Chairs and seats inventions

20080203772 - Mono leg transformer seat: A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor having a recess includes a seat cushion and seat back pivotally coupled thereto. A riser mechanism includes at least one front and rear leg, each leg extending between a lower end pivotally coupled to the floor and an upper... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080203773 - Chair for extended seating periods: In order to provide comfort during prolonged seating periods and facilitate proper sitting posture, a chair is configured to include a central chair portion defining a pair of seat back mounting sections, a pair of front leg mounting sections, a pair of rear leg mounting sections, and a seat surface.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080203774 - Collapsible chair: A collapsible chair is described, comprising a carrying frame which receives a covering (4) for a hood-like windshield and is made of support frames (1) mutually swivelable between a storage position and a sitting position and forming a foot part (1). In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080203775 - Stairlifts: The invention provides a stairlift chair in which the seat and armrests move simultaneously when the chair is folded. In a preferred embodiment the footrest also folds, with the armrests and seat, when the chair is folded.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080203776 - Office and desk exercise chair system: An exercise apparatus is provided having a mobile desk chair including a seat with at least two arm attachment members. A back rest is provided pivotally attached to the seat. A base is provided connected to the seat, the base including a center post and a plurality of chair supports,... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20080203777 - Method of shielding a swing arm in a seating arrangement having a movable seat: A protective shroud for a swing arm includes a housing made of two shroud sections that are snapped together around the base of a fixed seating arrangement. The assembled shroud includes two rectangular openings on its sides configured to allow the swing arms of the fixed seating arrangement to pivot... Agent: Andrew S. Mcconnell Boyle Fredrickson, S.c.

20080203778 - Seating implement with tablet: A seating implement has a base frame, a sitting surface, a back rest, and a tablet. The tablet is fastened to a support element provided on one side of the base frame by way of a linkage mechanism, so that the table can swivel between a substantially horizontal position of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080203779 - Lifting and lowering structure of a long-legged chair: A long-legged chair includes a pair of seat supporting members, which are each connected to a respective one of front legs of the chair so as to slide up and down on the front legs; each seat supporting member has a hollow protruding portion thereon, which has a hole facing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080203780 - Table seat with rotatable sitting portion: A table seat (1) comprising a foldable frame (1A) supporting an at least partially foldable container or sitting portion (2) for receiving and supporting a child, said frame (1A) comprising opposing lateral portions (3) enabling the seat (1) to be removably fixed to a top (5) of the table (6),... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080203781 - Air nozzle arranged in the head rest of a vehicle seat: A motor vehicle seat has a headrest which is supported by a backrest. At a front side of the headrest, which faces toward the seat occupant, the air nozzle opens out of an air supply device for supplying the head, shoulder, and neck region of the seat occupant with an... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080203782 - Saddle with quick-connection means to attach bicycle accessories: A multifunction saddle structure, designed to be anchored to a bicycle frame. It has a tapered front portion (3) and a widened rear portion (2). Quick-connection means (4) are provided for connection of bicycle accessories (A) to the rear portion (2). The structure further has an ergonomically shaped peripheral edge... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20080203784 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: The present invention relates to a fitting (8) for a vehicle seat, especially for an automotive seat. The fitting comprises two individual fittings (10, 50) that are arranged axially juxtaposed and in parallel in relation to the flow of force, and that each have two fitting parts (11, 12, 51,... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080203783 - Restraint system: An arrangement for automatically supporting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat when lateral dynamic forces are acting includes a restraint system for securing an upper body of the vehicle occupant in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as a function of the lateral dynamics.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080203785 - Back support mechanism for vehicle seat: A back support mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided with a track mounted to a seat back of the vehicle seat. A carriage is mounted to the track for linear translation along the track between a first position and an actuated position. A support member is connected to the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080203786 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat 1 includes a seat back 3, a seat unit 2 for supporting the seat back 3, and a rotary damper 5 for interconnecting the seat back 3 and the seat unit 2, and for tilting the seat back 3 backward while absorbing energy generated by a load... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080203787 - Seat: A seat (1), in particular a backrest (2), comprises a seat structure (3), a cover (4), and a back panel (5), which back panel (5) has at least one lateral wall (6) covering a receiving space (7) in a side wall (32) of the backrest (2) in which a side... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080203788 - Monitor unit for a vehicle seat: The present invention can include a monitor unit for a vehicle seat including a base portion positioned at a top of a seat back; and a monitor portion including a monitor with a display surface for displaying images. The monitor portion is pivotally connected to the base portion via a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080203789 - Vehicle seat, particulary a motor vehicle seat: Disclosed is a vehicle seat (1), particularly a motor vehicle seat, comprising a seat part (3), at least one fitting (5) which is provided with a first fitting part (7) and a second fitting part (8) that can be swiveled relative to the first fitting part (7) about an axis... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080203790 - Molded seat assembly with flexible weaving: A seat assembly including an assembly frame having at least two seat connection brackets, a seat frame, two or more connectors attached to the seat frame, the two or more connectors removably attached to the two or more seat connection brackets, two or more flexible supports extending across at least... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080203791 - Profile for fastening a cover on a vehicular seat headrest: A profile (9) which can be connected to a cover (4) serves to fasten the cover (4) on a supporting body (2). According to the invention, it is provided that the profile has a recess (17) for receiving a connecting region, in particular a seam (6), of cover segments (5.1,... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080203792 - Seat assembly for a motor vehicle: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a central support element, fixed essentially vertically in a vehicle cabin to which the seats are fitted. The seat assembly includes connector bodies arranged at one end of the support element for fixing to a part of the cabin, the connector bodies... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080203793 - Vehicle safety restraint system: A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080203794 - Actuating element for a device moved by a traction rope and a lordosis supporting element: The invention relates to an actuating element for a lordosis supporting device driven by a traction rope and to a lordosis supporting element in a vehicle seat. The actuating device includes a deflecting element that is mounted on a frame such that it is pivotable about an actuating shaft and... Agent: King & Spalding

