Chairs and seats inventions 05/09

20090134673 - Folding frame for a folding chair with seat back: A spring locking knob and a fixed stop at the upper ends of the front legs of a chair frame cooperate to restrict movement of a slideset joining the front legs, rear legs and seat support struts of a chair in making the chair more stable and resistant to an... Agent: Charles I. Brodsky

20090134674 - Theraputic support device: The present invention relates to therapeutic furniture and apparatus and therapeutic method wherein a recumbent or semi-recumbent therapist applies foot or hand pressure therapy to the patient seated in tandem configuration in front of therapist, and wherein both patient and therapist are supported by device.... Agent: Brent Deck

20090134675 - Motor vehicle seat provided with a ventilation device: The backrest and/or seat cushion part of a motor vehicle seat include/includes padding with a ventilation device including a ventilation layer and a device for heating and/or cooling the air flowing through the ventilation layer. The padding can be heated and/or cooled by the ventilation device in an improved manner... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090134676 - Vehicle seat with a seat heater: A motor vehicle seat with a seat heater comprises at least one heating element with metallic heating and/or contact conductors which are uninsulated or insulated with thin paint layers and which are applied to a carrier material. A textile layer with a liquid-repellent impregnation formed by an impregnating agent is... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20090134677 - Motor vehicle seat with an air supply device: In a motor vehicle seat for a closed motor vehicle, an air supply device is provided for supplying the head, neck and shoulder region of the seat occupant with warm air that can emerge via an air discharge opening on that side of the backrest which faces the seat occupant.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090134678 - Child safety seat with emergency harness release: The present disclosure 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: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090134679 - Combined manual recline and manual lumbar adjustment mechanism: A control device for regulating adjustment of vehicle seats is disclosed. The control device is a dual function control arm which combines the manual recliner and lumbar mechanism into a single handle. The handle is moved in a first direction to release the seat back recliner mechanism without affecting the... Agent: Ford Global C/o Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

20090134680 - Motor vehicle seat back structure for a motor vehicle seat: A motor vehicle seat back structure comprising a backrest support frame which consists of a surface turned towards the seat user's back, a lordosis support which is arranged on the front part of the backrest support frame for supporting the user's back and an adjusting device for vertically adjusting the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090134681 - Adjusting system for a vehicle seat: An adjusting system for a vehicle seat is specified that comprises a lower rail that can be mounted rigidly to the vehicle, an upper rail that is displaceable along the lower rail and can be mounted rigidly to the seat, a locking device for locking the upper rail to the... Agent: King & Spalding

20090134682 - Seat reclining device: In a seat reclining device, reclining mechanisms that are respectively provided on right and left sides of a seat are constructed such that locking and unlocking motion thereof can be performed in synchronism with each other via a connection member. A connection structure of the connection member and a operation... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090134683 - Headrests for vehicle seats: A headrest for a vehicle seat has a tubular stay to be attached to a seatback and a connector to be connected to an end of the stay. The stay includes a shaft hole, an attachment hole, and a notched surface. The attachment hole penetrates from an outer surface of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090134684 - Active headrest assembly for vehicle: An active headrest assembly for a vehicle includes a headrest supported by a seat back frame. An active plate is connected to the headrest and has guide slots defined therein. Guide pins are inserted through the guide slots to slide along the guide slots. A lumbar unit has a support... Agent: Sang Do Park 2003-603, Haengbokhan Maeul Apt

