Chairs and seats inventions 01/08

20080023992 - Press-back style reclining chair with actuating unit for moving backrest between positions: A press-back style reclining seating unit includes: a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat fixed to the frame, the seat being generally horizontally disposed; a generally upright backrest positioned above the rear portion of the seat; and a reclining mechanism that interconnects the frame and the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080023993 - Belt guide: A child safety seat provided with at least one belt guide unit for the arrangement of at least a portion of a seat belt. The belt guide unit is preferably integrated in or connected to at least one section of the child safety seat or connected in/to at least an... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20080023994 - Infant seat for motorcars: The seat (1) includes a backrest (3) with lateral protections (4), and a liftable headrest (5). This infant seat backrest is inferiorly provided with a complementary member (7) being linked to the headrest (5) by a mechanism (8) that when lifting (F) the headrest brings about a downwardly shifting motion... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080023995 - Motor vehicle seat: The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a base frame for attachment to a motor vehicle and also comprising a seat frame and a backrest frame which are adjustably attached to the base frame and are compulsorily coupled by means of a synchronisation device in such a way... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20080023996 - Lumbar support: A lumbar support uses a molded plastic shell and a series of adjustable straps to provide a support that can be easily fitted to a user's lower back profile. A thing cushion member, preferably a cushion sleeve, is supported on the straps and does not extend to the rear portion... Agent: Dennison Associates

20080023997 - Chair with adjustable seat height: A chair with adjustable chair top height is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the chair has legs of a first height that attach to a chair top. Additionally, a set of leg extenders is provided that is adapted to be positioned between the chair top and the legs in order... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080023998 - Anti-backlash resistant gearing for a seat mechanism: A vehicle seat assembly includes an anti-backlash mechanism in the seat adjustment gearing to reduce or eliminate gaps that cause looseness in the gearing.... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080023999 - Detachable three-piece chair: A detachable chair includes a first frame member including two first side rails having a lengthwise slit, front first cross rails, and rear second cross rails; a second frame member including two second side rails, first seat rails having either end portion projecting laterally out of the second side rail,... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080018141 - Rotation seat for vehicle: A rotation seat for a vehicle has a seat, a rotating plate and a base plate. The seat is fixed on the rotating plate which has a nail member and a biasing member. The biasing member forces the nail member. The rotating plate is rotatably connected to the base plate... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080018142 - Collapsible furniture piece configurable in a table configuration and a bench configuration: A collapsible, configurable furniture piece including a transverse member supporting a first panel. The transverse member defines a first end portion and an opposing second end portion. A first support member is coupled to the first end portion of the transverse member. A first brace is pivotally coupled to the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080018143 - Passenger seat having occupant detector and seat heater covered with waterproof sheet: A passenger seat device includes a detector electrode for detecting occupancy of the seat, a seat heater powered by an on-board electric power source, and a waterproof sheet for preventing water permeated into the seat from reaching the seat heater. Whether the seat is occupied or not is detected based... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080018144 - 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.

20080018145 - Handle for infant carrier: An infant swing has a base member supported by hanger members for reciprocal movement. The base member is formed with an upwardly extending mounting protrusion that nests into a mating receiver structure formed on the bottom of the seat carrier. A latch mechanism carried by the seat carrier is selectively... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20080018146 - Sunshade apparatus: A sunshade apparatus for shading a chair has a flexible canopy element, a support structure for supporting the flexible canopy element above the chair, and a pair of attachment elements. Each of the attachment elements is attached to the support structure for mounting the flexible canopy element above the chair.... Agent: Law Offices Of Eric Karich

20080018147 - Contoured bicycle saddle and method of manufacturing: A contoured bicycle saddle includes a saddle shell formed with an insertable seat panel that may be custom formed to fit a particular rider's anatomical features. The rider's anatomical features are molded in a saddle shell fixture, a seat panel is fabricated from the molded features, and the seat panel... Agent: Gary L. Eastman

20080018148 - Adjustable saddle construction for bicycles: An adjustable saddle construction, particularly designed for bicycles, comprises a saddle rear part and a saddle front part or tip, removably coupled to the saddle rear part, so as to define at least two discrete positions, i.e. a raised position and a lowered position.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080018149 - Child safety seat with emergency harness release: The present invention discloses a child safety seat comprising: (a) a supporting base structure adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat; (b) a child seating surface wherein the seating surface comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, and wherein the seat back has disposed therein at least one... Agent: Alvin T. Rockhill Patent Attorney