20080203795 - Adjustable seat assembly: A vehicle seat is slidably mounts to rails secured to a vehicle chassis. The rails extend downwardly and away from the steering shaft of the vehicle at a substantial slope. Grooves formed in the rails receive posts secured to the seat to slidably mount the seat. A plurality of registration... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080203796 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle seat includes: a frame part, which is lockable in its rear region on a rear foot or on the chassis side and is pivoted in a front hinge in a swiveling manner; a seat back pivoted in a seat back pivot on the frame part in a foldable... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080203797 - Control mechanism for a chair: A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring assembly therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly. The tilt control mechanism includes a control plate mounted to the control shaft on which the uprights are mounted, wherein the control plate rotates in combination with the... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20080203798 - Recliner mechanism: A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided. The recliner mechanism includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part forming a housing with an interior and being arranged on a common shaft. The recliner mechanism further includes a latching device arranged in the interior of the housing.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080203799 - Seat reclining apparatus for vehicle: A seat reclining apparatus includes: a disk-shaped base-side case; a disk-shaped arm-side case; a center shaft rotatably disposed in center part of the base-side case and center part of the arm-side case; a cam member fitted on the center shaft to rotate integrally with the center shaft; a lock tooth... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080203800 - Self-compensating mechanical latch: A latch mechanism may include a housing, a claw rotatably supported within the housing between a latched position and an unlatched position, a first cam rotatably supported within the housing and operable to lock the claw in the latched position, and a second cam supported within the housing and slidably... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080203801 - Folding head restraint mechanism: A foldable head restraint assembly includes a mounting subassembly, a structural shell, and a locking plate. The mounting subassembly supports the structural shell and includes a first support post, a second support post, a cross member, and a latch rigidly. The cross member is attached to the first and second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080203802 - Lounge chair with adjustable arm rests: According to some embodiments of the invention, the convenience of lounge, pool, and patio furniture is increased by providing adjustable armrests that do not require cumbersome adjustments in order to reposition the armrest. According to some embodiments of the invention, an additional pair of armrests may be attached to existing... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080203803 - Lumber distraction chair: Lumbar distraction is an effective treatment for back pain. However the discomfort and morbidities associated with vertical inversion has limited its use. The Lumbar Distraction Chair delivers a gentler lumbar distraction without the discomfort of being suspended vertically. The device is a modified office swivel chair with inward folding arm... Agent: Esmond Gee

