With Holder Or Receptacle For Disparate Article Patents (Class 297/188.01)
  • Publication number: 20090015044
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly for a child seat movable between a retracted position and an extracted position includes an inner cup holder bracket, a medial cup holder slide movably attached to the cup holder bracket, and an outer cup holder floor pivotally attached to the cup holder slide. The cup holder slide and the cup holder floor move along an arc relative to the cup holder bracket, and the cup holder floor rotates relative to the cup holder slide and the cup holder bracket. The cup holder bracket has a rail guide and the cup holder slide includes a corresponding rail operable for slidingly engaging the rail guide. The cup holder slide further includes a lip that engages a corresponding ledge on the cup holder floor to rotate the cup holder floor as the cup holder slide is moved from the retracted position to the extracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Marsilio, Marc Jeremy Hoffman, Roy Attride, Margaret Butler, Tom Zelmer, Chris Yahnker, Sean Campbell
  • Publication number: 20090014106
    Abstract: Disposable highchair tray covers are presented. The covers include a plurality of sheets shaped and sized to substantially cover the tray. The sheets are arranged to form a stack. An adhesive means maintains the sheets in the stack where at least a top one of the sheets may be pealed from the stack for disposal. An attachment means secures the stack to the tray, and indicia printed each of the sheets indicates the remaining number of sheets in the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Chrystal M. Barrell
  • Publication number: 20090008971
    Abstract: A collapsible child seat having a collapsible frame that moves between an expanded position and a collapsed position. A seat member moveably attaches to the frame, with a recessed support for receiving and supporting a child. A retractable canopy covers the seat member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Evan Ellsworth
  • Publication number: 20090001779
    Abstract: An airplane seating apparatus includes a lifejacket container arranged, at least in open and closed states, exclusively on a side of a front boundary area that faces the seating apparatus. The front boundary area is formed by an area which runs through a seat front side perpendicularly to a seat mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: RECARO Aircraft seating GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Klaus Wieland
  • Patent number: 7452032
    Abstract: A resting device assembly for supporting a person during a procedure includes a resting device and an armrest. The resting device supports the person during the treatment and includes a device frame. The armrest includes an arm support, a frame bracket, a frame pivot, and a support arm pivot. The arm support supports an arm of the person. The frame pivot connects the frame bracket to the device frame, and allows the frame bracket and the arm support to concurrently pivot relative to the device frame. The support arm pivot connects the arm support to the frame bracket and allows the arm support to pivot relative to the frame bracket. In certain embodiments, the two pivots of the armrest assembly allows for improved adjustability of the armrest. As a result thereof, the person is more comfortable during the manicure or other procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Earthlite Massage Tables, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon W. Roleder, William W. Chow, Oscar Mendez
  • Publication number: 20080277977
    Abstract: 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 an arm rest including a base and a cushion. A user may unscrew screws from the base to remove the cushion therefrom. Nuts may be installed into the base so that screws may attach the horizontal support to the base and to the cushion through the use of the nuts. The vertical support and pad surface may then be attached to the horizontal support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew Kagan, Randall Jason Rothgeb
  • Publication number: 20080272630
    Abstract: 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 the load floor panel is in a stored position. The load floor panel is detached from the seat assembly when the load floor panel is in a cover position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Sturt, Christopher Jones, Roger Knutson
  • Patent number: 7429078
    Abstract: A portable stowable cargo restraining enclosure assembly for limiting movement of cargo combined with and affixed to a seat cushion. The portable cargo restraining enclosure assembly includes a plurality of sidewalls which are pivoted and/or folded into a collapsed or stowed condition attached to the underside of a seat cushion. During use, the enclosure assembly is pivoted up into and the sidewalls deployed to cooperatively form a walled enclosure for restraint of cargo. The seat cushion is preferably wedge shaped so that when used as a seat cushion, it provides orthopedic advantages. When used as a cargo restraining device, the wedge shape of the cushion helps make the base of the cargo restraining device parallel to the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Allan Tarlow, Michael William Faber, Christopher David Faber
  • Patent number: 7416249
    Abstract: A snowmobile seat configured to be disposed over a track tunnel of a snowmobile includes a base section including closed-cell foam configured to be disposed over the track tunnel of the snowmobile. A seat section including open-cell foam is disposed over at least a portion of the base section. The open-cell foam of the seat section is different than the closed-cell foam of the base section. A cover covers at least a portion of the seat section and the base section. At least one fastener secures the seat to the snowmobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventor: James Atherley
  • Patent number: 7407232
