Chairs and seats inventions 04/07

20070090669 - Saftey vehicle headrest cover: The headrest cover of the present invention can be viewed as a sleeve that can be draped over the conventional headrest of a vehicle seat back. Preferably, the sleeve encloses part, or all, of the headrest. The main function of the headrest cover is to enhance the safety of the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070090670 - Powered remote release actuator for a seat assembly: A mechanism for a vehicle seat is includes a seat bottom supported by the vehicle and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom. The mechanism includes a first adjustment mechanism connected to the vehicle seat and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a first powered remote... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070090671 - Weight regulator for a chair: A method of regulating the weight of a chair comprising a base frame (2) to support a seat face as well as a spring system (3) having adjustment means (20, 21), wherein the resilience of the chair is adjusted by unloaded adjustment means, and the adjustment is performed by moving... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20070090672 - Motion support apparatus: A motion support apparatus comprising an elongated member composed of an elastomeric material and having a pinch-free exterior surface, the elongated member including a first end attached to a support surface and a second end secured to an underside of a user supporting member to provide a range of motion... Agent: Thomas N. Phung Jacobson And Johnson

20070090673 - Seating area adjuster: A seating area adjuster for a seat of a vehicle includes a seating member having a seating surface, a support portion supporting the seating member, an adjustment mechanism connected with the seating member and supported by the support portion to be movable in an adjustment direction in which a length... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070090674 - Vehicle seat apparatus: A vehicle seat apparatus includes a lower arm, an upper arm being rotatable relative to the lower arm in a front-rear direction of a vehicle seat, a pressing member fixed at the upper arm, a base member fixed at the lower arm, a first link supported by the base member... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070090675 - Travel chair attachable to a suitcase: A portable chair attachable to a suitcase. One embodiment includes a foldable wheeled frame configured to rotate around a single axis, a fabric chair back, and a strap to secure the chair to a suitcase.... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070085387 - Head restraint movement mechanism: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally attached to the seat bottom. The seat bottom includes a track having a longitudinal track axis. The seat assembly further includes a head restraint moveably attached to the track such that the head restraint is moveable longitudinally... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070085388 - High chair: A high chair features various modes of adjustability and enhanced utility. The height of the chair can be adjusted using a single hand that engages a rear handle. The height of a seat platform of the chair can be adjusted separately relative to the tray. The tray itself is ergonomically... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070085389 - Passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, and a passenger seat group, an aircraft passenger seat group in particular: In a passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, having seat components such as seat element (1), backrest (3), and arm rest (5), of which at least one component is mounted so as to be movable for adjustment of its position in relation to that of other seat components,... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070085390 - Automobile seat: An automobile seat includes a seat cushion, a seat back tiltably mounted on the seat cushion, and a head rest mounted on an upper portion of the seat back. The automobile seat also includes a seat cushion frame, a pair of side frames mounted on the seat cushion frame, a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070085391 - Child car seat cover: A child car seat cover is disclosed. This device provides an easily removable, cleanable and adjustable cover for a child car seat that restricts the passage of food, dirt and liquids to the car seat material. The device is comprised of multiple layers of fabric, strap covers, strap openings and... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070085392 - Removeable car seat cover: A removable child car seat cover that enables removal of the cover without requiring that the car seat be removed from the car.... Agent: Gomez International Patent Office, LLC

20070085393 - Backrest mechanism for operator's platform in stand-up rider industrial vehicle: A backrest mechanism for a stand-up rider operator's platform in an industrial vehicle, in which an operator operates the vehicle while standing, has a support portion and a support holder. The support portion has a backrest portion for supporting a back of the operator and a seat portion for at... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070085394 - Inflatable child safety seat: Provided is an inflatable child safety seat. In one embodiment the child safety seat is filled with inflatable foam and includes a seat, a backrest integrally formed with the seat and having a through hole, a safety belt passed the through hole to dispose on the seat, two arm pads,... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070085395 - Rocker spring assembly: A furniture member such as a rocking chair includes a chair frame operable for rocking motion relative to a stationary base. The chair frame and stationary base are coupled together by a rocker spring assembly positioned on each side of the frame/base. The rocker spring assembly includes upper and lower... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070085396 - Seat back unit for a chair, in particular for a wheelchair or a stand-up wheelchair: The seat back unit has a seat back frame which can be tilted around the tilting axis (11) of the support (21). Movable on the seat back frame (13) is the seat back (25). A linear motor (33) serves to incline the seat back frame (13) together with the seat... Agent: Morriss O'bryant Compagni, P.C.

