Chairs and seats inventions 07/07

20070170753 - Celebratory chair: An apparatus for providing a celebratory chair for performing chair lifting rituals at celebratory events. In accordance with various embodiments, the chair includes at least one handle disposed at the base of each leg. The handle(s) extends transversely to the leg and provides the ability to safely and securely lift... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070170754 - Chair seat structure: A chair seat includes an upper metallic covering sheet, a lower covering sheet, and a main body; the upper metallic covering sheet is substantially in the shape of a bivalve shell valve, and the main body is held in the upper metallic covering sheet; the upper metallic covering sheet is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070170755 - Self-regulating side facing closeout for seat back: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a first seat back and a second seat back. The seat backs are spaced apart to define a gap therebetween. Each seat back is pivotally coupled in the vehicle for independent angular adjustment relative to each other. Each of the first and second... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070170756 - Chair seat and back structure: A chair seat and back structure includes a loop-shaped part with a space encompassed by an inner edge thereof, and an elastic covering part; the loop-shaped part has a curvature and a loop-shaped holding groove near to a circumferential edge thereof; the covering part positioned over the loop-shaped part, in... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070170757 - Temporary protective seat cover: A seat cover adapted to removably cover a seat in an automobile includes a cover body being formed from one layer of non-woven material which may be made from spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fibers. The cover body has a longitudinal direction and a pair of ends. The cover body defines a pair... Agent: Fred Zollinger Iii

20070170759 - Car seat: A child booster seat is configured for use in an automobile and includes a seat portion and can also include a backrest connected to the seat. The seat includes a suspended flexible seating surface, and a crash pad mounted onto the seat below the seating surface. During normal use, the... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070170758 - Vehicle seat assembly: A vehicle seat assembly has a passenger seat with a passenger seat member and a passenger seat back, and a child seat assembly with a seating part and a back rest part. The child seat assembly provides first and second alternative child seat configurations. In one embodiment, the seat assembly... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070170760 - Chair stabilizing device: A device for preventing tipping over of a chair that includes individual legs, in general four. The device comprises a leg member, a support foot attached at an angle to the leg member, and clamps to secure the device on the back legs of the chair with individual legs. The... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20070170761 - Adjustable seat for personal mobility vehicle: An adjustable seat for a personal mobility vehicle comprises a panel and a support structure. The panel comprises at least one panel part. The panel part is releasably secured relative to the support structure so as to be adjustable in at least one direction. The panel part has one of... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070170762 - Seatback adjustment: The invention concerns an arrangement for adjusting the seat back inclination of a seat into an optimum individual inclination position without manipulation or motor aids, which is characterised in that it comprises a sensor system for ascertaining the weight of the user of the seat and transfer of the result... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070170763 - Continuously adjustable seat back hinge mounting: A seat back hinge mounting has a toothed element firmly connected to the seat back and a detent element associated with the seat carrier. The detent element includes an arcuate region with teeth that are adapted to be brought into engagement with the teeth of the toothed element, a long... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070170764 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: In the case of a fitting (10) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) in geared connection with the first fitting part (11), and a rotatably mounted eccentric (26, 27) driven by a driver (21,... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070170765 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: A fitting (5) for a vehicle seat, particularly for a vehicle seat, comprises: a first fitting part (7); a second fitting part (8), which can pivot about an axis (9) relative to the first fitting part (7); at least one retaining clip (11) for axially holding the fitting parts (7,... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070170766 - Tilting mechanism for automobile headrests: An adjustable headrest for a vehicle includes a headrest body and at least one support arm extending downwardly from the headrest body. The support arm is shaped and dimensioned for positioning within the seat back of an automobile. A tilt assembly is positioned within the headrest body. The tilt assembly... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070170767 - Surgical armrest: The invention relates to a surgical armrest, comprising an arm support and a carrying structure for the arm support. The carrying structure has a base and at least one pivot arm which at one end is articulated on the base so as to pivot about an at least approximately horizontal... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070170768 - Apparatus for simultaneously folding seat back and armrest: An apparatus for simultaneously folding seat back and armrest, which comprises a seat assembly, a seat back assembly, a pivoting assembly, two armrests and an adjusting assembly. The seat assembly is mounted on a base of a chair. The seat back assembly is pivoted to the seat assembly. The crank... Agent: Banger Shia

