserted therethrough... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070046081 - Bicycle seat post: A bicycle seat post and clamp for mounting in the seat tube of a bicycle frame and clamping to the bicycle seat rails. The seat post has a straight section to insert into the seat tube and a preferably toroidal section that is clamped by the clamp. The clamp includes... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20070046082 - Occupant restraining apparatus: An occupant restraining apparatus is provided that needs no dedicated members for mounting a gas generator on a seat-side member. In one form, an inflatable bag is disposed under a seat cushion. A hose extends from a gas inlet of the bag. A duct extending from a gas generator is... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070046083 - Passenger seat for lawn and garden tractor: The present invention relates to an auxiliary seat assembly for a lawn and garden tractor. The auxiliary seat assembly includes a mounting assembly and at least one auxiliary seat mounted to the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly is releasably secured to a rear frame of the tractor. The at least... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070046085 - Child bicycle seat: The invention relates to a child bicycle seat comprising a seating surface and a backrest and also fixing means for fixing the seat on a bicycle. The child bicycle seat furthermore comprises a belt assembly for securing a child in the seat. The belt assembly comprises two shoulder belt parts... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070046084 - Non-slip body-conforming booster cushion seat: A non-slip body-conforming booster cushion seat having a malleable filler material so as to permit the cushion to conform to the body shape of a user when the user is seated thereon, the booster cushion seat comprising an outer portion having four trapezoid-shaped sides, a substantially square bottom portion provided... Agent: Mary M Lee, P.C.

20070046086 - Child car seat: A child car seat includes a seat body, in which a child sits, and a base for supporting the seat body, such that the seat body is tiltable in a reclining direction. When forward force larger than a predetermined level is applied to a weight from deceleration larger than a... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070046087 - Child car seat: A child car seat includes a base to be arranged on a seat cushion of a vehicle and connected to an anchor provided on the vehicle, a seat body for a child, and a lock mechanism for locking the seat body to the base body to be prevent rotation therefrom.... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070046088 - Seat apparatus: A seat apparatus includes a seat cushion on which an operator is seated, a seatback supporting the operator seated on the seat cushion, the seatback being configured to incline forward to reduce an angle of the seatback relative to the seat cushion and to incline rearward to increase the angle... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070046089 - Eccentric swivel mechanism for a vehicle seat: A swivel mechanism for a vehicle seat includes a base plate configured to be fixed relative to the vehicle and to provide support to the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat is mounted to a seat mounting plate having a first side configured to receive the vehicle seat and a second... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070046090 - Seat reclining device: A seat reclining device includes a spiral spring made of a wire and formed in a spiral shape having a first engaged portion and a second engaged portion, a first engaging member engaging the first engaged portion, and a second engaging member engaging the second engaged portion, wherein one/each of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070046091 - Dual action seat release mechanism: A dual action seat release mechanism for a seat on a vehicle includes a seat assembly having a vertically oriented seat back portion pivotally connected to a horizontally oriented seat cushion portion. A lever is pivotally attached to the seat assembly, and includes an elongated handle extending from a disc-shaped... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070046092 - Structural fastening variable slip bushing: A variable slip bushing is disposed within a bore of a first structure for closing a gap between the first structure and a second structure. The variable slip bushing includes an axial bore for receiving a fastener therethrough. The variable slip bushing also includes an outer wall slidably engaging the... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.