20070085398 - Chair and method for supporting lower back: This invention relates to a chair comprising a seat; a backrest; a first armrest; a second armrest; a seat support structure; and means for supporting the lower back of a seated person; wherein said means for supporting the lower back of a seated person is directly mechanically-connected to said first... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070085397 - Structure of a reclining seat: A reclining seat includes a first locking mechanism for locking a first backrest frame at a sloping position, and a second locking mechanism for locking a second backrest frame at the sloping position. The reclining seat further includes a first shaft for releasing the first backrest frame locked by the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085399 - Vehicle seat adjuster mechanism: A rotary adjuster, such as for a vehicle seat having a seat back rotable relative to a seat bottom, includes a first member defining first and second cam surfaces. A second member is rotatably mounted relative to the first member about an axis. The second member defines third and fourth... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070085400 - Headrest device: A headrest device includes a fixed base, a movable base disposed forward relative to the fixed base, at least one first link being rotatably supported by a connecting shaft provided between the movable base and the fixed base, at least one second link being supported by the connecting shaft so... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070085401 - Adjustable head support for a chair: The head support unit may be attached by attachment means (13) to a chair, e.g. a wheel chair. A set screw (15) permits vertical adjustment. The head rest (19) may be horizontally moved by the user into the desired position. This movement takes place without a recognizable movement in vertical... Agent: Morriss O'bryant Compagni, P.C.

20070085402 - Adjustable armrest assembly: An adjustable armrest assembly includes a support fixed to a chair seat and a sleeve slidably mounted on the support. An armrest is mounted to the sleeve to move therewith. The sleeve is slidable relative to the support to allow adjustment of a level of the armrest. The sleeve can... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070085404 - Armrest device: An armrest device includes an armrest mount, an armrest member, and a locking unit. The armrest mount and the armrest member are respectively formed with pivotally interconnected first and second pivot connecting portions such that the armrest member is pivotable relative to the armrest mount between first and second positions.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070085403 - Seat assembly having an adjustable height and angle armrest: A seat assembly includes an armrest attached to a seat, and an amrest coupling assembly for coupling the armrest to the seat comprising a linear adjustment mechanism coupled to the armrest, and a rotational adjustment mechanism coupled to the armrest. The linear adjustment mechanism is arranged to enable the armrest... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070085405 - Device for assisting disabled persons: A device and procedure for disabled, impaired or handicapped persons or patients in reaching or maintaining a standing position, in which they can be transported, undressed, dressed, and/or washed in the abdominal region. The device includes a knee support and a movable torso support extending transversely in front of the... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20070085406 - 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)

20070085407 - Retainer assembly: Embodiments of a retainer assembly are provided. The retainer assembly includes, for example, a bracket that partially surrounds a part or component and a latching component pivotally attached to the bracket. The latching component and frame bracket retain the part or component to a portion of the wheelchair frame when... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070085408 - Chair mounted back support system: A chair mounted lumbar and trapezius support system that offers support for an individual required to work leaning forward in an office style chair for a prolonged period of time. The device reduces the strain on the back by supporting the individual in the abdominal area of body. Adjustable elbow... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20070080564 - Furniture for placing electronic device: An article of furniture for placing an electronic device is provided. The furniture provides a support board for placing an electronic device at a position of palms where a user's hands naturally drop down, such that the user operates the electronic device with the hand at the position where the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070080565 - Apparatus and methods for storing and securing personal belongings: Systems and associated methods are disclosed for securing personal belongings to a seat or chair. The invention provides two locking mechanisms, one associated with a container having a locking door, and the second associated with a tether with a second lock for locking the container to the seat or chair.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070080566 - Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle: A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adapted to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly including a supporting structure (42) for supporting said assembly off the floor of a vehicle; one or more movable, passenger-bearing, structural components (71,... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070080567 - Child seat: A child seat (10) is described with a seat shell (14) which can be displaced between different positions on a base part (12). An actuating handle (26) is provided on the front edge (30) of the seat shell (14) and is connected to a locking device (36) by means of... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070080568 - Child seat: A child seat is constructed such that when the child seat is set facing the rear of the car on a car seat, the child seat is securely fixed on the seat. A handle surrounding the front of a sitting occupant is provided in a seat back portion of the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070080569 - Juvenile vehicle seat with barrier shield: A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back, a pivotable shield, and ajuvenile-restraint harness. The shield includes a barrier coupled to the juvenile-restraint harness.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070080570 - Vehicle seat with a deformable backrest: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a backrest (1) and a seat part (2a), wherein the seat part (2a) can be displaced in the forward and backward direction (4) with respect to a base frame (3, 11) and the backrest (1) has a lumbar spine region (14) which... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070080571 - Collapsible chair and method: A chair with a chair back pivotally attached to a seat. The chair back can be moved from a collapsed position located directly adjacent the seat to an upright position. When in the upright position, a spring biased latch assembly attached to chair seat allows engagement with the chair back... Agent: Ansel M. Schwartz