20080203804 - Collapsible support frame for furniture: A collapsible support frame includes a plurality of segmented legs pivotally connected to an inner surface of a collar, and are held together by an elastic cord. The legs pivot between a folded and a deployed position. In the folded position, the legs segments form a bundle to facilitate storage... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080203805 - Textile seat supported in a textile support frame: A seat for a land vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft, comprising a textile seat portion having a seating surface and a backrest with a supporting structure for the seat portion configured as a support frame extending about the seat portion. The support frame is in the form of a textile strap... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20080203806 - Seat belt device: The seat belt system includes a locking device for locking the retractor having a sensor-weight type acceleration sensor for activating the locking device, a posture controller for controlling a posture of a sensor weight of the sensor-weight type acceleration sensor, an angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080203807 - Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same: A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt; a spool, a locking mechanism, a belt withdrawal sensor, a lock actuating device for actuating the locking mechanism, and a lock gear disposed in the lock actuating device. A movement preventive member is provided at the lock gear for preventing movement of... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080203808 - Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same: A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt, a spool for winding the seat belt, an operation member, and a planetary gear mechanism for transmitting a rotation of the spool to the operation member and actuating the operation member. The planetary gear mechanism includes a carrier to which rotation of... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080197676 - Folding chair: A folding chair is disclosed. The chair includes a plurality of legs, including front and back legs, a seat, and a folding unit. The folding unit is attached to the legs and the seat, and it is configured to fold the legs using a force applied to at least one... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20080197677 - Method and device for controlling a seat: f

20080197678 - Tablet arm assembly: A tablet assembly including a tablet movable between a generally vertical stored position and a generally horizontal in-use position, and a swivel joint operable between the tablet and a mount, the swivel joint comprising an elbow, a first plate, and a second plate, wherein the first plate is rotateably attached... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080197679 - Human form child car seat: The present invention provides a human form child car seat adapted to have a child seated therein, the child car seat comprising: (a) a seat body having (i) a generally human body head and arm shape, including a seat wall and a backrest wall; (ii) a front seat side; (iii)... Agent: Steven B. Stein

20080197680 - Bicycle saddle: A bicycle saddle comprises a frame including an upper side on which being mounted a first and a second paddings and an under side on which being mounted a suspension rail for mounting the bicycle saddle on a bicycle. The frame further includes a compartment defined between the first and... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080197681 - Active head restraint with self resetting mechanism: An apparatus includes a seat back having an outer surface that selectively contacts a seat occupant and a head restraint extending from the seat back that has a head restraint portion that selectively contacts the seat occupant. The head restraint portion is moveable between a forward position and a rearward... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080197682 - Seat for heavy construction equipment: A seat for heavy construction equipment is provided, which requires no change of a shape of outer side surfaces of console boxes for heavy equipment in the case where a retractable type seat belt is mounted on a side surface of a seat part having the console boxes mounted on... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080197683 - Motor vehicle: The invention relates to a motor vehicle with rear seats (3), the seat bench (5) and backrests (6) of which may be placed in a first position in which passengers sit in the direction of travel and into a second position in which the load area of the luggage compartment... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080197684 - Height adjustment device of a vehicle seat and a vehicle seat fitted with it: A height adjustment device of a vehicle seat comprises a control valve means for governing the degree of filling of a compressed air actuator. Following an alteration in the weight to be carried by the compressed air actuator there is a relative switching over movement between a component bearing a... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080197686 - Adjustment mechanism: An inclination adjustment fitting for seat backs of vehicle seats includes two fitting parts that are connected in a swiveling manner relative to each other via a wobble mechanism driven by an eccentric. The eccentric is formed from an eccentric ring and two wedge segments that are arranged in mirror... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080197685 - Seat adjuster: A transmission device, in particular for the adjuster of a vehicle seat, is suitable for converting a linear driving motion into a rotary output motion. According to an exemplary embodiment, the device has at least one lever that extends radially relative to a driven axis and is connected thereto. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080197687 - Recliner regulating device: The present invention discloses a recliner regulating device comprising a cam, a return spring, a housing plate, a ratchet gear connected with a central shaft. The external hook of the return spring is fixed in a hole of the housing plate. Sliders are fitted in sliding grooves of the housing... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080197688 - Portable posture correction device: A device for correcting sitting posture consisting of a back pad (10) a cord (16) and a control box (22) that is easily used on chairs with a variety of seat back heights and gives audiovisual and tactile indication on posture position.... Agent: Bryan Tate