20090134685 - Woven articles from synthetic yarn: An article of furniture includes a frame and a woven panel forming at least one of a seat portion and a backrest portion having an exposed outer surface. The woven panel includes a plurality of synthetic polymer yarns attached to the frame forming interstices within the woven panel. A wash... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090134686 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat which comprises a seat cushion, a frame for the seat cushion, and a seat pan supported by the seat cushion frame. A surface of the seat pan is covered with a cushion material, and a cutout is formed in a front portion of the seat pan. The... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090134687 - Seat holding portion structure: A seat holding portion structure has a side member that extends substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The side member has a kick portion whose front and rear end sides are bent and that joins a front portion and a rear portion of the side member that are offset in... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090134688 - Seat gap member: A seat gap member having a gap surface and a mounting portion extending from the gap surface configured to substantially prevent accumulation of debris in the gap. The mounting portion provides one or more mounting surfaces capable of contacting one or more of a seat or vehicle structure. The gap... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090134689 - Safety bow for a children's chair: The present invention concerns a safety bow (40) for use in children's chair (1) comprising a seat plate (2), a backrest (3, 4) and possibly two side pieces (5), wherein the backrest or side pieces have at least one opening each, the safety bow being a three armed constructional part... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20090134690 - Woven belt and seat belt apparatus: [Means for Solving the Problems] A woven belt 101 is made by weaving warp thread 102 extending in substantially the longitudinal direction of webbing and weft thread 103 extending in substantially the width direction of the webbing. Employed as at least either of the warp thread 102 and the weft... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090134691 - Cylinder in pretensioner for seat belt retractor and pretensioner for seat belt retractor employing the same: Provided is a pretensioner for a seat belt retractor. The pretensioner for a seat belt retractor of a vehicle includes a torsion bar on which a webbing is wound; a gear member connected to the torsion bar; a base member with which the gear member is meshed and through which... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090127892 - Chair capable of being adjusted as a chaise: A chair capable of being adjusted as a chaise comprises a cushion assembly including a first cushion, a second cushion and a third cushion; a first rotary shaft being used to pivotally connect the first cushion and the second cushion; a second rotary shaft being used to pivotally connect the... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20090127893 - Car seat with convertible bottom: A car seat is configured to rest on a seat of a vehicle and to support a child, and the car seat has a shell with a front side and a rear side and a seating surface on the front side. A first contact surface is defined on a part... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20090127894 - Vehicle seat with a ventilation device: A vehicle seat has a cushion in which a ventilation layer for ventilating the cushion is integrated. At least one radial fan is integrated at a front end of the ventilation layer.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090127895 - Therapeutic seat back insert: A thermal pack as utilized with an insert to direct at least one of heat and cooling through an open mesh back chair. Additional features may include pillow with a pocket, or a bracket configured to place the thermal pack at least in an effective thermal transfer range at a... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20090127896 - Infant feeding bottle holder: An infant feeding bottle holder apparatus at least includes: an adjustable mounting structure at least including a middle section, first and second end sections coupled to the middle section, and first and second clamp sections coupled to the ends of the first and second end sections, respectively; and a feeding... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20090127897 - Structure of attaching monitor panel: The present invention can include a frame member which attaches the monitor panel at a back side of a vehicle seat, a skin member covering the vehicle seat, a pad member having a seat outer shape, the frame member is harder than the pad member, and the frame member is... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090127898 - Seat structure, particularly for cycle and human body support frames: The present invention finds application in the field of support structures, and particularly relates to a seat structure, particularly for cycle and human body support frames. The structure comprises a support element (2) having a lower surface (4) and an upper surface (3), the latter being designed to support at... Agent: Themis Law

20090127899 - Moveable headrest for viewing images from different directions: A moveable headrest is mounted on or with respect to a support for supporting a user in viewing images in a standing, seated, or reclining posture. The headrest is for supporting the head of the user in executing head movements with a changing direction-of-view. A display mounted with respect to... Agent: Francis J Maguire Bradford Green Building Five

20090127900 - Cushion cover apparatus with connection mechanisms: Covers are secured to cushions that have an outer surface that has connection mechanisms that allow multiple cushions to be coupled to each other and an inner surface that will not damage the surface of the cushions. The covers are secured to the cushions with straps or elastic materials. The... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP Attn:

20090127901 - Seating accessory: A seating pad assembly is provided for use by travelers to increase the comfort for a seat on a public transportation vehicle or at a public transit terminal. The seating pad assembly includes a cushion formed from a viscoelastic foam and having dimensions substantially conforming to the dimensions of at... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090127902 - Child's car seat harness storage system: This invention relates to a child's car seat which may be used with or without an internal harness system, and, more specifically relates to a car seat with a means to store the internal harness system of the car seat when the car seat is being used without the harness... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20090127903 - Safety seat: A chair includes a chair base and seat frame extending upwardly from the chair base. The chair includes an interlock assembly, and an infant chair repeatably moveable between stowed and deployed positions with the chair base. The interlock assembly restricts and allows the ability of the infant chair to move... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20090127904 - Seat structure, seat extension/retraction method and vehicle: In a seat (10), rotating a seat cushion rearward causes the seat cushion to be superposed on the front side of a seat back for stowage. In the stowage of the seat (10), the seat cushion is rotated rearward, moving an interlocking link downward. The connection link (18) is then... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090127906 - Automobile seat with fatigue reduction function: There is disclosed a vehicle seat provided with a system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of a person driving a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising a seat back (1) having a pad (5), the system including an occupant's body-motion promoting mechanism (12) provided in the seat back so as to... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090127905 - Back support structure: A tiltable chair including a base, a fulcrum member having a curved support surface, a back support pivotally connected to the base at a pivot axis and pivotable between at least an upright position and a rearward tilt position, and at least one leaf spring having first and second ends,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090127907 - Seat height adjusting device for automobile: An automobile seat height adjuster includes a linkage base frame between the seat's side frames and seat brackets so as to be vertically swingable. The base frame has two pairs of linkage members interconnected by respective shafts. Each of the linkage members extends between one of the side frames and... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20090127908 - Seat swivel mechanism: A swivel mechanism for a vehicle seat that includes a plurality of pairs of plates that are rotatively coupled providing a first stage of movement where the seat and at least one plate rotates while displacing out of the way of an obstacle and a second stage where the seat... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090127909 - Control for adjustable backrest of a seat or lounge, and seat or lounge incorporating it: An article of furniture such as a chair or lounge with an adjustable back. A control enables the angle of the back to be upwardly adjusted or laid flat, merely by appropriately tilting the backrest.... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090127910 - 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 (27) driven by a driver (21) to... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090127911 - Downwards folding seat: A folding seat for an aircraft has a backrest, a seat area and an armrest. The seat area is pivotable. When the seat area is pivoted, the armrest is pivotable downwards, the seat area and the armrest being coupled by at least one coupling element in the form of a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090127913 - Frame side part of a vehicle seat: The side part of a vehicle seat, meaning either a seat side part or a side part of a seat back, comprises a layered structure. It has at least two layers. A first layer is a sheet steel part determining the shape of the side part. A second layer is... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090127912 - Vehicle seat assembly having a cushion with a colored coating and method of making the same: In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a frame, a cushion supported on the frame, with the cushion having a surface area comprising a major portion and a minor portion, and a trim material secured over the cushion to cover the major portion of the surface area. The... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090127914 - Backrest device in a chair: A backrest device for a chair, in which a backboard is easily flexible without a reduction in its strength, thus making the chair comfortable to sit on. The lower ends of both right and left sides of the back frame are supported at both sides at the back of a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090127915 - Composition for polyurethane foam, polyurethane foam obtained from the composition, and use thereof: The polyurethane foam composition of the present invention comprises at least water, a catalyst, a surfactant, a polyisocyanate, and a polyol and/or a polymer-dispersed polyol in which polymer fine particles obtained by polymerizing a compound having an unsaturated bond are dispersed in a polyol, wherein the polyol comprises at least... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090127917 - High chair net assembly: A high chair net assembly and a method of utilizing a high chair net assembly. Embodiments of a high chair net assembly include a net, at least one coupling device configured to couple the net to a high chair, and at least one folding mechanism. A method of utilizing a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090127916 - Vehicle seat frame with a hinge mounting, more specifically with a seat back hinge mounting: A frame of a motor vehicle seat for a motor vehicle including a hinge mounting having a hinge arm, and further including a structure part, said structure part being connected to the hinge arm in a connection region, the connection region being rigid when subjected to a load below a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090121523 - Convertible passenger seat assembly: A passenger seat assembly and method for converting the seat assembly between a three-seat configuration and a two-seat configuration includes a seat assembly base and first, second, and third seats mounted on the seat assembly base. The first and third seats define outboard seats and the second seat defines an... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20090121524 - Temperature adjustable seat: A temperature adjustable seat is disclosed. The temperature adjustable seat comprises a seat and air being blown into an inside thereof a thermoelectric device for heating and cooling the air, an air-blower for blowing either heated air or cooled air by the thermoelectric device through the inside of the seat,... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090121525 - Vehicular seat: A vehicular seat including: a seat back; a temperature regulation unit which regulates temperature of an air blown from a surface of the seat back and has a heat exchanger; and an exhaust passage which exhaust waste air discharged from the heat exchanger toward the outside of the seat, wherein:... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090121526 - Head rest control systems: A head rest control system in which a head rest of a seat of a vehicle is constructed to be moved back and forth by a head rest moving mechanism may include a sensor detecting a distance between the head rest and a head of a passenger, and a control... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090121527 - Chair for a foot spa: A spa device including a chair coupled to a frame and at least one tactile immersion sounds delivery device. The chair is rotatably, slidably, and tiltably coupled to the frame. The spa device may include electronic controls for controlling the movement of the seat and the operation of the tactile... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20090121528 - Hook member and latch structure of upholstery material: The present invention can include a hook member includes a pinching portion that pinches a plate body of the seat frame, a fixing portion that can fix the upholstery material, and an introduction portion defining an opening into the fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion is in an opposed configuration... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090121529 - Seating accessory: A seating pad assembly is provided for use by travelers to increase the comfort for a seat on a public transportation vehicle or at a public transit terminal. The seating pad assembly includes a cushion formed from a viscoelastic foam and having dimensions substantially conforming to the dimensions of at... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090121530 - Seat covering structures: A seat covering structure for covering a seat having a covering member may include a detachable seat cover. The detachable seat cover includes a seat cover body that is shaped to cover an outer surface of the seat, and at least one elastic band that is attached to a rear... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090121531 - Seating system: A seating system has a tiltable seat is coupled to a base, which can be coupled to or part of a motor vehicle or other device. The seat can include a seat bracket coupled to the base by a seat tilt pivot configured to permit limited tilting of the seat... Agent: Sylke Law Offices, LLC