20080018150 - Booster bench: This is a Child Booster Seat that nests inside of one another until needed. When facing the seat the top 2 seats lift together from front with hinges on back, slides either direction and snaps down into slot by cup holder, thus making it a 2 booster seat bench. If... Agent: Christina L Basham

20080018151 - Seat configuration system for an automotive interior: A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating system includes a reversible automotive seat that includes a seat cushion and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080018152 - Collapsible portable child safety seat: A collapsible child safely seat device for use in a vehicle, the device comprising a seating portion pivotally connected to a back support, the back support comprising a backrest portion and a headrest portion, wherein the seating portion and back support may be folded together, wherein the sealing portion and... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080018153 - Seat, in particular aircraft passenger seat comprising a cover part with a variable pre-tension: The invention to a seat, in particular an aircraft passenger seat, comprising seat components such as a seat (10) and a backrest (12), in addition to at least one cover part (20), which is pre-tensioned in at least one direction and at least one section and which extends between frame... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080018154 - Seat device for a chair: A seat device for a chair having a lumbar support or a seatback is provided. A lower portion of the lumbar support (or seatback) is formed as a shaft having an external teeth portion for positioning pin lugs of a base and fixed blocks. A movable block is joined with... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080018155 - Reclining seat for a material handling vehicle: A reclining seat for use in a material handling vehicle includes a seat back that is pivotally coupled to a wall of the operator compartment and to a seat pad. The seat pad is moveable toward a center of the operator compartment to provide the capability to recline, and is... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080018156 - Seat assembly with multiple independent seat belts: A seat assembly for a vehicle comprises a seat having a seat belt assembly comprising two or more seat belts, a latch attached to each seat belt, and a corresponding buckle, wherein each buckle releasably engages each corresponding latch in a corresponding housing, and a release mechanism located remote from... Agent: Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone Marjory G. Basile, Esq.

20080018157 - Furniture, in particular seating furniture: Piece of furniture includes a first part, and a second part that may be adjusted relative to the first part of the piece of furniture in an adjustment movement. There is a drive device, the drive device being configured for adjusting the second part relative to the first part. At... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080018158 - Child seat for a motor vehicle: Child seat for motor vehicles with a seat shell and backrest, at the upper end of which a head support (10) with lateral wings (11) projecting towards the front is disposed. The inclination of the head support (10), at least of a headrest (12) disposed between the two lateral wings... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080018159 - Height adjustable headrest device: The invention relates to a height adjustable headrest device with a crossbar element and a headrest supporting element as well as a clamp connection for continuously variable mounting of the headrest element at the crossbar element. The clamp connection comprises a retaining clamp comprising two recesses as well as a... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080018160 - Axial fixation device for an armrest: A device for the axial fixation of a shaft in a component including a groove which is defined on the shaft and a securing device configured to releasably engage the groove. The axial force is required for releasing the securing device being able to be altered depending on the rotational... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080018161 - Modular seat back assembly: A modular seat back assembly includes first and second seat backs adjacent each other. The seat backs are selectively positionable relative to each other in a first and a second seating arrangement. A coupling member extends from the first seat back to the second seat back and is mounted to... Agent: Basf Aktiengesellschaft

