Chairs and seats inventions 11/08

20080290699 - Adjustable high chair: A high chair assembly (10) for an infant includes a frame (12) for resting on a supporting surface and a seat support (14) which is removably mounted on the frame (12). The seat support (14) is adapted to be self-supporting on the supporting surface when selectively removed from the frame... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080290698 - Folding furniture and methods of assembling the same: A chair includes a pair of rear side frame members, a pair of forward side frame members, a pair of adjustment members, and a seat. The pair of rear side frame members are coupled together in a mirrored relationship. The pair of forward side frame members are coupled together in... Agent: Mark A. Lewis

20080290700 - Reversible seat assembly: A reversible seat assembly includes a pair of spaced apart risers. A seat cushion is operatively coupled to the risers for movement between a first inclined position wherein a front end is farther from the floor than a rear end and a second inclined position wherein the rear end is... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080290701 - Ergonomic support apparatus: An ergonomic support apparatus is disclosed. The support apparatus is adapted to be received and supported by a planar surface of a desktop or workstation when the user adopts a reclining position relative to the support apparatus adjacent the desk or workstation, and includes a shaped limb receiving main body... Agent: Zuber & Taillieu LLP

20080290702 - Ergonomically designed portable cooling seat: An ergonomically designed portable cooling seat is provided. The portable cooling seat according to current application is comprised of a flexible connection duct, a flexible air distributor that is in a form of plastic cushion, a tiny blower that installed inside of the connection duct to facilitate introduction of air... Agent: Eugene Oak, Ph.d., J.d., M.div.

20080290703 - Motor vehicle seat: The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat comprising a back rest (11), a height-adjustable head rest (12), and an aeration device (13) that is integrated into the back rest and comprises a blow opening (16) arranged in the upper side (111) of the back rest (11) and used to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080290704 - Seat for motorcycles: An improved seat is disclosed. The seat is of the type for interchangeable use on internal combustion engine motorcycles. The improvement consists of magnetically soft material secured internally within the seat between its frame shell and its cushion to, in use, provide protection for a motorcyclist's groin from near field... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080290705 - Adjustable slip cover for sofas: A slip cover for a sofa or love seat is disclosed. The slip cover is adjustable in a number of ways to give a good fit for a range of sofa sizes and configurations. Vents are formed in the sides of the back covering portion to accommodate the presence or... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080290706 - Seat position adjusting apparatus for vehicle: A seat system for a vehicle, includes a first pair of slide rails and a second pair of slide rails arranged on a vehicle compartment floor so as to extend in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a first seat and a second seat arranged alongside each other, a forward-rearward... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080290707 - Child safety seat: An application for a foldable child safety seat includes a foldable sheet for supporting the child and a set of straps for removably fastening the head area of the foldable sheet around a first anchoring object such as an airplane tray table. Another set of straps are provided for removably... Agent: Larson And Larson

20080290708 - Rotatable child seat for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a rotatable child seat (1) for motor vehicles, having a base frame (10) and a seat shell system (20). The base frame (10) is configured to be arranged on a vehicle seat (2) and to be held there by means of an in-vehicle safety belt system.... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080290709 - Rigid mounting device for a child safety seat: The present invention is a mounting device for a child safety seat. The child seat attaches to a motor vehicle seat through the use of mounting spikes that go through a set of receiver holes in the automobile seat. The mounting spikes connect the safety seat frame to the motor... Agent: Furr Law Firm

20080290710 - Recliner lift chair with dual motors: A seating unit comprises: a base; a seat; a backrest; at least one ottoman; a reclining mechanism attached to the base, seat, backrest and ottoman; an ottoman power unit attached to the base and to the reclining mechanism; and a backrest power unit attached to the base and to the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080290711 - Toileting chair: A toileting chair has a flexible seat support and a removable seat. The removable seat is positioned on a seat support platform. At least one of the seat support platform and the flexible seat support is vertically movable with respect to the others so as to permit the insertion and... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080290712 - Chair: A chair has a supporting frame, a seat portion, a back portion, and a recline mechanism. The mechanism moves the seat portion upon a reclining action of the back portion. The mechanism has a rear deformable member and a front deformable member operatively connecting the seat portion and the supporting... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080290713 - Headrest device: A headrest device for supporting a headrest with respect to a seat. A lower frame is connectable to the seat, and an upper frame is provided for supporting the headrest thereon. A pair of link brackets connects the lower frame to the upper frame for pivotal motion of the upper... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080290714 - Seat with a pivoting headrest: h

20080290715 - Modular passenger seat for an aircraft: An aircraft passenger seat assembly as described herein is formed from two primary and modular components: a structural frame that provides passenger support and dynamic load paths for the seat assembly; and a comfort frame that provides the passenger seating surface and the external upholstery layer for the seat assembly.... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080290716 - Padding for furniture: The present invention concerns a padding for a cushion (1), such as a cushion for a seat, comprising foam material (100), with modified resilience provided by recesses (101), in at least one section of the cushion, the size and/or density of the recesses being different in adjacent sections providing a... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20080290717 - Seatbelt pulling tool: There is provided a “threadable” seatbelt pulling tool adapted to be releasably secured to a male engagement plate of a seat belt buckle for aiding in the endeavor of securing a child restraint safety seat within a vehicle. In one aspect of the present seatbelt pulling tool, the tool facilitates... Agent: Cargill & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20080284214 - Over and under swing seat: A seat storage assembly is provided for an automotive vehicle having a floor, a roof, and a rear liftgate extending between the floor and the roof. A pair of spaced apart and parallel tracks is disposed along the floor and extends between fore and aft ends. A recess is formed... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080284215 - Stackable chair: A chair according to the invention is provided. The chair preferably includes a substantially square seat. The seat includes four walls. Each of the walls preferably projects substantially perpendicularly downward from one side of the outer perimeter of the upper surface. Each of the walls preferably includes an interior surface... Agent: Weiss & Arons, LLP

20080284216 - Folding chair: A folding chair utilizes a gear train to control a folding motion and to achieve a compact closed form. While holding a handle integrated into a backrest, the weight of the chair allows it to open and unfold automatically into an open position. The folding chair locks in place in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080284217 - Apparatus and methods for covering outdoor patio furniture: In one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for covering a piece of furniture generally includes a base, a spool rotatably supported by the base, and a cover coupled to the spool. The apparatus may also include an attachment device for removably attaching a portion of the cover to the furniture piece... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080284218 - Delayed gas spring chair: The invention provides a gas spring adapted for automatically re-adjusting to a predetermined position, the gas spring incorporating a delay mechanism so that the automatic re-adjustment is delayed by a predetermined amount of time. In one embodiment, the delay mechanism comprises a delay valve that. The invention further provides articles... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

20080284219 - Vehicle headrest cover: A vehicle headrest cover for covering a vehicle headrest having a display mounted therein includes a material designed to correspond with the shape and dimensions of the vehicle headrest and fit over the vehicle headrest for covering the vehicle headrest. The material has a cut-out in a face thereof which... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080284220 - Anti-whiplash vehicle seat: The invention relates to an anti-whiplash vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, with a rear backrest covering, wherein the rear backrest covering includes a fixed side part and a central part, wherein the central part is mechanically fastened to the vehicle seat by a resilient element, and wherein the resilient... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080284221 - Automotive seat: Disclosed is an automotive seat the seat cushion level of which can be adjustable up-and-down, in which the safety is improved when a shock is applied to a vehicle. The automotive seat according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a level adjusting mechanism for adjusting... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080284222 - Seat shell: A seat shell includes a plurality of adjustable cushioning elements each having first and second pads and configured to be non-positively attached to an essentially vertical frame section of a frame using an affixing device, wherein the first and second pads each have at least two openings configured as longitudinal... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080284223 - Seat apparatus for vehicle: A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a seat cushion frame for supporting a seat cushion and operated to move between a first position and a second position relative to a vehicle floor, a link member including first and second ends respectively pivotably connected to the vehicle floor and to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080284224 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat for coupling to the floor of a vehicle comprising a seat back, a seat cushion, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The seat back is pivotable between at least a first position and a design position. The seat cushion is configured to be coupled to the... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20080284225 - Foldable head restraint: A foldable head restraint has two head restraint supports set within a bracket. A latch is made integral with at least one of the head restraint supports. The latch rests against a stop to prohibit rotation of the head restraint support in a first direction. The latch rests against a... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20080284226 - Vehicle seat having an adjustable head restraint: A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant having a seat bottom, a seat back connected to the seat bottom and a reclining mechanism configured to adjustably position the seat back relative to the seat bottom. A head restraint assembly adjustably connected to the seat back includes a headrest and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080284227 - Armrest structure of the back-seat of the heavy-duty motorcycle: The invention relates to an armrest structure of the back-seat of the heavy-duty motorcycle; wherein, the structure is composed of a linking-sleeve and a handle set at both sides of the fix-base. One rectangular-and-hollow adjusting trough is respectively set at each side of the arc-shaped fix-base to facilitate bolts to... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080284228 - Modular furniture system: A modular furniture system comprises a frame adapted to define a plurality of engagement sites and a plurality of components removably engagable to the frame at the plurality of engagement sites to define a piece of furniture. Each component is engagable to the frame at different positions thereon to facilitate... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080284229 - Chair and the structure for stretching a mesh over an element of the chair: A stretching structure of a stretching material in a chair in which the ratio of the rear frame of a backrest to the outline of the chair is small, design is smart, weight is reduced, the number of parts is reduced, and assemblability is improved and the backrest of the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080284230 - Backrest for chair: In order to secure a shape retaining property of a support face of a backrest 1 of a chair, the backrest 1 for chairs comprises frame elements 21 and 22 arranged in pairs at right and left sides, a flexible support member 3 that bridges the frame elements 21 and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080284231 - Seat, method of manufacturing the same, and method of treatment for recovery from permanent set in fatigue of the seat: [Means For Solving Problems] A seat 1 includes frames (15, 25), cushion bodies (11, 21) obtained by forming a plurality of sheet-like fibrous structures 4a to 4d integrally, and covers (13, 23), wherein a sheet-like fibrous structure 4 is formed by performing cotton blending of thermally adhesive composite short fibers... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080284232 - Coupling unit and adjusting mechanism using the coupling unit: A coupling unit (1) for adjustably mounting a support structure (6, 7) in a seat frame is provided, comprising first connecting means (2, 3) for connecting the support structure (6, 7) with the coupling unit (1) and second connecting means (4, 5) for connecting the coupling unit (1) with a... Agent: Kang Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20080284233 - Vehicle seat, in particular a shell-type seat: In the case of a vehicle seat, in particular a shell-type seat, having a backrest (4) over which a safety belt (G) can be guided in order to secure a seat occupant (F, M), the safety belt (G) can be placed in contact with a belt catch hook (10) that... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080277976 - Seat back assist: A seat back assist system is disclosed which provides an assist when opening a vehicle split seat back from an upright position and a lift assist when returning the seat back to the upright position from a load floor (horizontal) position. The assist system allows the seat to pop off... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080277977 - User interface support, and chair in combination therewith: A user interface support effective to be easily attached to an office chair. The user interface support includes a horizontal support, a vertical support, and a pad surface. The pad surface is attached to the horizontal and vertical supports. The user interface support may be combined with a chair having... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080277978 - Heavy duty bag for use with a seat back: A heavy duty bag is for use with a back rest of seat. The back rest is connected to, and supported by, a pair of support posts. The bag includes an enclosure, a top, a sleeve, and a strap. The enclosure forms an interior volume for receiving a load. The... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080277979 - Ultra light saddle structure, particularly for pedal-driven vehicles and process for making its support frame: An ultra light multilayer saddle structure, particularly for pedal-driven vehicles, comprising a support frame (2) optionally covered with a resilient padding (3). The frame (2) has a first skin (6) and a second skin (7), between which a spacer core (8) is interposed. The first (6) and the second skin... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20080277980 - Seat rail structure of motorcycle: A seat rail structure for a motorcycle having sufficient strength and rigidity while achieving a weight reduction of a vehicle body. A seat rail structure of a motorcycle includes a main frame and a seat rail formed of magnesium alloy to be secured to the main frame. The seat rail... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080277981 - Juvenile seat pad with variable size infant receptacle: A juvenile seat pad is adapted to be placed on a juvenile seat such as a juvenile vehicle seat. The pad is configured to be altered to produce either a large-sized infant receptacle suitable for full-term and growing infants or a relatively smaller small-sized infant receptacle suitable for premature infants.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080277982 - Stackable chair: A stacking chair having a seat, a back support, and a frame for supporting the seat and back support. The frame includes a pair of spaced apart leg members, a back support member, and a seat support member. The leg members have a front portion and rear portion interconnected by... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080277983 - 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.

20080277984 - Child safety seat: The present invention concerns a child safety seat (1) for use with a vehicle seat. The child safety seat comprises a child seat body having: —a child support portion (2), and a base member (7), a link (11) projecting from the child seat body, and a releasable connector (12) provided... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080277985 - Lumbar support: The invention relates to a lumbar support comprising a plurality of pneumatically operated chambers (11-14) for adjusting the curvature of a seat back, wherein the lumbar support comprises two outer chambers (11, 12) and two central chambers (13, 14) in the longitudinal direction of the seat back, wherein the two... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080277986 - Vehicle seating having releasable keeper for towel bar: A seat track assembly for mounting a seat assembly to floor of a motor vehicle. The seat track assembly includes track mechanism having a fixed track adapted to be mounted to the floor and a movable track slidingly adjustable relative to the fixed track. A latch is operatively coupled to... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080277987 - Composite seat back frame: A seat back is provided having a composite body having a first end, a center section, and a second end that is thicker than the center section. The first end, the center section, and the second end comprise a plurality of layers of highly aligned fibers in a thermoplastic matrix.... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080277988 - Recliner chair shielding assembly: This invention is related to a shielding assembly comprising a cover plate, upper and lower paddle arms, a circular plate, and a back plate for covering an opening in an arm of a recliner chair. The opening provides clearance for a drive tube that moves independently from the arm. The... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080277989 - Headrest for vehicles: A headrest for vehicles including a stationary plate secured to the seat back of a vehicle; an attachment shaft supported by the stationary plate; a coil spring wound on the attachment shaft and having a fixed end and a free end with its inner diameter being smaller than the outer... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP Koda/androlia

20080277990 - Head rest devices: A head rest device that is incorporated into a seat back includes a head rest body, a stay that is integrally connected to the head rest body, a tilting mechanism that is fixedly connected to the seat back and is arranged and constructed to tilt the stay relative to the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080277991 - Vehicle seat armrest assembly: A vehicle armrest assembly (20) includes an armrest (22), a ratchet mechanism (24) having a linear ratchet plate (36) that cooperates with a pawl locking assembly (38) to permit vertical adjustment of the armrest. An upper armrest portion (100) is mounted on an armrest housing (96) by a track (102)... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080277992 - Stool: A stool includes a seat board, a plurality of legs, and a connecting board. The plurality of legs is attached to the seat board so as to protrude from the seat board in a downward direction, and to support the seat board such that the seat board is horizontally held.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080277993 - Metal structure and vehicle seat: The invention relates to a metal structure for a vehicle seat, in particular for the backrest of a motor vehicle seat. The structure includes a deep-drawn front shell and a deep-drawn rear shell, in addition to at least one fitting that can be fixed to the metal structure with the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080277994 - Furniture protector device: Furniture protector device comprising: a plurality of side by side rigid elongate members forming an upper layer of rigid members and and a lower layer of rigid members. The layers are attached to each other by standard equally space pins to form a standard expandable lattice structure. A plurality of... Agent: Eric Gray

20080272629 - Folding chair cot for use with emergency vehicles: A collapsible emergency vehicle chair cot that includes a support system and a movement system is described. The movement system is coupled to the support system and utilizes rotational movement to assist in moving the chair cot over a surface. The support system and movement system are configured to be... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

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20080272630 - Seat assembly having a removable load floor panel: A vehicle seat assembly having a seat back and a load floor panel associated with the seat assembly. The seat back has a back surface that includes a first retaining feature. The load floor panel has a first attachment feature. The first retaining feature engages the first attachment feature when... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20080272631 - Active head restraint for a vehicle: A head restraint for a vehicle seat is provided. The head restraint includes a head restraint subsection and a driving device. The head restraint subsection is movable from a use position to a safety position, while the driving device is configured to move the head restraint subsection from the use... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080272632 - Article of furniture with functional textual symbols: Presented herein is an article of furniture, wherein said article of furniture functionally integrates the shapes of at least two characters, and an upper portion of at least one character is adapted to accommodate at least one part of a human body, and a lower portion of at least one... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080272633 - Apparatus for measuring child seat anchor tension: A child seat anchor apparatus includes at least one sensor for measuring tension exerted on a system including a pair of anchor brackets disposed between the bottom and back cushions of a vehicle seat. In a first mechanization, the anchor brackets are directly coupled to individual sensors mounted on an... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080272634 - Vehicle headrest: Headrest (5) for seats (10) of motor vehicles (4). It comprises a body (6) of essentially prismatic shape whose front face (11), which corresponds to the direction of travel of the vehicle (4), is adapted to receive, at rest, the back of the head of the occupant of said seat... Agent: Collen Ip

20080272635 - Back support for seat: An orthopedic back support for displacing a person's weight from the lower area of the spine by providing support for the upper torso and for use with a chair or seat having a seat base and a seat back. A flexible fabric cross piece is connected between vertical members to... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080272636 - Dynamic chair back lumbar support system: A chair back according to embodiments of the present invention includes a rigid support member for reclinable attachment to a base, a flexible frame member having a flexible frame and a mesh, the mesh at least partially spanning the frame, and a seat attachment member moving in synchronization with the... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Patent Docketing

20080272637 - Foldable vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes a pivotable backrest including a counterbalance electric and/or pneumatic drive, a locking/unlocking mechanism and an adjustment mechanism.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080272638 - Synchronization mechanism: A synchronization mechanism for a correlated movement of a seat and a backrest of an office chair contains a basic support placeable on a chair post, a seat support and a backrest support. To provide a synchronization mechanism for which an adjustment of a spring tension to change the “tilting... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080272639 - Gear-driven adjusting assembly for continuous adjustment of seat angle: A gear-driven adjusting assembly for continuous adjustment of seat angle is disclosed. A external gear plate of the gear transmission mechanism is mounted in a internal gear plate with a eccentricity therebetween. An external cam of a gap removing mechanism is mounted between a central boss of the internal gear... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080272640 - Recreational chair shade system: The present invention comprises a method of attaching a pair of support arms to a chair for the purpose of positioning a towel or canopy. Each support arm provides a hooking means for fitment to common chairs, and a long arcuate towel-supporting member through which one end of a towel... Agent: Mathew J. Temmerman