20080191520 - Air supply device for a motor vehicle seat and method for the operation thereof: An air supply mechanism for a vehicle seat has an air discharging opening which is provided in the upper region of the vehicle seat and via which the head, shoulder, and neck region of a seat occupant can be subjected to an airflow in order to reduce undesirable draft phenomena.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080191521 - Automotive vehicle seat insert: There is disclosed a sealed edge insert suitable for placement within a seat of an automotive vehicle. The insert includes multiple layers, one of which includes a heater for providing an occupant of the seat with warmth. The insert also includes an air mover (e.g., a fan) for providing ventilation... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch Pc

20080191522 - Headrest: A movable headrest provided on a seat back of a seat mounted in a vehicle and capable of changing a position from a normal position to an emergency position, the headrest including a headrest support supported by the seat back and having a guide section, a rotary support member pivotally... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP Koda/androli

20080191523 - Aircraft module and aircraft including such a module: a seat (64) adjacent to the said vertical wall, characterized in that the module comprises at least one removable shelf (50, 52) that is able to occupy several positions, and in one of these positions, referred to as working position, the said at least one shelf extends horizontally from the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080191525 - Seat with adjustable dynamic joint: A pivoting joint for use in a task chair or the like provides an adjustable elastomeric coupling that permits multi-axis rocking of the seat pan with a restoring force that provides controlled stability.... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080191524 - Vehicle seats: A vehicle seat has a seat cushion having a cushion pad deformable to be flexed when a seating load of an occupant is applied. A seating sensor is disposed within the seat cushion for detecting a seating position of the occupant. The seating sensor is configured as a push-in switch... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080191526 - Method for fitting a seat sensor into a seat cushion: A method for fitting a sensor onto a seat cushion is disclosed, which is specifically suitable for the assembly of a seat sensor onto a seat cushion, wherein the seat cushion comprises a seating surface having a central region, said central region of said seating surface being at least partially... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080191527 - Vehicle seats: A vehicle seat has a seat cushion having a seating region. A first seating sensor is disposed at a central portion of the seating region and can detect a first seating position of an occupant. A second seating sensor is disposed at a peripheral portion of the seating region and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080191528 - Connector for stretch straps of a chair: A connector for stretch straps of a chair is mounted on the chair to hold and stretch a stretch strap with an opposite connector mounted on the chair and has a receiving recess formed inside the connector and a connecting slot formed through the top of the connector and communicating... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080191529 - Disposable seat cover device: A single-use disposable sanitary cover temporarily houses a portion of a seat and mitigates virus and germ contact on a person's body. The disposable sanitary cover includes a flexible elongated sleeve having an outer shell, an interior cavity and an elongated slit forming a rim equipped with a stabilizing means... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, Llc.

20080191530 - Special expandable booster bench: A booster seat device called a Special Expandable Booster Bench. This device is a booster seat system where a combination of benches nest inside of one another until needed. The device is comprised of two or more benches and a means to slide or interconnect the benches to each other... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, Pc

20080191531 - Adjustable depth vehicle seat system: An adjustable depth seat includes fixed and moveable cushions. The moveable cushion is moveable between retracted and extended positions. In the retracted position, a support cushion is hidden. In the extended position, the support cushion is exposed.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20080191532 - Seat structure: A seat structure comprises a base (1), a back and a bolster (2) located on at least one edge of the base or back. The bolster (2) includes an upholstered cover (3) and a support structure (4) for controlling the position of the upholstered cover (3). The support structure (4)... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080191533 - Bench seat with movable bolsters: A rear seat assembly is provided for supporting occupants. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion. A pair of spaced apart outer seat backs is pivotally secured to the seat cushion. A middle seat back is pivotally secured to the seat cushion and disposed between the pair of outer seat... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080191534 - Self cleaning swivel seat assembly: The present invention is directed to a swivel seat assembly comprising a seat and a seat support. The seat support includes upper and lower swivel plates each having an annular recess or track. The lower plate track has one or more openings. A plurality of ball bearings are disposed between... Agent: Thomas G. Scavone Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20080191535 - Locking device in a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle seat: A locking device (1) in a vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, is provided with a base plate (3) which has a receptacle (5) for a counter element (B). At least one clamping eccentric (11) is mounted pivotably on the base plate (3) by means of a first bearing... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, Pc