20080018162 - Environmentally friendly layered seating assembly: The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly layered vehicle seat assembly and a method of making the same. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a cushion composite comprising a structural layer and a cushion layer adjacent to the structural layer, and a trim material secured... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080018163 - Harness system for an infant or young child: A harness system for an infant. In an embodiment, the harness system comprises a unitary body including a front section to engage at least a portion of the anterior of the infant, a rear section to engage at least a portion of the posterior of the infant, and an intermediate... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080018164 - Guide anchor for seat belt of vehicle and method for manufacturing the same: A guide anchor for a seat belt, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The guide anchor comprises a guide plate having a latching hole and a slide guide hole formed therein, a guide piece engaged with a lower circumference of the slide guide hole, and a first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080018165 - Guide anchor for seat belt of vehicle and method for manufacturing the same: A guide anchor for a seat belt, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The guide anchor comprises a guide plate having a latching hole and a slide guide hole formed therein, a guide piece engaged with a lower circumference of the slide guide hole, and a first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080012394 - Furniture mechanism with tilt cam for multiple position tilt: A furniture mechanism includes first and second side plates. First and second support members are rotatably pinned to the side plates. First and second pantograph linkage sets are each linked to one of the side plates and each extend from a stowed position to a fully extended position and support... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080012396 - Reclining seating unit with high legs and t-shaped seat cushion: A reclining seating unit includes: a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface; a generally horizontally-disposed seat; a generally upright backrest positioned rearwardly of the seat; a footrest unit; and a reclining mechanism that interconnects and controls the relative movement of the frame, the seat and the backrest between... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080012393 - Rear seat system of a motor vehicle: A rear seat system of a motor vehicle includes at least one seat that has a backrest and a seat surface. The backrest has, laterally, a backrest sidewall extending at least over part of the height of the backrest, and can be folded over forward about a pivot axis independently... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080012395 - Adjustable seating furniture: Furniture drive for displacing parts of a piece of furniture relative to one another, includes a linearly displaceable drive element for pivoting a pivot shaft that, when furniture drive is in a mounted position, is operatively connected to a part of the piece of furniture to be displaced, and drive... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080012397 - Recliner chair: A chair includes a base structure and a seat which is movably secured to the base structure. Connected to the seat is a backrest for swinging in a virtually wall-avoiding manner. A footrest is movable between a stowed position when not being used and an extended position when in use,... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20080012398 - Seat, in particular a vehicle seat, with means for deviating a ventilation flow based on coanda efffect: A vehicle seat comprises at least one passage for a heating or conditioning air flow and a flow deviating device associated to the seat to control the flow of air through such passage. The flow deviating device comprises at least one Coanda effect deviating device. In the case of application... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080012399 - Folding chair with detachable storage bag: One embodiment of a folding chair and storage bag combination includes a folding chair including first and second frame members each being rectangular and having a top rail, a bottom rail, and two interconnecting rails having a pivot in an intermediate point wherein the first and second frame members are... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080012400 - Driver's seat structure for heavy construction equipment having receptacles: A driver's seat structure of heavy construction equipment having receptacles is disclosed in a driver's cab of heavy construction equipment. The seat structure comprises a predetermined shaped receptacle which is installed in at least two portions of a surrounding side of a driver's seat and is able to selectively receive... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080012401 - Energy absorbing tether for child safety seat: An energy absorbing tether assembly for use with a child safety seat of the type having a pair of spaced apart slots in a shell.... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20080012402 - Seat back structure of vehicle seat: A seat back structure with headrest includes a vertical pressure-receiving element and cross pressure-receiving element. The headrest is fixed on a support rod operatively connected via a rotating link with an actuator link assembly. The vertical pressure-receiving element, upon one load being applied thereto from a seat occupant's lumber part,... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080012403 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion having seat upholstery and a seat back having a seat back upholstery which are held in a seat framework that is anchored to a vehicle floor in a longitudinally shiftable manner, and includes at least one swivelable holding bracket, for the detachable fastening... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080012405 - Chair: Chair includes a base body, at least two upholstered support parts provided on the base body, and the at least two upholstered support parts being configured to support a person resting on the chair, in use. The support parts include a seat part. An electromechanical adjustment device is provided which... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080012406 - Entertainment device with mode indicator: This present invention relates generally to an infant seat and, in particular, to an infant seat that provides a stable, enhanced seating position for an infant and includes a sensory stimulus unit with a slide switch that, when actuated, effectuates a change in visual appearance of the stimulus unit and... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080012404 - Seating and/or reclining furniture, in particular a chair: Seating and/or reclining furniture, in particular a chair, includes at least one first support part and one second support part, each configured to support a person resting on the furniture, in use, and the at least one first and second support part being connected to one another via at least... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080012407 - 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, which produce no discomfort between seat comfort of an under-buttock section and a backrest section and that of the other sections, are provided. A part of or entire seating surface except the under-buttock section of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080012408 - Base for fitting infant seats to motorcars: A base includes an anchor being operable to engage a receiving element provided in a motorcar. The anchor is actuated by a pneumatic device being in its turn actuated by a control provided at the base. The pneumatic device and a control, made up by an articulated lever, are fitted... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080012409 - Baby jumper: A baby jumper includes a seat assembly and a support frame assembly. The support frame assembly includes a top frame, a pair of front legs and a rear leg, each of which has a top end connected to the top frame, a bottom shaft interconnecting the front legs, and three... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080012410 - Built-up inflatable sofa: A sofa of the present invention mainly contains a built-up seat frame which can be easily assembled and disassembled, an inflatable seat cushion positioned horizontally on the seat frame, and an inflatable backrest positioned vertically at a side of the seat cushion. The seat cushion and the backrest are basically... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080012411 - Vehicle seat adjusting assembly: A seat adjusting assembly includes a first latch mechanism movable between a disengaged position wherein a vehicle seat bottom is forwardly or rearwardly movable relative to the vehicle floor, and an engaged position wherein the seat bottom is prevented from moving. A second latch mechanism is movable between a disengaged... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080012412 - Chair with seat and backrest with synchronised movement: Chair comprising a support base, a seat including a support structure that is movable relative to the support base between a lowered position and a raised position, and a backrest having a support structure articulated to the support base around a transverse axis and oscillating around said axis between a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080012414 - Armchair: Chair, such as an armchair, includes a backrest. The backrest includes at least two backrest parts, which are connected to one another, which can be angularly displaced, and which are adjustable relative to one another. As a result of the adjustability of the backrest parts relative to one another, the... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080012413 - Seat adjustment mechanism comprising a rotative actuating element: The invention relates to a seat adjustment mechanism comprising at least one rotative actuating element (1,6), which is allocated to a vehicle seat (5) comprising a seat surface (4) and a backrest (3) that is connected to said surface by means of an articulation (2). The actuating element (1, 6)... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080012415 - Adjustable armrest: A door having an adjustable armrest has a curved inner trim in the region in which the adjustable armrest is arranged. The adjustable armrest follows the curvature of the door trim with its movement so that the gap between the inner trim and the door is always substantially constant to... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080012416 - Reversible couch: A reversible couch is disclosed. The couch includes a base having first and second opposite sides, first and second opposite ends, and a top surface. A removable backing is provided, configured to rest on or over a portion of the top surface. The couch also has connectors for releasably connecting... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

20080012417 - Seat belt webbing enclosure: A seat belt webbing enclosure for a vehicle seat having a seat back and a seat cushion. The enclosure includes a bracket attached to a frame of the seat back. A cover is coupled to the bracket and extends downwardly to the seat cushion to enclose a gap between the... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.

20080007097 - Combination child carrier: A combination child carrier for carrying a child. There is: a first horizontal seat member; a first vertical support member, coupled to a rear portion the first horizontal seat member and extending upwardly therefrom; an extendable handle member, coupled to a top of the first vertical support member; a plurality... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080007098 - Single-leg support: A single leg support for sitting on by a user has a seat member adjustably connected to a post member, with the post member connected to a base member which contacts a ground surface. In typical use, the support axis of the support is between about five and twenty-five degrees... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Equinox Protection Inc.

20080007099 - Bicycle saddle: A bicycle saddle includes a frame and a padding placed over the frame. The padding includes a leading edge, a trailing edge and a recessed supporting surface defined thereof for receiving an elastic element. The elastic element includes a leading and trailing edge portions for receiving the leading and trailing... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080007100 - Load detecting device for vehicle seat: A load detecting device for a vehicle seat includes a supporting base adapted to be mounted on a floor of the vehicle, a plurality of load sensors arranged along a forward and backward direction of a seat for the vehicle on the supporting base, the load sensors including a load... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080007101 - Vehicle seat and method for moving the vehicle seat in a vehicle cabin: A vehicle seat, an adjusting system and a method for moving at least one vehicle seat arranged in a vehicle cabin, particularly an aircraft seat, comprising seat components that are coupled or guided together, such as a seat part, a backrest and a leg rest, the location and/or inclination of... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080007102 - Seat with adjustable seat occupant support assembly and integrally formed seat shell therefor: The present invention is directed to an adjustable seat occupant support assembly for a seat, such as a vehicle seat, which employs a drive equipped with an arm that bears against an adjuster shoe that urges part of a seat cushion of a backrest of a vehicle seat outwardly or... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080007103 - System and device for monitoring and assisting human gross motor skills: A system includes a lift chair having sensors embedded therein to determine various factors such as the amount of pressure exerted in various portions of the chair, the activity level of the chair user, whether the chair is occupied and which user is currently occupying the chair, and how much... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080007104 - Seat height adjustment mechanism: A seat height adjustment mechanism is provided, which includes a backward link element, a ratchet-type drive mechanism operable by an operating lever to cause vertical movement of the backward link element to adjust height of seat, and a locking mechanism. The backward link element is normally locked by the locking... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080007105 - Adjustable headrest assembly: A headrest assembly for a chair or sofa includes a fixed rear section, and a front section adapted to slide upwardly and forwardly to an inclined orientation with respect to the rear section. Movement of the front section is controlled by a linear actuator, which is connected via a switch... Agent: George A. Seaby Seaby & Associates

20080007106 - Head rest release mechanism: The invention is a head rest actuation system which is activated by forces acting upon a seat back or devices within a seat back. Forces acting upon a seat back or lumbar devices within a seat back are transmitted to a head rest and provide and actuating force therefor.... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC