To Back Only Patents (Class 297/411.29)
  • Patent number: 11148567
    Abstract: A self-leveling armrest assembly for a vehicle is provided. The self-leveling armrest assembly includes a back portion of a vehicle seat having a first bracket and a second bracket. The second bracket is rotatably connected to at least one floor bracket. An armrest assembly is rotatably connected to the first bracket of the back portion. At least one motion link is rotatably connected to the second bracket of the back portion. The at least one motion link is configured to receive a portion of the armrest assembly as the armrest assembly rotates. The motion link is configured to maintain the armrest assembly in a substantially horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Kelly, Carl Penn
  • Patent number: 11092281
    Abstract: A mounting system with a mount member that is configured to be recessed into the wall. The mount member defines a first mount, which is configured to be abutted against a structural member of the wall, a second mount, which is parallel to the first mount, and a pair of first legs that are coupled to at least one of the first and second mounts and which space the first and second mounts apart from one another. A plurality of mounting holes are formed through the first mount and a plurality of clearance holes are formed through the second mount. Each of the clearance holes is disposed in-line with an associated one of the mounting holes. A slot is formed through the second mount. The slot is disposed between the first legs and extends through a side of the second mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Michael D. Tembreull, Vincent M. Tembreull, Thomas M. Tembreull
  • Patent number: 10543921
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lightweight seat (100) that includes a seat base (102), a seat bottom (103) attached to an upper portion of the seat base, a seat back (101) attached to a rear portion of the seat bottom, and a seat belt assembly (150) secured to the seat bottom. The seat belt assembly may include a strap (104) attached to an underside of the seat bottom and extending from a first end adjacent to first side of the seat bottom to a second end adjacent to a second side of the seat bottom and a seat belt disposed adjacent to an upper side of the seat bottom, wherein a first end of the seat belt is attached to the first end of the strap and a second end of the seat belt is attached to the second end of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Seats
    Inventors: Philippe Augé, Mathieu Nové, José Bernardo De Morais, Vincent Raffin, David Le Mestre, Jean Charles Marais, Joël Marais
  • Patent number: 10189388
    Abstract: A fold-out component body (1), in particular an armrest of a vehicle seat, can be rotated about an axis of rotation (4) from a stowage position (9) into a usage position (10). In the event of an accident, the fold-out component (1) can be secured in the stowage position thereof by a locking element (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Peter Grüdl, Ingo Kienke, Gerhard Rohtstein, Jörg Linnenbrink
  • Patent number: 8944390
    Abstract: A connection mechanism is configured in particular for the connection of armrests to cosmetic tables or cosmetic chairs. The mechanism includes a base element (1). The base element (1) has a fastening section (1a) for fastening to a piece of furniture, in particular a piece of furniture for sitting or reclining. The base element also has a fastening element (2) configured for attachment to a part to be connected to the piece of furniture, in particular an armrest. The fastening element (2) is configured for a detachable connection to the fastening section (1a). The fastening section (1a) has a receiving device (1b) for receiving a region (2b) of the fastening element (2). A securing device (3) is provided that engages in the receiving device (1b) in the region (2b) of the fastening element (2) when said fastening element is received therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Soleni Classic GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Deerberg, Tom Orlitz
  • Patent number: 8845560
    Abstract: A physical therapy chair. Implementations may include a seat bottom coupled to a chair base adjustable along a z axis. A seat back couples to the seat bottom at an angle to the axis. An arm support slidably couples to the seat back and is fixable at desired positions. An arm has first, second, and third arm portions. The first arm portion pivotally couples to the arm support, the second arm portion rotatably couples to the first arm portion, and the third arm portion rotatably couples to the second arm portion. A leg couples to the seat bottom and has upper and lower leg portions. The upper leg portion has an upper first portion and an upper second portion. The upper first portion pivotally couples to the seat bottom and slidably couples to the upper second portion which slides thereby to change a length of the upper leg portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventors: Antonio Hernandez, Diego Vazquez, Javier Hernandez, Juan Carlos Valenzuela Gallardo, Marcos Galindo, Michelle Myrann, Joan Davis, Maureen Tiernan
  • Patent number: 8480172
    Abstract: A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for coupling to a pivoting mechanism of an articulated chair. The pivoting mechanism enables the chair to move throughout an operable range of motion while maintaining a fixed rotational position of an attached armrest adapter. The armrest assembly further includes an adjustable joint to provide 360° of rotational adjustment to the armrest relative to the fixed position of the armrest adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventors: Jeff Baker, Mike Bradfield, Brad Baker
  • Patent number: 8282169
