Including A Means To Adjust Supplemental Back Relative To A Seat Back Patents (Class 297/230.14)
  • Patent number: 7156465
    Abstract: A light-weight portable vertebrae decompression support device comprising a pair of arm rests with selectively adjustable members connecting the arm rests and a base member. The base member is adapted to rest on a seat. The selective adjustment raises and lowers the height of the arm rests with respect to the base. The support device provides arm support sufficient to decompress the vertebrae and aids persons recovering from back surgery or those with chronic back problems. The support device can be made adjustable to fit different girth persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: The Idea People LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Stewart, III, Thomas Sweeney
  • Patent number: 7147282
    Abstract: A backrest depth adjustment mechanism which allows adjustment of the backrest assembly in a front-to-back manner with respect to the seat. The backrest assembly generally includes a backrest frame supporting the backrest. The backrest frame includes opposite end portions, and at least one of the end portions includes a backrest depth adjustment mechanism. The backrest depth adjustment mechanism includes a stationary portion and a movable portion, wherein the movable portion is movable with respect to the stationary portion. An actuator mechanism allows the user to actuate the backrest depth adjustment mechanism to move the backrest to a desired depth position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Hatcher, Michael L. Deimen
  • Patent number: 7114775
    Abstract: A sacroiliac joint support mechanism for installing to a seat of a golf vehicle, having a sacroiliac joint support cushion for abutting to the posterior wall region of the sacroiliac joint, angling elements for creating an angle of support and an attachment elements for fixedly installing the sacroiliac joint support mechanism to an open span between a golf vehicle seat bottom and a golf vehicle seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Inventor: Scott Hanson
  • Patent number: 7083234
    Abstract: A passenger seat includes a frame, a bottom, a back, and a headrest, and incorporates a cylindrical motion support member. The support member includes a stationary member carried by the passenger seat, including a concave surface having a cylindrical curvature. A moveable member has a convex surface with a cylindrical curvature disposed in contact with the concave surface, and a support surface for supporting at least a part of a passenger's body The moveable member is selectively positionable along the concave surface. In another variation, the seat back and/or seat bottom is moveable in a conical motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Brian Dowty, Alexander Filip Grauls
  • Patent number: 7000985
    Abstract: A non-freestanding child seat for use with in underlying seat or other support structure. The child seat is well-suited for use with “spectator” seats such as those found at sport event, theatres, and performing arts venues. The child seat may including a flexible member that is placed over and/or attached to an underlying seat or other structure. A child seat platform is attached to the flexible member and configured for position adjustment among other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventor: Douglas Jay Belgarde
  • Patent number: 6971717
    Abstract: An adjustable backrest has a series of adjustable straps extending across a front opening cavity of a backrest support. The straps are held in a locked, fitted position by a series of buckles at one side of the backrest which engage and lock the straps. Each strap is acted on by a bias arrangement and urges the straps to a drawn position across the front open cavity. This drawn position is an initial setup position that allows fitting of the backrest for a particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: IWI Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Rhodes
  • Patent number: 6959964
    Abstract: A portable backrest structure includes a base section adjustably fitted onto a piece of seating furniture, and an upright section for elevating a pivot axis above a seat part of the furniture. The backrest structure is easily movable to and installed on another piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Inventor: Otto Zapf
  • Patent number: 6938956
    Abstract: Chair backrest, comprising a support structure (12), an upper backrest member (30) connected in oscillating fashion to said support structure (12), a lower backrest member (32), and a connecting element (80) which is fixed relative to one of said backrest members (32) and able to slide telescopically inside the other backrest member (30), the connecting element (80) having at least one elastically deformable zone (82) and being able to apply an elastic force to said backrest members (30, 32) as a result of a variation in the relative angular position of said backrest members (30, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Pro-Cord SPA
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 6926359
    Abstract: A cover for a child seat in the form of a pad with slots through the pad that facilitate simple removal and reinstallation of the cover. Some of the slots accommodate the seat safety harness and merge with side slots that are held closed by mating separable fastening elements. The side slots extend at least partially along the junction between the backrest portion and the side bolster portions of the pad. A pair of back slots extend from respective strap anchoring locations in the backrest region to respective side slots. A release slot may be included at each side of the pad, extending from the respective side slot to the adjacent outer side edge of the pad—this being especially useful with three-point harness seats. A five-point harness version has a pair of lap strap slots through the pad to accommodate the lap straps of the harness. The lap straps slots extend outwardly to the adjacent side slots. Adding release slots as described gives this latter cover universal application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventor: Kelly L. Runk
  • Patent number: 6814408
    Abstract: A folding chair equipped with inflatable waist pad comprises a plurality of pedestals located on the floor and a plurality of rods connecting pivotally to the pedestals to form a chair bracket. The chair bracket has a backrest section and a seat section to hold a seat cushion. The backrest section has a housing compartment to hold an inflatable waist pad. The chair bracket has two sides each has an armrest rod. When the inflatable waist pad is inflated and held in the housing compartment, the backrest section may be in close contact with the waist of an user sitting on the chair to comfort the waist muscles of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Sportspower Limited
    Inventor: Jimmy Ching Chen
  • Patent number: 6589143
    Abstract: A back pain reliever has a linear alignment support with at least two bi-pad supports mounted thereon. The linear alignment support runs along the spine of a person with least two bi-pad supports mounted thereon, so each of the two pads of the bi-pad support are on opposite sides of the spine of a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventor: Walter J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6527339
    Abstract: An adjustable pillow system is provided for use with a juvenile vehicle seat. The pillow system includes a vertical slide strap adapted to be coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat and a pillow coupled to the vertical slide strap to slide up and down on the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Voris