20080191536 - Method and apparatus for adjusting mutual position of constructional elements of a patient chair: The object of the invention is a method and an apparatus for adjusting mutual position of two structural elements of a patient chair, like the back rest and the head rest, articulated with each other, in which method the mutual position of the two structural elements (3, 4, 5) connected... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080191537 - Armrest device in a chair: The armrest support rod is surrounded by an intermediate tube and an armrest support tube. A turning lever in the armrest support rod is pivotally mounted to an operating lever on the upper end of the armrest support rod. A pin which passes through a hole of the turning lever... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080191538 - System and method for modular furniture assembly: A modular furniture assembly for securing together a plurality of furniture members, the modular furniture assembly comprising: a plurality of substantially planar frame members, each frame member comprising a plurality of ends, the plurality of ends comprising: a first end including a first cavity extending latitudinally along the first end;... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080191539 - Vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, with at least one seat component (3, 3a) and at least one backrest (4, 4a) that can pivot relative to the seat component (3, 3a) around an axis (A), and whose backrest structure (8) is hinged on both sides on... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Pllc

20080191540 - Seat belt system: A seatbelt system enables substantially different sized vehicle occupants (for example an elementary school student and a high school student) to occupy the same seat location having a horizontal base on which the different occupants can sit. First and second 3-point restraining systems, respectively including first and second guides at... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080185878 - Collapsing device and child seat using the same: A collapsing device for child seat is provided. The collapsing device comprises a operating mechanism mounted on a connecting tube of the child seat, a safety button for preventing an accidental actuation of the operating mechanism, two engaging units disposed in the connecting tube of the child seat, and two... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080185879 - Folding chair with wheels: A folding chair with wheels includes a backrest, a seat, a front leg frame and a rear leg frame pivotally connected to both sides of the seat, a plurality of wheel assemblies and a plurality of connection blocks. Each of the front leg frame and the rear leg frame comprises... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080185880 - Infant food & debris catcher: An easily attachable, washable food, utensil and debris catcher device is easily fitted to all types of commercially available high chairs using a wide variety of attachment structures and operates to hold any small items or food spilled in the area of the child's seat and legs which would otherwise... Agent: Curtis Harrington

20080185881 - Infant food & debris catcher: An easily attachable, washable food, utensil and debris catcher device is easily fitted to all types of commercially available high chairs using a wide variety of attachment structures and operates to hold any small items or food spilled in the area of the child's seat and legs which would otherwise... Agent: Harrington & Harrington Curtis L. Harrington

20080185882 - Active head restraint systems for vehicle seats: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080185883 - Automobile seat: An automobile seat includes a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame, a seat back tiltably mounted on the seat cushion, and a headrest mounted on an upper portion of the seat back. The automobile seat also includes a pair of side frames mounted on the seat cushion frame, a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080185884 - Safety seat having an additional, adjustable backrest: A safety seat for land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft, including a seat portion, a backrest and side supports. A second backrest is disposed on the safety seat and is comprised of two backrest parts, the position of which relative to one another is adjustable to thereby achieve a varying spacing... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20080185885 - Device for transporting a physically impaired person: A device 10 for transporting a physically impaired person includes a support frame member 11 having electric motors 16 secured thereto for operating rear drive wheels 12; a stabilizing plate 28 for maintaining the position of the support frame member 11 when lifting a physically impaired person, the stabilizing plate... Agent: Donald G. Flaymk, Jr