    Abstract: A load support member includes spaced apart beam members, a linking member and a stop member. In another aspect, the beam includes a support surface defining first and second landing regions, which are in contact with and support a membrane. In another aspect, a brace member is secured between laterally spaced beams, with the brace member having a greater height than width at the end thereof and a greater width than height at the middle thereof. In another aspect, a pair of armrests are joined to a cross member and a pair of spaced apart beams in a releasable engagement. In yet another aspect, a pair of beam members are fixedly joined with a cross member, which is pivotally connected to a link pivotally connected to the beams. A method of assembling a load support structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Claudia Plikat, Carola Eva Marianne Zwick, Roland Rolf Otto Zwick, Andrew Keith Hector, John Fredric Aldrich
  • Publication number: 20120098317
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is installed inside a vehicle such that an occupant can sit thereon. The vehicle seat includes a backrest which forms a part of the vehicle seat, the backrest being brought into contact with a back of the occupant when the occupant sits, and an armrest which is provided on a central portion of a region of the backrest that is adjacent to a door of the vehicle and extends inwards a predetermined length from the region of the backrest that is adjacent to the door of the vehicle along a surface of the backrest. The occupant is allowed to lean an arm on the armrest when erecting his/her body from the vehicle seat in order to get out. The armrest is provided in the backrest, so that the occupant can easily erect his/her body by leaning an arm on the armrest in order to get out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Hack-sung Kim
  • Patent number: 7517023
    Abstract: A pair of cantilevered armrests are mounted on a juvenile seat. Each armrest includes an arm and a support mount appended to the arm and coupled to the seat back. The support mount extends above and below the arm to embrace the seat back. One fastener lies above the arm and is coupled to an upper portion of the support mount. Another fastener lies below the arm and is coupled to a lower portion of the support mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Kain
  • Patent number: 7396076
    Abstract: A chair with a firm structure for overlapping has a body which includes a chair frame and at least one supporting frame; the chair frame having a base, a seat frame and a back frame for supporting the body; the supporting frame being at an outer side of the chair frame; wherein the seat frame has a seat; and the back frame has a cushion; the supporting frame has a handle; supporting frame is combined with a combining unit. The combining unit serves for combining the supporting frame and the chair frame; the chair frame has a front casing and a rear casing; each of the front casing and the rear casing has a clamping surface; the front casing is coupled to the rear casing; each of two sides of the clamping surface has a positioning groove for limiting the chair frame and the supporting frame in the combining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Inventor: Koh Tuang Hock
  • Patent number: 7357456
    Abstract: An arm rest assembly for a motorcycle passenger seat includes a vertically adjustable mount secured to the typical backrest behind the passenger seat. A U-shaped tubular member includes a medial portion rotatably secured in the mount, and arm rest cushions secured to opposed side arm portions. The U-shaped member is rotatable through an arc of approximately 180° about the axis of the medial portion, the range being limited by stop members joined to the medial portion. The side arm portions extend rearwardly to support baggage, or rotated to an upwardly extending disposition in which the passenger may mount or dismount the passenger seat, to a forwardly extending disposition in which the side arm portions extend to support the arms of the passenger and to provide side support for the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventors: William Freer, Mary Martin
  • Patent number: 7114774
    Abstract: A passenger armrest for a motorcycle is mounted on a pivoting strut that has an armrest pad on an outer end, and which moves from a position adjacent a side of a motorcycle passenger seat, to a position wherein it is remote from the passenger seat and is open so that a passenger can mount and dismount the passenger seat. A beverage container holder is mounted on the armrest pad, and can used for supporting a beverage container when it extends forwardly from the armrest pad and then folded and pivoted so it is underneath the armrest pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Kuryakyn Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alwin J. Stahel, Brian K. Stahel
  • Patent number: 7077477
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a seat frame arranged to support a cushion, a rotatable armrest, a threaded receiver mounted to either the seat frame or the armrest, a translation shaft coupled with the other of the seat frame or the armrest which includes a thread disposed on the outside surface of the shaft arranged to matingly engage with the threaded receiver. Rotation of the armrest relative to the seat frame causes the armrest to translate toward or away from the seat frame as the threads of the translation shaft engage with the threaded receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn F Syrowik, Ravi Hosalli, Ronald J Kaip
  • Patent number: 7032965
    Abstract: A foldable shooting chair that will provide a sturdy support for a long gun shooter and includes a tripod base with legs that will fold together. A stool, including a padded seat rotatably mounted on the base and a seat back, support arm and shooting arm carried by and rotatable with the padded seat, the support arm being removable for positioning as a support for either a right or left-handed shooter and as a handle when the tripod legs are folded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventors: Larry D. Howell, Shawn Schrecengost
  • Patent number: 6976552
    Abstract: A removable motorcycle armrest assembly includes a motorcycle having a backrest support. Each of a pair of posts is provided and each includes a front side and a back side. A brace plate is attached to and extends between each of the back sides of the posts. Each of a pair of panels is attached to one of the front sides of the posts and extends toward each other. A biasing member biases the top ends of the posts toward each other. Each rod of a pair of elongated rods has a first portion and a second portion attached together at an angle. A free end of each of the first portions is removably extendable into wells in top ends of the posts. The support may be removably extended between the base plate and one of the panels so that the biasing member biases the posts against the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Inventor: David M. Kicker
  • Patent number: 6623078
    Abstract: A chair having adjustable height arms includes a rigid chair frame having first and second uprights. A back is attached to the chair frame and includes upper and lower ends. A seat is also attached to the chair frame and is adjacent the lower end of the back. Cantilevered to each of the first and second uprights is an arm assembly that projects outwardly therefrom adjacent opposite sides of the seat. Each arm assembly includes a coupling structure that is releasably engaged with a respective upright and is configured to release from the upright when the arm assembly is tilted upward relative to the respective upright to permit the elevational position of the arm assembly to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: First Source Furniture Group LLC
    Inventors: Zooey C. Chu, David J. Lambert
  • Patent number: 6447069
    Abstract: An apparatus for removably securing an armrest to a mounting pin secured to a vehicle seat includes a housing, a user-actuated retaining member movably disposed within the housing, and a pair of diverging surfaces disposed within the housing. The retaining member includes a base portion and a pair of spaced-apart, resilient arms which extend outwardly from the base portion. Each arm includes an intermediate portion and a free end. The intermediate portion of each arm is configured to engage a respective portion of a groove that extends circumferentially around at least a portion of the mounting pin when the retaining member is in a relaxed configuration. An actuator is slidably disposed within the housing and is movable so as to engage, and apply a force to, the retaining member base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Collins & Aikman Products Co.
    Inventors: Edward R. Terris, Gasper J. Palazzolo
  • Patent number: 6361114
    Abstract: A chair having a self-leveling armrest is disclosed, comprising a seat bottom and a seat back which rotates between a full up position and a full back position. The arm is moveable between an up position and a down position, and is positioned generally parallel with the seat bottom when in the down position. A first link member is pivotably connected to the seat bottom and to a second link member, and the second link member is pivotably connected to the seat back. The arm is pivotable with the seat back, and in the down position the arm moves with the second link member so that the arm remains generally parallel with respect to the seat bottom as the seat back pivots. A pin extends from the arm and is generally parallel with the armrest member. The pin is received by a pin-receiving groove in the second link member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Rumler
  • Patent number: 6328384
    Abstract: A structure where an armrest is detachably coupled to a seatback includes an axial pin, a moving pin, a supporting bracket, and a slope. The axial pin and the moving pin projects from a side face of one end of the armrest. The moving pin has a head at its distal end. The supporting bracket is fixed on a side portion of the seatback, and it has an axial hole for receiving the axial pin and a guide groove for receiving the moving pin. The axial pin is inserted into the axial hole to be rotatably supported by the supporting bracket. The moving pin is inserted into the guide groove to be moved within the guide groove according to rotation of the axial pin. The slop is disposed on an edge of the guide groove near the using point. As the armrest reaches the using position, the head rides on the slope according to movement of the moving pin, so that the moving pin approaches to the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Yamauchi, Nobuya Sato
  • Patent number: 6203106
    Abstract: The chair for handicapped individuals has an undercarriage with a descending and ascending track system, and a tiltable assembly equipped with track followers for riding the descending and ascending track system of the undercarriage. A brake shiftable between a locked condition for holding the tiltable assembly against movement on the track system and an unlocked condition for allowing movement of it on the track system is provided. The tiltable assembly includes a seat assembly and an adjustable hip-limiting assembly at each lateral side of the seat assembly, plus a back assembly pivotally mounted to the seat assembly and an adjustable leg assembly mounted at each lateral side of the seat assembly. No power assistance is required to accomplish tilting of the tiltable assembly or any adjustment of any feature of the chair. The variety of chairs incorporating features of the invention include shower and commode chairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Activeaid, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles H. Nearing, Gary F. Meyers, Jeffrey A. Gunderson