20070170769 - Integrated car seat with lengthwise adjustment mechanism: In the integrated car seat with a lengthwise adjustment mechanism having two pairs of rails, with a bottom support frame having two front pivotal supports, two rear pivotal supports and two side parts carried on the pivotal supports, with a seat back connected to the side parts by a seat... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20070170770 - Vehicle seat with seat-integrated shoulder safety belt: Vehicle seat includes a seat section with a seat section frame and a backrest with a backrest frame, which is connected to seat section by inclination adjustment fittings such that it is pivotable around a backrest pivoting axis. Vehicle seat includes a seat-integrated safety belt with a shoulder belt outlet... Agent: Shilesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070164588 - Folding chair with an anti-pinching device: A folding chair includes first and second parts each having at least one leg, a total number legs of the first and second parts being at least three. A third part of the chair forms a seat and is pivotally connected to the first and second parts. A connecting assembly... Agent: Hess Patent Law Firm, P.C.

20070164589 - Wireless mouse and keyboard chair mount apparatus: An apparatus for supporting a tray on a chair having two arms. The apparatus includes a first support member coupled to a first arm of the chair, the first support member defining a top surface and being adapted to be slid from a use position in which the top surface... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20070164590 - Adjustment assembly for a bicycle seat: An adjustment assembly for securing a bicycle seat includes a base adapted to be mounted on top of a seat post and having an arcuate rail formed on two opposed sides of the base, two adjusting seats oppositely and slidably connected to the base. Each adjusting seat has an arcuate... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070164591 - Arrangement for accommodating passengers; vehicle for transporting passengers: The application describes an arrangement for accommodating passengers, with the arrangement comprising a first placement space that comprises a first accommodation unit, and a second placement space that comprises a second accommodation unit, wherein the two placement spaces are arranged in one placement plane so as to face each other.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070164592 - Rotatable automotive seat apparatus: An automobile/vehicle passenger car seat configured for rotation about a pivot point, thereby allowing a seat occupant such as a child to be more easily buckled within the car seat by a parent, this car seat then configured for rotation back to a forward facing position. The purpose of this... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20070164593 - Articulating headrest assembly: A headrest assembly that is rotatable to various positions includes a support defining a horizontal axis. A shell is rotatably mounted to the support. Notches are disposed on the support, and each notch is associated with one of the positions. A lever is mounted to the shell and has a... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070164594 - Multi-functional armrest assembly: An armrest assembly includes a platform, a post pivotally installed on the platform, a cylinder movably installed on the post, an armrest pivotally installed on the cylinder, an angle controller for controlling the angle of the post on the platform and an elevation controller for controlling the elevation of the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070164595 - Position structure for a level-adjustable armrest: A position structure for a level-adjustable armrest which comprises a driving member, a sliding member and a spring, and those three members are all mounted in an adjusting tube. When the user adjusts the height of the armrest, it will pull the sliding member so as to push the protruded... Agent: Banger Shia

20070164596 - Temporary hold mechanism for a buckle assembly: A temporary hold mechanism for a seat belt sub-assembly is disclosed. The seat belt buckle sub-assembly includes a mounting bracket, at least one seat belt buckle receptacle that is selectively movable between a pre-installed position and an installed position, a biasing element that biases the seat belt buckle sub-assembly into... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070158979 - Modular seat/console for a vehicle: A center seat console that moves between a forward position between front seats, an intermediate position, and a rear position between rear seats is disclosed. The seat/console may function as a seat in the rear seat position, or in the intermediate position. In the intermediate position, the seat/console in the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070158980 - Wall proximity reclining chair with in-line linkage mechanism: A furniture member actuation mechanism includes first and second side plates with polymeric inserts each having an elongated slot each receiving a first or second pin. First and second seat back support elements are provided, the first element rotatably coupled to the first side plate and rotatably linked to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070158981 - Vehicle seat with cushioning layer: The present invention comprises a seat for a vehicle having at least one temperature conditioned component. The temperature conditioned component comprises a cushion, a trim surface, an insert located beneath the trim surface and a cushioning layer. The cushioning layer comprises one or more pouches with a filler material, and... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070158982 - Fighting chair for boating big gamefish that is energy efficient and ergometric: e

20070158983 - Impact absorption structure of vehicle seat: Impact absorption structure is provided in side frame element of seat cushion frame, wherein the side frame element is basically of a closed cross-section portion therein, including forward and backward support points therein. In the structure, an opened cross-section area is defined in the closed cross-section by forming a cut-away... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070158984 - Cover for infant/child seat: A seat cover for an infant/child seat having a seat portion and a back portion and straps for securing an infant/child within the seat comprises a cover member for mounting on at least a part of the seat portion and/or back portion of the infant/child seat. At least one aperture... Agent: Colin P. Abrahams

20070158985 - Lift wire lumbar: An adjustable lumbar support for a seat comprising a pair of parallel lateral rails, wherein each of the lateral rails has a lower end and an upper end, a support panel having a top end and a bottom end, the support panel pivoting at the top end while remaining fixed... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070158986 - Adjustable sun lounge: An adjustable sun lounge for a performance or pleasure boat. The sun lounge converts from a seating configuration into a sunbathing configuration. The sun lounge generally includes a backrest which is movable via a double-pivot hinge and guided by a guide arm from an upright position to a substantially horizontal... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070158987 - Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle: A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor, an upper rail fixed to a vehicle seat, rolling engagement members disposed between the lower rail and the upper rail for making the upper rail to be movable relative to the lower rail in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070158988 - Height-adjusting device for automobile seat: Ends of each supporting pin are projected to both sides of each link plate. Each supporting shaft is fixed by welding to each link plate at a position near one end side of the plate. A pipe-like connecting shaft is axis-aligned to and fitted on an end portion of the... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070158989 - Reclining device of two-point hinged type for seat: A reclining device of two-point hinged type including a reclining plate element having one end connected via first lock mechanism with lower hinge point about which the reclining plate element is inclined and another end connected via second lock mechanism with upper hinge point about which a seat back is... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070158990 - Head restraint for motor vehicle: A head restraint (1) for use in motor vehicles and comprising a support (5) for supporting the head restraint and fixing the head restraint to the backrest of a vehicle seat, the support (5) comprising a carrier (12) and at least one support leg (14, 15) coupled to the carrier... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070158991 - Armrest device: An armrest device includes an armrest mount, an armrest member coupled to and rotatable relative to the armrest mount about a pivot axis, a latch member that extends through the armrest member and into the armrest mount and that is movable in a direction parallel to the pivot axis between... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070158992 - Vehicle seating with foot rest: A passenger seating arrangement for a vehicle having a floor includes a footrest positioned forward of a seat bottom. The footrest has a foot supporting surface positioned above the floor. The footrest may be an enclosure suspended below the bottom of a forward-positioned seat. In an alternative embodiment, the seating... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070158993 - Chair with adjustable foot support: A chair includes a base and a seating structure rotatably coupled to the base and vertically moveable between at least a first position and a second position. A foot support is disposed a vertical distance from the seating structure. The foot support is rotatably coupled to the seating structure and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070158994 - 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

20070152477 - Seating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially lounger or the like: Seating and/or reclining furniture for use outdoors or in wet areas, especially a lounger or the like, includes moisture-resistant base having at least two relatively adjustable supporting elements. Seating/reclining furniture supports a person resting on the furniture, and increases user comfort. At least one electromechanical drive device is provided for... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070152478 - Stroller with passive restraint arrangement: A stroller has at least one seat supported by a frame assembly. The seat has a seat back and a seat bottom. A traversing structure extends laterally across the seat, is spaced forward of a surface of the seat back, and is spaced upward of a surface of the seat... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070152479 - Portable heated stadium seat and method: A portable stadium seat having a base and a back for use on bleacher or hard plastic seating is disclosed which has heated seat and backrest members and a self-contained, rechargeable electrical power source for operating an electrical heating element contained in each of the seat and backrest members. The... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070152480 - Luggage retention device and seat with such a luggage retention device: A luggage retention device may be affixed underneath a seat area of a passenger seat and includes an upper element and a lower element which may be made of flexible materials. The upper element in the region of a backrest of the passenger seat is spaced apart from the lower... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070152481 - Anatomically supportive bicycle seat: The invention disclosed provides an improved bicycle seat or exercise bicycle seat comprised of a narrow anterior portion leading to a wider posterior portion. The improved bicycle seat accommodates, supports, protects, and relieves the male genitals from the pressure of the rider's weight. The posterior portion includes two support surfaces... Agent: George R. Schultz Schultz & Associates, P.C.

20070152482 - Crash-active head restraint: In the case of a head restraint (1) for a vehicle seat, with a support (5), at least two rockers (15, 25) which are arranged movably on the support (5) and are pivotable about horizontal spindles (7, 17), an impact element (13) which is coupled to the rockers (15, 25)... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070152483 - Seat structure: It includes a cushioning member (30) for a seat cushion stretched across the cushion frame (10), and a cushioning member (40) for a seat back stretched across the back frame (20). The seat structure of the present invention includes: a lower cloth spring (31a) of a seat cushion or a... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20070152484 - Latch mechanism and a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism: A latch mechanism and a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a mounting plate, a latch, a pawl, and a cam. The latch, pawl, and cam are rotatably disposed on the mounting plate. The pawl engages the latch before the cam engages the latch to inhibit... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070152485 - Form fitting connection between spindles and spindle holder of slv gears by material shaping for the absorption of the crash loads required for this application: The invention relates to a holding device (5) of a seat slide drive for a motor vehicle, wherein the holding device (60) is designed as a metallic block, wherein the holding device (60) is provided with a through-bore (61), in which one end of the spindle (5) is placed and... Agent: Nath & Associates, PLLC

20070152486 - Mounting seat for an integrated circuit and a circuit board and method of manufacturing the same: A mounting seat for an integrated circuit (IC) and a circuit board includes a base formed by way of powder metallurgy, two pin holes formed on the base, and two positioning pins, which may be respectively formed in the pin holes by way of insert molding or inserted into the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070152487 - Foldable headrest assembly: The foldable headrest assembly includes a first and second support and a first and second paddle. A first and second plate extending from the supports and supported by the paddles rotate in unison about a first axis (A1) from an upright to a forwardly folded position. A lock lever rotatably... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070152488 - Arm rest using vertical lapped fiber: An arm rest for furniture or other chair or seating applications is described. The arm rest includes a cushion member, a frame component, and an optional covering or protective layer. In certain applications, the arm rest is formed from a vertically lapped fibrous batt.... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070152489 - Seat back frame for automotive seat: A seat back frame of automotive seat, which has an armrest connection point in one of the two side frame members thereof, to which an armrest may be mounted. A reinforcing element is removably secured between such one of the two side frame members and a lower frame member of... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070152490 - seat assembly for automobile: A seat assembly for an automobile includes a support unit for supporting an overloaded seat cushion frame to prevent an overload applied to the seat cushion frame from being entirely applied to a passenger sensor to thereby prevent the passenger sensor from being damaged or deformed. The support unit comprises... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070152491 - Seat cushion pad for vehicle, seat back pad for vehicle, and seat for vehicle: A seat cushion pad for a vehicle and a seat back pad for a vehicle producing no discomfort between seat comfort of an under-hip section and a backrest section and that of the other sections. The seat cushion pad for a vehicle, in which a part of or entire seating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070152492 - Multi-way adjusting device for a seat element and/or a cable control: A multi-way adjustment device, in particular a two-way adjustment device, is proposed for a seat component, which is suitable in particular for the seat-back width adjustment of a seat. The multi-way adjustment device comprises an adjustment part (7) adjustably mounted relative to a mounting plate a (1), which when moved... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070152493 - Safety restraint for a vehicle: Child restraint for a vehicle with a rectangular flexible sheet, a pair of attachment rings, a mating device, a seatbelt mating device, and a rigidifying strip. The attachment rings are attached to one edge of the flexible sheet so that the rings align with the back seat center and either... Agent: Dave Burns