Patents Assigned to Nightingale Inc.
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Patent number: 6086156Abstract: An arm rest for a chair is disclosed that has an upper portion that swivels horizontally to support a user's forearm or wrist. The arm rest is removably attachable to a wide variety of chair arms. The arm rest includes a pair of parallel plates, one having a transverse opening therein adjacent to a forward end, and the other having a transverse shaft slidably located in the transverse opening for pivoting or swivelling the upper portion of the arm rest into a desired position. One of the plates is formed with a plurality of recesses arranged in a circle about the pivot axis, and the other plate has at least one locking pin extending into a selective recess to lock the upper swivelling arm rest portion in position. The upper arm rest portion is lifted or raised to disengage the locking pin. The swivelling arm rest portion is then rotated or swung into a desired position and released allowing the locking pin to engage another recess, again locking it in position.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventors: William R. Breen, Paul N. Van Hatten
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Patent number: 5884976Abstract: An arm rest for a chair is disclosed that has an upper portion that swivels horizontally to support a user's forearm or wrist. The arm rest is removably attachable to a wide variety of chair arms. The arm rest includes a pair of parallel plates, one having a transverse opening therein adjacent to a forward end, and the other having a transverse shaft slidably located in the transverse opening for pivoting or swivelling the upper portion of the arm rest into a desired position. One of the plates is formed with a plurality of recesses arranged in a circle about the pivot axis, and the other plate has at least one locking pin extending into a selective recess to lock the upper swivelling arm rest portion in position. The upper arm rest portion is lifted or raised to disengage the locking pin. The swivelling arm rest portion is then rotated or swung into a desired position and released allowing the locking pin to engage another recess, again locking it in position.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1998Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventors: William R. Breen, Paul N. Van Hatten
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Patent number: 5839784Abstract: A chair control is shown for adjusting the horizontal position of a chair armrest or a chair back. A support bar, upon which the chair armrest or back is mounted, a slidably located in a mounting bracket usually attached to the underside of the chair seat. The mounting bracket includes a first pivot pin spaced transversely of the support bar, and a rigid lever mounted on this pivot pin, the pivot pin acting as a fulcrum. The rigid lever includes a first end portion that pivots into locking engagement with the support bar and a second remote end portion. An over-the-center toggle linkage is coupled to the lever second end portion to rotate the lever about the pivot pin to engage the support bar and lock it in position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D440418Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1997Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D334298Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1989Date of Patent: March 30, 1993Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: James Panteloucos
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Patent number: D348158Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1992Date of Patent: June 28, 1994Assignee: Nightingale, Inc.Inventor: Jose Paiva
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Patent number: D380098Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1996Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D380102Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1996Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D390369Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1997Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D393757Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1997Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D413027Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1998Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D414951Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1998Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen
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Patent number: D425715Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Assignee: Nightingale Inc.Inventor: William R. Breen