For Apparel Patents (Class 297/188.03)
  • Patent number: 10555855
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to wheelchair systems for transporting a mobility-challenged passenger onto an aircraft and transfer that passenger into an aircraft seat. The implementations include systems with lift systems, belt systems, and/or transfer ramps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Dane Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Johnson, Andrew Dvorak
  • Patent number: 8801092
    Abstract: A wind deflector for a convertible vehicle is connected to a vehicle seat in the region of a headrest. The wind deflector is attached removably to the vehicle seat by connecting elements. A rear wall of the wind deflector extends around the headrest of the vehicle seat and is adjoined by, in each case, lateral air guiding elements with upright protective faces arranged running in the direction of travel and form between them, in a region in front of the headrest, a space that reduces a draft of air. In a further embodiment, the wind deflector can also be provided with a roof-shaped air guiding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Gausrab
  • Patent number: 8733830
    Abstract: The headrest hat hook retractable side hanger allows the driver and passenger to hang their hat and coat on the side of the headrest seat inside a vehicle. An automobile headrest seat comprising of a headrest retractable hat hook hanger built into the right side and left side of the headrest that retracts inside the headrest for storage and can extend out the double hat hook from the both sides of the headrest to hang hats, caps, and coats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Roy C Sanchez
  • Patent number: 8696057
    Abstract: A cantilever bracket mounted on two headrest supporting rods of a seat and includes two cantilevers and a post. The cantilever has one end provided with a fixing seat having a through channel through which the corresponding rod can pass, and the other end provided with a pivot seat. The post having one end provided with a supporting portion for supporting or hanging an object, and the other end provided with a first pivot which passes through pivot holes of the two pivot seats and pivotally connects the two cantilevers as a single unit of which the distance between the two fixing seats is adjustable. The cantilever bracket is applicable to seats of various headrest supporting rods with different spacings therebetween and eliminate the need for brackets of different specifications in accordance with the various headrest supporting rod spacings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Teng Wang
  • Patent number: 8573689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a support mechanism for at least one garment or garment hanger and for integration into a top surface of a vehicle seat. A substantially horizontal and rigid support bar is adapted for providing greater area of support than a traditional vehicle ceiling hook. At least one substantially vertical support post is fixed with the support bar. An enclosure well is adapted to receive all but a top surface of the support bar therein. An open side of the enclosure well is adapted for mounting flush with the top surface of the vehicle seat. At least one post receiver is fixed to a bottom portion of the enclosure well and is adapted to receive the at least one support post therein. Each post receiver preferably contacts the support post with a friction fit such that the support bar and the support post are selectively vertically positionable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Oleks Golo
  • Patent number: 8562083
    Abstract: A wooden piece of furniture for changing shoes has a cabinet with two parallel benches upon the sides of the cabinet. Each bench has a seat and storage rack beneath the seat. At the end of each bench, a cabinet stores slippers, footwear, and outerwear upon shelves behind doors and within a drawer. This furniture also includes a compartment within the cabinet for hanging storage of items, hooks within the compartment, seats stiffened by rails and a beam, and a cabinet stiffened by panel diaphragm action. This furniture can store both footwear and articles of clothing temporarily placed thereon by guests and other visitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: J. William McClure
  • Publication number: 20130221712
    Abstract: The headrest hat hook retractable side hanger allows the driver and passenger to hang their hat and coat on the side of the headrest seat inside a vehicle. An automobile headrest seat comprising of a headrest retractable hat hook hanger built into the right side and left side of the headrest that retracts inside the headrest for storage and can extend out the double hat hook from the both sides of the headrest to hang hats, caps, and coats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Roy C. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20120205948
    Abstract: A chair is such that concave grooves recessed rearward and forward and oriented in an upward/downward direction are formed in front and rear surfaces of left and right side portions of a backrest, and portions of mounting members installed at both sides an optional member are engaged with the concave grooves to mount the optional member on the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: OKAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Okuda, Syouichi Izawa
  • Publication number: 20120200126
    Abstract: A bench system incorporating storage components for apparel, footwear, and personal items. The bench system includes an adjustable-height apparel rack, one or more under-seat storage components, which may include a shoe rack, drawer, or mesh shelf, and one or more storage components on the side of the seat, which may include apparel/footwear hooks or a storage compartment. In a preferred embodiment, the bench seat system can comprise different colored components corresponding to amateur, collegiate, or professional sports teams, or another color combination selected by the consumer. The bench system may also optionally include a personalized or customized placard. The placard may include a combination of words, numbers, symbols, graphics, or designs selected by the consumer, including a name, favorite number, an inspirational phrase, the logo of an amateur, collegiate, or professional sports team, or corporate logos or promotional advertising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Najjar
  • Patent number: 7784864
    Abstract: A holder for personal effects in a vehicle comprising a base that fits around the support rods of a headrest, a mount that may adjustably connected to the base and designed to hold the strap or other hanging feature of one or more personal items, and at least one securement block that may be used to sure up the base, limit its ability to move laterally, or help it to support heavier items. The base may be detachable and reversible so that it can be used in combination with the headrest support rods of a seat on either side of the car and so that the arm can be positioned in a maximum number of variations for the convenience of the user. In some embodiments, one or more of the securement blocks is easily removable and re-attachable to the base to accommodate a large variety of headrest and support rod configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Ron Feder
  • Publication number: 20090184612
    Abstract: A wooden piece of furniture for changing shoes has a cabinet with two parallel benches upon the sides of the cabinet. Each bench has a seat and storage rack beneath the seat. At the end of each bench, a cabinet stores slippers, footwear, and outerwear upon shelves behind doors and within a drawer. This furniture also includes a compartment within the cabinet for hanging storage of items, hooks within the compartment, seats stiffened by rails and a beam, and a cabinet stiffened by panel diaphragm action. This furniture can store both footwear and articles of clothing temporarily placed thereon by guests and other visitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: J. WILLIAM McCLURE
  • Patent number: 7395997
    Abstract: The article hanger is formed of a wire or rod and is configured for removable attachment to parallel posts, such as the posts supporting an adjustable height headrest above the seatback of an automobile. Each end of the device includes a multiple element clip attachable about the corresponding headrest support post, with the multiple elements precluding angular deflection of the remainder of the device and firmly attaching it to the posts. An arm extends from each attachment clip, with a spring coil loop formed in each arm to allow the two clips to be deflected for installation and removal. An article support hook is formed medially in the wire or rod, between the two spring coils. The device may be coated with a resilient or nonabrasive material to preclude metal-to-metal contact between the device and the headrest support rods, and/or other metal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Inventor: Dean J. Padden
  • Patent number: 7252569
    Abstract: A life vest container includes a hollow housing defining a storage volume adapted to receive a flotation device, the housing having an opening communicating with the storage volume. A cover is attached to the container and is moveable between a closed position in which it encloses the opening, and an open position in which the opening is accessible. Structure is provided for attaching the housing to a passenger seat, and for securing the cover in the closed position. At least a portion of the housing or the cover is sufficiently light-transmissive to allow observation of the condition of a flotation device disposed within the storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Everhart, Andrew Kerman, Michael Moraska
  • 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: 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: 7063381
    Abstract: A garment support assembly which is adapted to be fitted to a backrest of a seat is described. The seat backrest includes a rear face and a forward face against which a user's back can rest when seated. The assembly includes a support movable between a first stowed non-usable position within the rear face of the backrest and a second usable position projecting from the backrest. The assembly is adapted when in use to support a garment, preferably a jacket sports coat or similar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Scahill, Stephen James Garlick
  • Patent number: 7040695
    Abstract: A piece of furniture for changing shoes has pairs of slippers, a bench, and a cabinet. The bench has a seat and a shoe display or shelf beneath. A front leg, an armrest, and a rear leg assist guests at the end of a bench. A backrest spans from the rear leg to the cabinet. Opposite the front leg, a cabinet stores slippers in compartments behind doors. Alternatively, the furniture has two benches and the backrest omitted. Upon entering a house, a guest sits upon the bench, removes his shoes, places them upon the shelf, and puts on slippers from the cabinet. To leave, a guest places soiled slippers in a drawer inside the cabinet, dons their shoes, and returns to the street. Later, a homeowner retrieves the soiled slippers, cleans them, and returns them to the compartment for use by their next guests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventor: J. William McClure
  • Patent number: 6808093
    Abstract: A hanger assembly includes a mounting seat, a hooking member extending upwardly from the mounting seat and adapted to engage a backrest of a chair, first and second extendable arms connected pivotally to the mounting seat, an upright bar coupled to the mounting seat and displaceable in an upright direction relative to the mounting seat, and a hanging member disposed on the upright bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Inventors: Liang-An Lin, Ching-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20030184134
    Abstract: A chair has a base, a seat connected to the base by means of a cylinder, a seatback connected to the seat by a connecting element and a hanger adjustably connected to the connecting element, such that the user is able to readily hang garment on the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Da Dun Liu
  • Patent number: 6588839
    Abstract: A plane passenger seat has a storage compartment for a life vest and upholstery elements that improve the sitting comfort. The storage compartment is made up of at least one upholstery element. The life vest is received by the corresponding upholstery element as an integral part thereof. In this manner, the corresponding upholstery is replaced by the life vest so that the weight of the seat is reduced compared to conventional seats, thereby allowing potentially higher load capacities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Uwe Salzer
  • Patent number: 6443523
    Abstract: A car seat is disclosed having a seat part and a back support, on which a hanger element is mounted for hanging articles of clothing. When not being used, the hanger element is stored in a recessed position that is flush with the back support. For use, a hanger element bow can be moved and guided to a parallel usage position at some distance from its recessed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Achim Reitze
  • Patent number: 6412873
    Abstract: The dressing chair is a bedside chair designed especially for elderly people to help them make a safe and easy transition from a prone position in their bed to (including dressing) that point in time at which they are ready to grasp any ambulatory device that they may use to continue with their daily activities. Likewise, it helps them make a safe and easy transition from their ambulatory device to (including undressing) a prone position in their bed, ready for a good nights sleep. The dressing and undressing activities in the aforementioned transitions are made safe by providing a sturdy seat to sit on during certain dressing tasks, and by rails on three sides for grasping during movements, or for leaning against during other dressing tasks. Dressing and undressing are made easy by the combined seat and rail designs which make it easy to transfer from a sitting to a standing position and vice versa, without the need for any artificial lifting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignees: Shamrock Product Development Inc., Shamrock Product Development Ltd.
    Inventor: Morley J. Harper
  • Patent number: 6371641
    Abstract: This invention is a portable container resembling a large purse or a small piece of luggage that might be carried by a person to transport any of a variety of portable items to an outdoor sporting event. The container or bag has a flexible strap to allow the the bag to be carried by hand or to be slung over the shoulder. The bag has two identical internal pockets that extend across the full length and width of the bag and are openable by a zipper or other quick opening closure. Internally of one pocket is a block of a foamed elastomer that completely fills that compartment and thereby becomes a comfortable pillow upon which the bag owner sits the other pocket contains a protective cape that is heavy enough to keep the wearer warm and sufficiently water resistant to shield the wearer from rain or snow. Preferably, the bag will be printed or otherwise illustrated with the logo of a sports team so as to identify the owner as a fan of that team.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Teddy Leonard, II.
    Inventor: Louis A. Wilson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20010035671
    Abstract: The learning chair helps to teach a child important tools for life, such as how to tell time and days of the week, how to organize a daily wardrobe, and develop communication and organizational skills. The chair is shaped in the form of a fictional character or likable “buddy” to a child, such as a robot, doll, action figure, or cartoon character. A child learns how to prepare a daily wardrobe and vocabulary for placement of pants, dresses, shirts, hats, and shoes. The learning chair is a fun communication tool between a parent and child. The chair has the ability to play pre-recorded messages as alarms on a clock. Messages may be pre-recorded according to the voice of a fictional character portrayed by the chair, or pre-recorded by a parent or adult. Messages may include personal announcement using the child's name such as time to wake up, get dressed, go to bed, take a bath, etc. The chair has a chalkboard for leaving written messages between the parent and child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventor: Dolores Brooks
  • Patent number: 6283544
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a children's furniture comprises a plurality of stalls, each stall defined by three walls and sharing a common wall with an adjacent stall. Each stall has a shelf, coat hooks, a seat and a storage area. Children can sit on the seat to put on and remove their shoes, and will store their shoes in the storage area under the seat. They can also hang their coats on the hooks provided here, and put their books and other belongings on the shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: ABC School Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Alcala, Sofia Dumery, Sun Chul Kim, Kimberly Leonard, Andrew Schloss