20070080572 - Coffee lounge: An article of furniture comprising a frame including a first portion disposed in a horizontal direction and having an opening centrally disposed therein and a second portion attached to an underside of the first portion and disposed in a vertical direction. A predetermined plurality of leg members are connected to... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070080573 - Article employing expanded thermoplastic elements and methods for making same: An article of manufacture is made by filling a container with expanded thermoplastic elements that are in a non-cured state and that possess a degree of latent foaming ability. After filling the container with the non-cured elements, the elements are allowed to cure under ambient conditions during which the blowing... Agent: Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein

20070080574 - Shingle recliner cover: A recliner cover assembly for enclosing a recliner mechanism of an automotive seat wherein the recliner mechanism includes an upper arm pivotally coupled to a lower arm. The recliner cover assembly comprises a housing defined by facing first and second molded members forming a cavity therebetween for encasing at least... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070075572 - Split seat stowage system: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle with a seat bottom attached to a forward leg at a first upper pivot, and a seat back attached to a rear leg. The forward leg is attached to the vehicle at a first lower pivot and rear leg is attached to the... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070075573 - Bistro table: A bistro table having a table top, two seating members situated on either side of the table top, and a main support structure suitably adapted to support both the table top and the seating members in substantially horizontal orientations, with the main support structure asymmetrically situated at one end of... Agent: Anthony D. Pellegrini Rudman & Winchell, LLC

20070075574 - James alert car seat: The James Alert Car Seat is an alarm system for a baby seat that allows a user to activate a monitoring unit by simply fastening a child into a car seat. A set of wireless alert units attached to a set of keys or other convenient object will vibrate or... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070075575 - Unattended child car seat alarm: A car seat alarm has an on/off switch that is initiated by clicking the latch on the car seat. (“Pumpkin” or removable carrier infant seats may use a two-part switch.) Initiating the circuit when clicking the child into the seat would conserve battery life. The device would be off when... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070075576 - Shaking apparatus, shaking method, and audiovisual system: A shaking apparatus for shaking a seat where a user sits down, includes actuators, wherein the seat is supported by supporting parts at least at a front side, a rear left side and a right side, or a rear side, a front left side and a right side, the seat... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070075577 - Vehicle seat assembly: A stowable seat assembly is provided for use with a vehicle having a floor and a recess formed therein. The assembly includes a seat and a pivot tube adapted to be secured to the vehicle floor, with the seat being operatively pivotal about the pivot tube between a first, collapsed... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (lear)

20070075578 - Headrest for vehicle seat and seat comprising such a headset: Headrest (150) comprising a fixed part (111), a mobile part (112) opposite the fixed part, first (114) and second (115) connecting rods, each connecting rod comprising two branches, connecting the fixed part to the mobile part and two resilient devices acting on the first and second connecting rods to distance... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070075579 - High chair: A high chair includes a pair of laterally spaced apart support structures, with each support structure including an upper portion that defines an armrest and a lower portion that defines a pair of longitudinally spaced apart legs. The high chair also includes a backrest that extends between the rear portions... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070075580 - Child safety seat-up in a vehicle: A seatbelt adaptor and a method to be used to improve of the setup of a child safety seat in a vehicle, the seatbelt adaptor comprising a central lengthening device and two connectors disposed at both ends of the central lengthening device. The connectors are suited for the buckles of... Agent: Yair David