20090121532 - Seat positioning and control system: A positioning and control system to selectively position and to monitor and record the position of the seat frame, back rest frame and leg rest supports of a powered wheelchair wherein the positioning and control system comprises a seat positioning mechanism including a seat tilt positioning assembly and a back... Agent: Arthur W. Fisher Iii, P.A.

20090121533 - Seat restraining device: The embodiments described herein provide a vehicle seat assembly that is coupled to a floor of a vehicle. The assembly comprises a seat back frame, a seat cushion frame, at least one leg and at least one blocking member. The seat cushion frame is pivotally coupled to the seat back... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090121534 - Chair: A seat that consists of a single-component body (1) includes an essentially horizontally arranged seat element (11), an upwardly projecting backrest (12) applied to the rear of the seat element (11), and two front legs (10,10′) extending at the front of the seat (11). The two separated rear legs (2′)... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Newark

20090121535 - Structural element for vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes a structural element of a backrest. A through-loading opening is provided in the element. The element includes a metal plate with a reinforcing plate secured to it. A channel in the element is provided in at least some of its circumference or periphery. The channel is... Agent: Johnson Controls, Inc. C/o Fletcher Yoder PC

20090115229 - Underseat storage: A seat apparatus comprises a seat member with a seat bottom, a front leg, a rear leg, a seat back attached to the seat member, a seat cushion movably attached to the seat bottom, and a storage container positioned underneath the seat cushion and attached to the seat member. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090115230 - Child safety seat: A child safety seat having storage space includes a seating base, an armrest base, and a storage structure. The armrest base is disposed on a side of the seating base. The storage structure is disposed on the armrest base. A first storage space is formed inside the storage structure.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090115231 - Adjustable backrest assembly for a motorcycle: An adjustable backrest assembly includes a backrest and a first frame member coupled to the backrest. The adjustable backrest assembly also includes a second frame member configured to be coupled with a motorcycle. The first frame member is slidable relative to the second frame member along an adjustment axis. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090115233 - Headrest having an integrated video screen: A seat back video display assembly adapted to be positioned in the back of a vehicle seat having an outer skin cover. In one aspect, the assembly may comprise a receptacle member having sidewalls and a back wall so as to define an opening wherein the receptacle member is adapted... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090115232 - Motion simulation chair: A motion simulation chair incorporates a base providing elevated attachment points for a number of support cables. A seat support is carried within the base and engages a seat for an occupant at a top end. The seat support has companion attachment points for the support cables at a bottom... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20090115234 - Support assembly and corresponding seat structure: A support assembly having a first support region with adjustable degree of support and a second support region with adjustable degree of support for use in a seat structure is provided. The support assembly comprises a support member for incorporation into a seat frame, a first adjustment arrangement for adjusting... Agent: Kang Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20090115235 - Piece of seating furniture, in particular office chair: A piece of seating furniture, in particular an office chair, has a backrest with a lumbar support. In order to improve the comfort and ease of use of such a piece of seating furniture, the lumbar support is disposed in a height-adjustable manner on a flexible guide strip.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090115236 - Vehicle seat assembly for use in a vehicle having a removable panel that is stowable on the seat assembly and method of making the same: A vehicle seat assembly is disclosed for use in a vehicle having a removable stowable panel. The seat includes a seat body having a seat bottom and a reclinable seat back. A trim component is supported on the seat body and hangs in a downward direction behind the seat body... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20090115237 - Seat belt retractor mounting system: A seat belt retractor mounting system for a vehicle seat includes a bracket having a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A generally planar plate is located generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first sidewall of the bracket. The plate is coupled to the second sidewall. In addition,... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.