    Abstract: A seat for a child 1 includes a seat portion 10 on which a child can sit, and a pair of armrests 30 disposed on right and left sides of the seat portion 10, each armrest 30 having a relatively larger thickness. Each of the armrest 30 has a body member 32 and an upper half member 33. The upper half member 33 is attached to the body member 32 through hinge mechanisms 35 and 36, such that the upper half member 33 can be pivoted outward. The pivotable upper half member 31 can be moved outward relative to the hinge mechanisms 35 and 36. An upper surface 31a of the pivoted upper half member 31 of the armrest 30 and an upper surface 32a of the body member 32 of the armrest 30 are flush with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Combi Corporation
    Inventors: Yukio Sakamoto, Akira Okahashi
  • Patent number: 7374240
    Abstract: A cushioned, articulated seat protector for vehicle seats or the like having mid-section and upper members with articulated panel sections and padded side panel members with a non-slid exterior, as well as a lower member having at least one pocket panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Gold Bug, Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine Gold, Lynn Rosen
  • Patent number: 7334838
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for use as an armrest and for holding a beverage container. The apparatus comprises an elongated generally hollow member having each of a predetermined configuration a predetermined depth and formed of a predetermined material. A foam material is disposed within the elongated generally hollow member. At least one cup like member having an open end is disposed adjacent an upper surface of such elongated member and a closed end is disposed within such elongated member and surrounded by the foam material for use as a holder for a beverage container. There is a means for closing such elongated member after the foam material has been added and also a means for securing the cup like member to such elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Inventor: Allen Ray Pope
  • Patent number: 7311356
    Abstract: A blocking mechanism or device (40) for preventing objects from sliding off from a cushion (24) of a seat when a vehicle experiences decelerations above a given level comprising: a blocking member (50, 60) configured to be movable from a storage position below a top surface (26) of the cushion to a blocking position above the top surface of the cushion to block any object on the cushion from moving therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Key Plastics, LLC
    Inventor: Richard I. Pudney
  • Patent number: 7306097
    Abstract: A golf bag having an integrated seating platform is provided. The golf bag comprises a generally tubular body for housing a plurality of golf clubs; a generally solid and flat platform sized and configured to support a seated golfer; a coupler that interconnects the tubular body to the platform; and at least one leg that extends from the platform to a ground support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Angelo Wohlwender
  • Patent number: 7290832
    Abstract: A motorcycle seatback and glove box assembly includes a mounting post having a lower end portion adapted to seat in a receptacle in a motorcycle seatback cushion member mounted on the upper end portion of the mounting post. The cushion member has a frame, cushioning material extending about the front and sides of the frame, and a flexible cover disposed over the cushioning material. A glove box is secured to the rear of the frame of the cushion member and includes a receptacle having an opening thereinto, a cover configured and dimensioned to cover the opening, and a hinge pivotally mounting the cover on the receptacle. Fasteners secure the receptacle to the frame of the backrest cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Corbin Pacific, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael W. Hanagan
  • Patent number: 7278619
    Abstract: A cup holder device includes a fixed case, a movable case capable of moving between a stored position stored in the fixed body and a drawn-out position projecting forward from an opening of the fixed body, and a cup holder capable of moving between a stored position stored in the movable case and a use position projecting forward from an opening of the movable case. A coupling member is provided on the movable case and pivotally supported such that a projection at one end engages the cup holder in the stored position and a claw at the other end engages the fixed case in the drawn-out position. The coupling member is normally urged toward the fixed case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignees: Nifco Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Kiyohara, Yohei Kuwano, Kazuaki Horiguchi, Jun Katakabe
  • Patent number: 7278649
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wheelchair cover having a first covering member and a second covering member. The first covering member has a back cover portion covering a back of a wheelchair, and a first and a second arm covering portions for covering a first and a second arm extending from said back of said wheelchair. The second covering member, removably attached to the first covering member has a seat covering portion for covering a seat of the wheelchair. The wheelchair cover further comprises a third covering member covering a cushion placed on the seat. A first and second side skirt extending from the first and second arm covering portions covers the first and second side of the wheelchair and a back skirt extending from said back covering portion for covering a wheelchair back side. A front skirt from second covering member covers a wheelchair front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Inventor: Annmarie Daniels
  • Patent number: 7278681
    Abstract: A vehicle console with unique utilitarian features. One feature includes a table member that extends from a compartment to provide at least a writing surface. Another feature includes a slideable armrest and tray device. The tray device includes a rotatable tray that alternately provides a tray and a writing surface. Yet another feature is a storage compartment that can be opened by rotating the compartment about an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: NYX, Inc.
    Inventors: Lev Lilov, Chain S. Sandhu, John M. Kaczmarczyk
  • Publication number: 20070158982
    Abstract: A fighting chair for boating big gamefish that is energy efficient and ergometric. The major advantages of the Energy Efficient Fighting Chair over prior fighting chairs is: 1 It allows better use of all major muscle groups in fighting a fish, especially the strongest muscle group, the leg muscles. 2 the design allows a significantly greater amount of line to be recovered per stroke of the rod. 3 The gimbaled rod butt pivot, rest, is highly adjustable and can have more than one pivot and gimbal installed so the rod position can be adjusted to accommodate differences in where the fish is positioned, the geometry of the rod and angler's physiology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventor: Donald Gary Pellinen
  • Patent number: 7237781
    Abstract: A creeper chair having a frame, a seat and at least one side platform flanking said seat. The platform includes a product-retaining holder in any combination of number, sizes and shapes to secure various products and supplies or tools to said platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventor: James D. Canova
  • Patent number: 7213692
    Abstract: A carry-on baggage container is provided on one surface with a folding chair, which includes a base portion fixedly attached to the baggage container surface, a seat portion pivotally connected at a rear end to a top of the base portion, and a leg portion pivotally connected at an upper end to a front crossbar of the seat portion. The leg portion includes two slant stays pivotally connected at outer ends to two lateral sides of the leg portion and at flat and bent inner ends to a flat section at a first end of a central bar, of which a second end is pivotally connected to a rear crossbar of the seat portion. The folding chair is normally in a folded position flatly attached to the baggage container and can be readily turned to an extended position for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Shen-Tai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teng Yi Wang, Chang I Wu
  • Patent number: 7213877
    Abstract: A neck rest for the front seats in automobiles, a neck rest body being supported by the back rest of the front seats, characterized in that a support member being integrated in the backside of the neck rest body, the support member being movable in the neck rest body between a closed and an opened position, in the closed position the support member being substantially flush with the backside of the neck rest body and the support member having means for supporting or suspending an article at the backside of the neck rest body in the opened position of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rainer Gramss
  • Patent number: 7207625
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chair that includes a support assembly. The support assembly should have a seat that is positioned on its top and should also have a back rest extending upward from the support assembly adjacent a side of the seat. Also, at least one storage compartment can be in sliding communication with the support assembly. And the disclosed chair can also include a clothes-hanger positioned on a top portion of a back surface of the back rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Mooreco, L.P.
    Inventors: John C. Hardt, II, Rolland M. Low
  • Patent number: 7195314
    Abstract: An infant car seat having a headrest that can be manually adjusted to accommodate infants of different heights. The headrest has a lever with a prong that engages a series of pockets in the seat body, allowing the headrest to be fixed in several different positions. The car seat can have removable armrests that slide into openings in the sides of the seat body and lock in place. The car seat can have a foldable cup holder that clips onto the side of the seat body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Spence, Troy Richardson
  • Patent number: 7188896
    Abstract: Headphone storage concepts provided include (i) a headrest forming a compartment configured for storage of an item within the compartment; (ii) a headrest cooperatively configured for receiving headphones such that the headphones are removably secured to the headrest; (iii) a headrest having earphones pivotably attached thereto; (iv) a seat forming a compartment (in wing bolsters or in an underseat, rearward-opening drawer) for storage of an item; and (v) headphones with rotatable earphones to provide a slimmer profile for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: James T. Embach
  • Patent number: 7178867
    Abstract: A secure life jacket container assembly includes a hollow container defining a storage volume which receives a life jacket in a packed condition. A cover is attached to the container with a tamper-evident sealing material. Removal of the cover causes an irreversible change in the sealing material which provides an indication that tampering has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Ray Hough
  • Patent number: 7165808
    Abstract: A folding seat and storage console assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly has a storage console positioned on a seat bottom frame. A pair of front legs is each pivotally connected to the seat bottom frame. A pair of rear legs is pivotally connected to the seat bottom frame, wherein said seat bottom frame is translatable between an unfolded position and a folded position by folding the front legs and the rear legs about their respective pivotal connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Harland, James D. Schubring
  • Patent number: 7147280
    Abstract: A holding receptacle for vehicles, which, when installed, is integrated in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, has two side walls which are connected to each other in the region of their ends by transverse walls and a bottom to form an upwardly open box which can be used as a storage space. The suitability for a design which is advantageous with regard to weight is improved. It is proposed that a lightweight supporting frame having side wall structures and at least one crossmember structure is provided as the load-bearing structure of the holding receptacle, with a box-shaped insert containing the storage space being held by the supporting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Duerr, Frank Emhardt, Hermann Gaus, Thomas Geisel, Rainer Leucht, Ralf-Henning Schrom, Rainer Tiefenbacher
  • Patent number: 7140679
    Abstract: A snowmobile seat with a substantially rigid foam base disposed over a track tunnel of a snowmobile. A flexible seat section is disposed over at least a portion of the rigid base. The flexible seat section is formed of an open cell foam that is different than the substantially rigid foam base, and has an upper surface. A seat cover covers at least a portion of the flexible seat section and extends under the rigid foam base to cover at least a portion of the rigid foam base. At least one fastener is disposed on a portion of the seat cover extending under the rigid foam base to removably secure the seat cover to the snowmobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: James Atherley
  • Patent number: 7131699
    Abstract: An assembly of outdoor furniture has an entertainment center centrally integrated with a plurality of interconnected seating units, which are disposed adjacent to and around the entertainment center. The entertainment center can be a container having an interior volume for storage of items such as toys, games, and equipment. An enclosure covers the container. The enclosure uses weather striping for protection against the elements. The entertainment center can also provide refrigeration for beverage and food storage. The interconnected seating units form a rectangular or circular assembly. Each of the interconnected seating units has a lower assembly and a cushion placed over the lower assembly. A plurality of benches can mate with the interconnected seating units. The benches can be mechanically coupled to the interconnected seating units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Dodaz, Inc.
    Inventor: Theresa A. Mulmed
  • Patent number: 7128369
    Abstract: The portable combination cooler and cushioned seat is a cooler and seat combination configured for easy and quick attachment to a standard stadium bench. The cooler has an insulated six-sided housing with a drawer for storing food and beverages. Attached to the top of the housing is a set of seat mounting brackets, each with a collapsible back support, which facilitates mounting onto a standard stadium bench seat. A folding cushioned seat is attached to the top of the seat mounting brackets. The housing also includes a retractable table, an elastic side pouch and a detachable carrying strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Inventors: Karen L. Boggs, John R. Weeks, III
  • Patent number: 7093893
    Abstract: A folding bench that can be sat on and hold food thereon and transport food and other objects has a pair of substantially similar halves hingedly connected to each other. Each half has a frame with a slatted seating surface. A leg is foldably attached to each frame and folds within the confines of the frame when the bench is closed for transport and unfolds when the bench is open and in use. As the two halves come together to close the bench, an interior space is formed which interior space can hold various objects. Retaining apparatus can be located on one or both halves for securing the objects securely within the interior space. Each half has a handle which may have one or more arcuate openings that can hold a cylindrical object such as a drink cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventor: Gary Bunde
  • Patent number: 6997509
    Abstract: A juvenile seat is provided including a base and a cup holder. The cup holder is pivotably coupled to the base to move between a closed position adjacent the base and an opened position extending from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Kain
  • Patent number: 6997507
    Abstract: A rucksack having a folding chair. The rucksack includes a back wall, a bag body of a large volume, a plurality of pockets respectively provided at predetermined portions of the bag body and having small volumes, and a pair of shoulder straps. The rucksack further includes a VELCRO releasable fastener having a pile piece and a hook piece constituting a fixed part which is provided at an upper portion of the back wall to have a predetermined area, while also constituting a movable part which is detachably fastened to the fixed part. The folding chair has the movable part of the VELCRO releasable fastener at a predetermined portion thereof, and is longer than the back wall. A cover covers the folding chair while exposing a predetermined portion of the folding chair to an outside, with a slide fastener being provided along each of both side edges of the back wall and an associated side edge of the cover to fasten the cover to the back wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Jason Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Su Rhee
  • Patent number: 6971716
    Abstract: A cover for temporarily protecting a vehicle seat that has a seat back and a seat bottom. The cover includes a pouch portion adapted to be disposed over a portion of the seat back, and a pocket adapted to receive a floor mat. Alternatively, the cover can include an extension portion adapted to be disposed over a portion of the seat bottom with a pocket adapted to receive a floor mat. A method of transporting a vehicle seat and floor mat to a vehicle assembly plant is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle seat, providing a floor mat, packaging the vehicle seat and floor mat as a single unit defining a seat assembly, and transporting the seat assembly to a vehicle assembly plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Todd M. DePaulis, Martin Brzozowski, Steve Clark, Ryan Saling
  • Patent number: 6877801
    Abstract: A child support structure includes a locking mechanism that can be selectively moved to place the child support structure in either of a deployed position and a collapsed position and a carriage assembly that enables a seat portion to be positioned at different heights. The child support structure includes a frame and a container removably coupled to the frame. The container holds articles on the support structure and can be used during the washing the articles in a dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Asbach, Michael T. Kane
  • Patent number: 6869121
    Abstract: A seat structure for a vehicle which includes a pair of side seats disposed at right and left sides of the vehicle; a center seat disposed between the pair of side seats, the center seat including a seat cushion which includes a front divided member and a rear divided member; and a first box container having an open top. The first box container may be formed, when the front divided member is moved in a front direction, by a surface of the front divided member, a front surface of the rear divided member, and a side surface of a seat cushion of each of the pair of side seats facing towards the center seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kayumi, Osamu Shirose, Shinsuke Watanabe, Yoshinori Nakamura, Ohsuke Koike
  • Patent number: 6848746
    Abstract: A portable seat is provided. The seat comprises a cushion device inside a pocket formed by an outer casing. A heat transfer device is carried by the cushion device and is inside the outer casing. The cushion may be reversed permitting the heat transfer device to be immediately adjacent the user or to provide at least a portion of the cushion between the heat transfer device and the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Inno-Labs, LP
    Inventor: Todd R. Gentry
  • Patent number: 6843528
    Abstract: A vehicle trim component is disclosed. The vehicle trim component includes a latch lockout assembly that comprises a latch lockout, a pivot member, and a housing. The latch lockout and pivot member are pivotally secured to the housing and permits physical engagement of the latch lockout against a latch member affixed to the vehicle trim component due to gravitational force when the vehicle trim component is pivoted at a predetermined pivot angle. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Intier Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Jeanette G. Glynn, James Chesney, Adam Walker
  • Patent number: 6824209
    Abstract: A portable seat is formed from rectangular frame members that are joined at their midpoints and foldable between an open and a closed position. A flexible seat is attached to the top leg of each of the frame members and pouches are affixed to the sides of the portable seat. Various handles and straps are also attached to the sides of the portable seat to facilitate transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Travel Caddy, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrezj M. Redzisz, Donald E. Godshaw
  • Patent number: 6808231
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a device for releasably mounting to a vehicle trailer hitch. The device includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end. The first end is removably extendable into the trailer hitch. The elongated member has a perpendicular bend therein such that the second end extends upwardly when the first end is inserted into the hitch. A chair assembly is removably attachable to the second end of the elongated member. A footrest assembly is releasably attachable to the elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventor: Marvin L. Hill
  • Patent number: 6796608
    Abstract: A tennis teaching seat assembly for attachment to a vertical tennis net support post for the instruction and recordation of a tennis match. The assembly comprises a tennis net post attachable shaft having an upper first bracket and a lower second bracket thereon. A hinged seat and seat support bracket is attached to the tennis post attachable shaft. The first bracket and the second has a tennis post gripping arrangement therein to permit the seat assembly to securely be attached to any tennis post. The gripping arrangment comprises an insert matable within one of each of the first and second brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ventimiglia, Bruce McGrath
  • Patent number: 6776381
    Abstract: A cup holder insert for use in conjunction with a retractable cup holder tray is provided. The cup holder insert comprises a circular base having top and bottom rims interconnected by a side wall, the side wall having a notch area defined by a first and second wall interconnected by at least one spring element. The insert further comprises two stave elements connected to the top rim of the base by a first hinge element, the stave elements having a top and bottom portion interconnected by a second hinge element, the first and second hinge elements operating to enable selective concealment of the slave elements within the area formed by the side wall and the planes defined by the top and bottom rims of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Inventor: Andrew H. Gisch
  • Patent number: 6773059
    Abstract: A convertible device for seating has a back; a seat, wheels for rolling the device, walls forming a receptacle for storing goods under the seat, the seat being turnable between a sitting position in which it is located substantially horizontally and covers the receptacle from above so that a person can sit on the seat, and a loading position in which the seat is turned and located substantially vertically at a distance from back so that goods can be loaded into the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Inventor: Dmitriy Volotsenko
  • Patent number: 6739655
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle comprising a seat with a storage pocket for transporting items is disclosed. The recreational vehicle may be a snowmobile, watercraft, all-terrain vehicle, or other similar small vehicle intended for entertainment and transportation. The vehicles is provided with a seat which typically comprises a sturdy and resilient frame which supports one or more cushioning layers, and an outer cover. The vehicle seat contains a cavity which serves as a storage compartment. The seat cover contains a pocket which inserts into the storage compartment to serve as a readily removable liner. The pocket is covered with a lid which can be reversibly closed over the pocket opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Schwochert, Kathryn L. Johnson, Paul Pueschner
  • Publication number: 20040080192
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a rigid seat base, and at least one foam portion disposed on the seat base. The seat defines at least one cavity therein. The cavity is accessible from the bottom surface of the seat, and accepts cargo, such as a shovel, therein. The cavity may be shaped to conform to a specific, predetermined cargo. The seat may be molded by disposing the seat base in a mold, and introducing settable foam into the mold so as to fill the portion of the mold not occupied by the seat base. The foam portion so produced conforms to the shape of the mold, such that a cavity may be formed by providing the mold with an internal projection. The seat may be removably attached to a vehicle using a quick-release mechanism, such as a pin and spring catch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: Arctic Cat, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Beavis, Ron Bergman
  • Patent number: 6685152
    Abstract: A container holder includes a case and a tray. The tray is provided with an opening portion for allowing a container to be inserted therein, and a holder member for holding the container. The holder member is supported in the opening portion. The holder member is raised and fallen down by a stand-up-fall-down device, while a portion of the holding member facing an opening of the case slides relative to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Shirase, Kunio Kiyohara, Takanobu Nakaguro
  • Patent number: 6676209
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting seat material includes a reversible cover operable to protect a vehicle seat. The cover includes a first side, a second side coupled to the first side, and a storage compartment coupled to the first side and positioned along a upper portion of the reversible cover. The reversible cover further includes at least one support element coupled to the first side and the second side and operable to provide vertical support of the reversible cover. The reversible cover further includes a removable storage compartment that may be used internal and external to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventors: Elizabeth M. Szabo, Karen M. Bolin
  • Patent number: 6619738
    Abstract: A storage device for a vehicle interior including a first portion connectable to a first vehicle component of the vehicle interior, a second portion releasably connected to a second vehicle component of the vehicle interior, and a middle portion located the first portion and the second portion. When the first portion is connected to the first vehicle component and the second portion is connected to the second vehicle component, the middle portion assumes a first form capable of storing objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Michael M. Filipovich
  • Patent number: 6585317
    Abstract: A snowmobile seat a flexible seat section disposed over a substantially rigid base that is disposed over an upper surface of a track tunnel of a snowmobile. The rigid base is formed of a closed cell foam with cell walls and cell voids such that the base section is substantially rigid and light weight, while the flexible seat section is formed of an open cell foam. A cover covers at least the flexible seat section to resist absorption of water by the open cell foam of the flexible seat section. A storage cavity can be formed in the rigid base section to receive items for storage. The closed cell foam is formed around at least a portion of the storage cavity to thermally insulate the storage cavity. A flap can be coupled to the cover and removably positioned over an opening into the storage cavity. Zippers can be formed on opposite sides of the flap to releasably secured to the cover to selectively maintain the flap over the opening into the storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventor: James Atherley