20080185886 - Displayer mounting device for vehicle: A headrest includes a cushioning pad for attaching to a vehicle and having a chamber for receiving a displaying device, and a pivotal coupling device for pivotally coupling the displaying device to the cushioning pad and for allowing the displaying device to be pivoted and adjusted relative to the cushioning... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080185887 - Seating and lying arrangement: A seating and lying arrangement for the passenger region of aircraft. The arrangement can be brought into a seating state and a lying state. In the seating state, the arrangement has a seating surface and a backrest. In the lying state, the arrangement provides a lying surface. The arrangement comprises... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080185888 - Multimedia chair and method: A multimedia chair (200) includes an electronic module having an electronic processor and at least one electronic controller operatively connected to the electronic processor. A visual display (120) is connected to the electronic module and operatively communicates with the electronic processor. A base (202) structure connected to the electronic module... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080185889 - Adjustable furniture: An item of adjustable furniture having a first support section, a second support section connected rotatably to the first support section by a pair of hinges, and a third support section connected rotatably to the second support section by a pair of hinges. Each hinge includes a pair of discs... Agent: James J. Decarlo, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080185890 - Chair with deformable backrest: A chair comprising a supporting structure having a seat and a backrest, in which the backrest comprises a deformable resting portion made of plastic material which has a non-planar resting surface provided with at least one weakened area which enables an elastic deformation of the resting portion so that the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080185891 - Swivel seat and suspension apparatus: The present invention is directed to a seat and seat suspension assembly comprising a seat mounted to a seat supporting platform and suspension mechanism, the platform and suspension mechanism being rotationally mounted to a base by a pedestal so that the platform, suspension mechanism and seat may rotate through 360... Agent: Thomas G. Scavone Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20080185892 - Fitting for a vehicle seat: The invention relates to a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising a first fitting part; a second fitting part which can be rotated about an axis in relation to the first fitting part; an eccentric which is rotationally mounted about the axis and which... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080185893 - Vehicle seat system: A vehicle seat system, e.g., for a motor vehicle, includes a vehicle seat including a seat back and a seat part. A storage space is accessible by folding away and/or displacing the seat part and is provided below the seat part. The vehicle seat system includes a folding vehicle seat... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080185894 - Movable head restraint for improved vision: Various head restraints are disclosed, such as one embodiment with a central head restraint portion extending from a vehicle seat back for supporting a head of an occupant. A lateral head restraint portion is oriented at a lateral side of the central head restraint portion for also supporting the head... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080185895 - Universal vehicle door armrest: A customizable armrest includes a cushioning pad and a rigid, single support unit being configured to couple the cushioning pad. The rigid, single support unit includes an armrest retention protrusion pivotably coupled to the single support unit. Furthermore, the armrest retention protrusion is configured to be mounted in a window... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080185896 - Chair footring adjustment mechanism: The present invention provides a chair assembly having a support member defining a plurality of positioning stations separated by a predetermined vertical distance. A coupling element may be included that defines a first portion and a second portion, such that the first and second portions are pivotably coupled to one... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080185897 - Ready to assemble sofa and method for packaging same: A furniture system having a base frame, side pieces and a back portion, that assembles quickly and disassembles into a configuration that optimizes space when shipped.... Agent: Robert M. Schwartz, P.A.

20080185898 - All-terrain seat: A new and improved all-terrain seat that is ideal for hunting, fishing, backpacking, camping, sports viewing, and the like. The all-terrain seat includes legs that are individually adjustable enabling the seat to be securely positioned on any surface, regardless of incline. The all-terrain seat is made from a lightweight material... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080185899 - Pathology related individual modular orthopedic seating system: A wheelchair sit-system with a three dimensional anatomical shape, which can accomplish an equal as well as an unequal pressure/load distribution, stabilize the pelvic base and trunk, compensate sit pathology, and be individually adapted on the basis of treatment of specific sit complaints/impairments. The wheelchair sit system (i.e., a sit... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080185900 - Use of renewable and biodegradable materials for automotive interiors: An automobile interior component including a support layer formed of a foam material and being generally covered by a cover layer, and a film layer generally disposed between the support and cover layers to prevent a selected portion of the foam material from directly contacting the cover layer during manufacture... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080185901 - Rotating joint with captured washer assembly and method: A rotating joint is provided having a washer with a through-hole, a base, and a shoulder; a rotatable member having a primary hole circumscribing the center hole and sandwiched between the shoulder and base; and a fastener having a shaft that is insertable into the through-hole and connected with a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff