Laterally Patents (Class 297/411.37)
  • Patent number: 11926421
    Abstract: An armrest assembly comprising a secondary armrest assembly is disclosed that can be deployed from a stowed and nested position beneath a primary armrest, with the secondary armrest assembly comprising a plurality of articulable and pivotable components, a seating assembly comprising the present armrest assembly, and vehicles configured to comprise the present armrest and seating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Amar Patel, Niraj Moreshwar Bhaktwarti, Vijay Singh Rathore, Praveen Varma
  • Patent number: 11925273
    Abstract: An armrest for a chair includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end. The body includes one or more recesses. The first member also includes one or more magnets disposed in the one or more recesses. The second member is releasably attached to the first member. The second member includes a cavity configured to receive the first member and one or more magnetizable plate members disposed in the cavity. The one or more magnetizable plate members are adjacent the one or more magnets when the first member is received in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SECRETLAB SG PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Vincent Sin, Jon Hao Chan, Elroy Cheng Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 11849861
    Abstract: A chair armrest is revealed. The chair armrest includes an armrest support, an armrest pad body, a connection body, and a connecting member. The armrest pad body has a mounting slot with an opening facing downward while the mounting slot has a depth and a shape. The connection body is provided with a thickness and a shape which are corresponding to the depth and the shape of the mounting slot. Thus the connection body can be mounted and positioned in the mounting slot. The armrest support and the connection body of are connected by the connecting member. During assembly of the chair armrest, the armrest support is connected to the connection body by the connecting member while the armrest pad body is affixed with the armrest support into one part by the connecting member. Thereby production cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ATEC INTERNATIONAL TEAM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Chun Chen, Fu-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 11787063
    Abstract: An adjustable arm support for a surgical robotic system, the arm support comprising: a fixed armrest portion that is fixedly coupled to a console seat of the surgical robotic system; and an adjustable armrest portion that is adjustably coupled to the fixed armrest portion, the adjustable armrest portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Verb Surgical Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Michael Nobles, Joan Savall, Scott Anderson
  • Patent number: 11641946
    Abstract: The present invention provides a unique, compact, soft-cushioned, multi-directional, 360° gliding arm rest pad device which effectively eliminates forearm-to-pad friction during movement of a user's arm in any direction when operating a device, such as a computer mouse, a joystick or any other equipment that may place stress and strain on one's hands, arms, and elbows. The multi-directional gliding arm rest pad device allows free movement of a user's forearm to glide multi-directionally with minimal tension resistance, so that shoulder strain is substantially reduced, development of bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and elbow pain is greatly diminished, and a user's functional work performance duration time is extended due to reduction of hand and arm fatigue afforded by the smooth and effortless directional movement of the arm rest pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel Antonucci
  • Patent number: 11148810
    Abstract: In order to provide an aircraft seat unit and an aircraft seat unit assembly capable of meeting various passenger requirements, an aircraft seat unit is provided with a seat portion including a first buttocks support layer and a second buttocks support layer, and a backrest portion. The seat portion is configured to be capable of changing states between a short seat portion state and a long seat portion state. The first buttocks support layer configured to support the buttocks of a passenger in the short seat portion state is harder than the second buttocks support layer configured to support the buttocks of the passenger in the long seat portion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: JAMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rei Kigoshi, Tsuyoshi Oguri, Yuu Uchida, Tatsuro Kimura
  • Patent number: 10729252
    Abstract: An angular position adjusting device includes a coupling column coupled with a chair body. The coupling column includes a top end having a lower coupling face with a receiving groove, a pivotal groove, and at least one restraining groove. The pivotal groove includes a bottom wall having a coupling hole. A positioning block is mounted in the receiving groove and includes a resilient portion having a positioning member. A seat includes a lower end having an upper coupling face with an axle received in the pivotal groove. A fastener extends through the axle and is coupled with the coupling hole of the coupling column. The positioning member is selectively and releasably engaged in one of angularly spaced positioning grooves of the upper coupling face. At least one restraining member is disposed on the upper coupling face and is slidably received in the at least one restraining groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: Zooey Chia-Tien Chu, Douglas Pan
  • Patent number: 9028001
    Abstract: A chair assembly includes a four-bar linkage assembly including a first linkage member, a second linkage member, a third linkage member and a fourth linkage member each pivotably coupled to one another such that the four-bar linkage assembly includes an upper end that is adjustable between raised and lowered positions, and an arm rest assembly adapted to support the arm of a seated user thereon and supported the upper end of the four-bar linkage assembly, wherein a lower end of the four-bar linkage assembly is pivotably supported from an arm support structure for pivotable movement, such that the upper end of the four-bar linkage assembly is moveable between a first position and second position located laterally outward from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Battey, Richard N. Roslund, Jr., Nathan McCaughan, Pradeep Mydur
  • Patent number: 9004603
    Abstract: An armrest assembly includes an adjusting seat received in a base slideable in a length direction. The adjusting seat is slideable in a width direction relative to a seat fixed to the base. A first control button initially engaged with the adjusting seat can be operated to disengage from the adjusting seat and to disengage a transverse positioning block from the seat, allowing adjustment in the length and width directions. A lower rod is fixed to a chair body and is received in an upper rod movable in a height direction. A second control button is mounted in a window in the upper rod and includes engagement teeth engaged with a gear on a screw rod in threading connection with a screw rod coupling seat on the lower rod. The second control button can be operated to disengage the engagement teeth from the gear, allowing adjustment in the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 8967724
    Abstract: A chair assembly includes a four-bar linkage assembly including a first linkage member and a second linkage member each having a U-shaped cross-sectional configuration that cooperate to form an interior space, a third linkage member and a fourth linkage member, wherein the linkage members are pivotably coupled to on another such that an upper end of the four-bar linkage is vertically adjustable between a raised and lowered positions, an arm rest assembly supported on the upper end of the four-bar linkage assembly, and a locking assembly including a first locking link having a first surface and a second locking link having plurality of teeth corresponding to a plurality of vertical positions of the four-bar link located between the raised and lowered positions, wherein the locking links are movable between locked and unlocked positions, and wherein the first and second locking links are located within the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Battey, Richard N. Roslund, Jr., Nathan McCaughan, Pradeep Mydur
  • Patent number: 8960801
    Abstract: A multi-functional structure for armchair armrest pad comprises an armrest frame connecting unit, a block slider, a movable fixing unit, a rotary positioning unit, a fixing unit, an inclined movable unit, a pressing unit, an armrest pad and a top board, wherein the unlocked position can easily get when pressing the pressing unit, thus the armrest pad can be adjusted to the front, back, left, right, and be rotated to the right and the left, and the locked position can easily get when letting go the pressing unit, thus the armrest pad can be fixed and remained the angle which is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Jung-Hua Hu
  • Patent number: 8931846
    Abstract: A seat for a transport vehicle includes a seat surface, an armrest, and a child armrest. The child armrest is configured to adopt an adult position and a child position. In the adult position the child armrest is arranged in a stowed position in which the child armrest is incorporated in a contour of the armrest. In the child position the child armrest is arranged in a use position in which the child armrest has a reduced spacing from the seat surface in the vertical direction and a reduced spacing from an opposing armrest in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Lufthansa Technik AG
    Inventor: Harald Merensky
  • Patent number: 8840188
    Abstract: Horizontally movable arm pads are useful for, among other things, their ability to be ergonomically positioned. An arm pad comprises a pad cover and a pad pan and is attached to an arm support. In one embodiment, a pad is laterally movable with respect to the arm support. In another embodiment, a pad is capable of moving forwards and backwards. In yet another embodiment, a pad is capable of moving laterally and forwards and backwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Niels Diffrient, Emilian D. Cartis, Mark McKenna, Steven Remy
  • Publication number: 20140159436
    Abstract: The reclining chair 100 according to the invention comprises an anchoring structure 200 having, mounted thereon, a support structure or frame 300A which forms a support of a seat 300B connected at the front to a leg rest 600, the frame 300A being connected laterally to two arm rests 500 and at the rear to a backrest 400. The backrest and frame are connected together by means of frame pins 316; the backrest and seat 300B are connected together by means of lever systems 410, 410a connected at one end to seats 407 provided on the framework 401 of the backrest 400 and at the other end to pins arranged in seats 323 on the seat side support structures 311 of the seat 300B; the frame 300A and seat 300B are connected together by means of frame pins 306 and 318 which slide inside corresponding recesses 320 and 321 formed in the seat side support structures 311 of the seat 300B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: IACOBUCCI HF ELECTRONICS S.P.A.
    Inventor: Lucio Iacobucci
  • Publication number: 20140145490
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for armrests is revealed. An armrest includes an armrest surface and a lower plate fastened to form a space for receiving a movable block. Thus the movable block is moved forward and backward and positioned in relation to the lower plate. A rectangular slot is disposed on the movable block and a rectangular piece is moved and positioned transversely therein. A round slot is set on the rectangular piece while a hat-shaped disc is mounted in the round slot and fastened elastically on a projecting rod of a bottom frame. By a positioning bump on the hat-shaped disc elastically mounted into or separated from a positioning hole arranged circularly on the projecting rod, the hat-shaped disc and the bottom frame are rotated and positioned in relation to each other in a 360 degree circle. Thereby the armrest can be moved transversely and rotated 360 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Isotech Products Incorporated
    Inventor: Yu-Ting CHEN
  • Patent number: 8678503
    Abstract: A chair arm adjustment device according to embodiments of the present invention includes an arm pad base slidably coupled to the arm support, the arm pad base sliding substantially horizontally in two degrees of freedom with respect to the arm support within a range of motion of the arm pad base with respect to the arm support, and an arm brake assembly coupled with the arm pad base, the arm brake assembly moveable between a locked position in which the arm brake assembly substantially inhibits movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support and an unlocked position in which the arm brake assembly does not substantially inhibit movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support, wherein the arm brake assembly moves from the unlocked position to the locked position at any position of the arm pad base within the range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, John Robert Koch, Todd Ireland, Brett Kooistra
  • Patent number: 8657381
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arm rest, particularly for a center console of a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier element (1) having a support element (11) moveably arranged on the carrier element (1), wherein the carrier element (1) and the support element (11) can be pivoted about a first pivoting axis (y) by means (3, 5, 7A, 7B or 3, 7A, 8) arranged in or on the carrier element (1). The support element (11) can be displaced with respect to the carrier element (1) by a connection to one of the arranged means (3, 5, 7A, 7B or 3, 7A, 8). According to the invention, pivoting of the carrier element (1) together with the support element (11) and displacing the support element (11) with respect to the carrier element (1) can be released or blocked by actuating a single control element (6) that acts upon the arranged means (3, 5, 7A, 7B or 3, 7A, 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Bert Junige, Burkhard Gis
  • Patent number: 8596722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine operator seat of a construction machine having a seat surface, a backrest, which is situated opposite to the front seat edge in the longitudinal direction of the seat surface, and at least one armrest situated laterally to the seat surface, comprising a base part, an arm support, and at least one operating element, the arm support being situated in the rear area in the longitudinal direction and the at least one operating element being situated in the front area of the armrest in the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a construction machine, in particular a road miller, recycler, stabilizer, or a road roller, in particular a tandem roller, having such a machine operator seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: BOMAG GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Haubrich, Thomas Klein
  • Patent number: 8585150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (01, 22) for use in the interior of a vehicle, comprising a first and a second carrier element (02, 23, 03, 24) and a connecting linear guide, wherein the first carrier element (02, 23) features two linearly extending first guiding surfaces (06, 07, 27, 28) and the second carrier element (03, 24) features two first abutment surfaces (12, 13, 33, 34), wherein the carrier elements (02, 23, 03, 24) are longitudinally displaceable relative to each other when the abutment surfaces (12, 13, 33, 34) slide along the guiding surfaces (06, 07, 27, 28), and wherein the linear guide produces a clamping effect which prevents self-actuated displacement of a carrier element (02, 23, 03, 24) due to vehicle movements, wherein the linear guide further features a second guiding surface (08, 29) being associated with the first carrier element (02, 23) and features a second abutment surface (14, 35) being associated with the second carrier element (03, 24), wherein, when the first and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: F.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard von Rothkirch und Panthen, Thomas Hessdörfer, Michael Winterstein
  • Patent number: 8496295
    Abstract: A chair elbow capable of rotating with double shaft is disclosed. Two bearings are disposed on a mount board fixed on a chair. Each of the bearings connects one end of each of two rotating plates, while the other ends thereof are pivotally connected in a linear slot of a seat plate used for securing an armrest. The length of the slot is longer than the distance between the two bearings, and the latter is longer than the length of the rotating plates. Thus, the armrest on the seat plate can rotate against the mount board with 360 degrees and move forward and backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventor: Chao-Ken Chen
  • Patent number: 8491055
    Abstract: An armrest for a motorcycle passenger, which permits one or both armrests to swing out to a side thereby accommodating a boarding passenger. Optionally, the armrests can be pivoted to rearward-facing orientation in order to form a rack behind a sissy bar of a motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Enchantment Motor Sports, LLC
    Inventors: William Freer, II, Mary Martin
  • 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: 8474914
    Abstract: An armrest adjustment device includes an armrest arranged at a top surface of an armrest support. The lower part of the armrest support is connected to a chair seat. The armrest can be adjusted to move forward and backward in relation to the chair seat. A first component is mounted in the armrest. The first component is assembled with and fixed on the armrest support so that the armrest can be moved forward and backward in relation to the first component. Moreover, a second component is arranged between the armrest and the armrest support. Instead of the first component, the second component is assembled with and fixed on the armrest support. Thus the armrest is moved in the left/right direction in relation to the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: ATec International Team Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Te-Chun Chen, Jing-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 8459746
    Abstract: An adjustable armrest structure for a chair is an adjusting assembly fixed to bottom ends of two armrests on two sides of the chair and includes a body, two side rails, and a movable member. The body includes a guiding slot formed on a bottom end thereof to fit a screwing element and to engage with the movable member. The guiding slot of the body includes a plurality of arcuate recesses arranged around the two sides thereof to fit two projections fixed on two sides of a guide member respectively. An actuating member includes a bore disposed thereon and is fixed to the guide member. The screwing element is inserted through the bore of the actuating member and an orifice of the guide member. A screw segment of the screwing element is screwed with the aperture of the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Yu-Shan Lai
  • Patent number: 8419124
    Abstract: A reclining chair is provided. The reclining chair has back, seat, and leg sections. The reclining chair has movable arm rests. In some embodiments, storage units are provided as part of the reclining chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Kramer, Marshall S. Dahneke, Reed N. Wilcox, Franz Gaag, David T. Schwanemann, Rainer B. Teufel, Peter A. Koloski, Thornton K. Lothrop, Ryan R. Berger
  • Patent number: 8403417
    Abstract: An armrest structure includes a cover and a controlling member which has a pressing portion and a rack portion respectively formed on two sides thereof. A sliding plate has a sliding protrusion and multiple teeth which are engaged with the rack portion. A fixing plate has a sliding groove and the sliding protrusion is slidably engaged with the sliding groove. A fixing device has a sliding area and two first rails. The sliding plate is engaged with the first rails. The fixing device has a recessed area in which the fixing plate is located. The fixing device has multiple engaging teeth engaged with the rack portion, and two guide grooves. A base is connected with the cover and has two second rails which are engaged with the two guide grooves. A height adjustment device is connected to a slot of the fixing device and fixed to the fixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventor: Tsung-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 8376462
    Abstract: An aircraft seat includes a seat bottom frame, a seat translation and rotation mechanism attached to the seat bottom frame allowing translation and rotational movement of the seat bottom frame. An armrest is removably attached to the side of the seat bottom frame, and can be set to different positions relative to the seat bottom. The armrest has a seat control mounted to an outside of the armrest, and an input transfer mechanism disposed inside the armrest. The input transfer mechanism has an end engaged to the seat control, and a receiver end. The input transfer mechanism is cable-less. A couple shaft is engaged with the receiver end and engaged with the seat translation and rotation mechanism. When the seat control is actuated, the input transfer mechanism causes the seat translation and rotation mechanism to allow the seat bottom frame to at least one of translate and rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: PAC Seating Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hector Noel Marini, Barry Oberly
  • Patent number: 8262166
    Abstract: An arm support, comprising an arm supporting element, connected via a connecting device with a lift device, wherein the arm supporting element has a longitudinal direction between a front end and a rear end and is connected via a tilting axis (E) with the connecting device, which tilting axis (E), in top plan view, is situated between the front end and the rear end, wherein the lift device comprises compensation means for bearing the weight of the arm support and a load borne thereon, in particular an arm of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Exact Dynamics B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Adrianus Stuijt, Gijs Kramer, Gerardus Richardus Bernardus Engelina Römer
  • Patent number: 8246117
    Abstract: An armrest apparatus and chair including one or more armrest apparatuses are disclosed. Each armrest apparatus includes an armrest member attached to at least one chair component. The armrest member has a first aperture and a second aperture. A first plate is positioned above the armrest member. The first plate has a longitudinal slot that is transverse to the first and second apertures. An armrest cover is attached to the first plate. A resilient device is positioned between the first plate and the armrest cover or between the first plate and the armrest member. The resilient device has a first hole sized and configured to receive the first member and a second hole sized and configured to receive the second member. A first member extends through the first aperture, first hole and the longitudinal slot and a second member extends through the second aperture, second hole and the longitudinal slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Melhuish, Gregory Allison
  • Patent number: 8226171
    Abstract: An armrest includes an armrest base having a guiding groove. A support is mounted below the armrest base. The support includes a top end having a restraining plate. An engaging member includes a body having an upper portion. A slider is formed on the upper portion of the body. The slider includes two arms slideably abutting two lateral walls of the guiding groove, allowing relative sliding movement between the slider and the armrest base along the guiding groove. The engaging plate further includes an insertion plate located below the restraining plate. The engaging member can be rotatably received in the compartment of the support. The top end of the support can include an annular portion having a plurality of annularly spaced teeth in the compartment. A groove is formed between two adjacent teeth. A positioning member projects downwardly from the engaging member and is selectively engaged in one of the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Tien Ching Fang
  • Publication number: 20120175934
    Abstract: In order to provide an adjustment mechanism for the arm support of an armrest, which is particularly simple structurally and which also enables a particularly flat style of construction, a locking device is proposed for releasably locking the base platform and the carrier platform in different positions with respect to each other, said locking device comprising a transfer element, which is arranged between carrier platform and arm support and is connected to the base platform and which has first blocking elements for blocking the longitudinal adjustment of the arm support and second blocking elements for blocking the transverse adjustment of the arm support, and an actuating element, which is arranged between carrier platform and arm support and is provided with a control button for manual actuation and which has elements for simultaneously blocking or releasing the first and second blocking elements of the transfer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: BOCK 1 GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: HERMANN BOCK
  • Publication number: 20120112511
    Abstract: A chair arm adjustment device according to embodiments of the present invention includes an arm pad base slidably coupled to the arm support, the arm pad base sliding substantially horizontally in two degrees of freedom with respect to the arm support within a range of motion of the arm pad base with respect to the arm support, and an arm brake assembly coupled with the arm pad base, the arm brake assembly moveable between a locked position in which the arm brake assembly substantially inhibits movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support and an unlocked position in which the arm brake assembly does not substantially inhibit movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support, wherein the arm brake assembly moves from the unlocked position to the locked position at any position of the arm pad base within the range of motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, John Robert Koch, Todd Ireland, Brett Kooistra
  • Patent number: 8113590
    Abstract: An arm support, comprising an arm supporting element, connected via a connecting device with a lift device, wherein the arm supporting element has a longitudinal direction between a front end and a rear end and is connected via a tilting axis (E) with the connecting device, which tilting axis (E), in top plan view, is situated between the front end and the rear end, wherein the lift device comprises compensation means for bearing the weight of the arm support and a load borne thereon, in particular an arm of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Exact Dynamics B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Adrianus Stuijt, Gijs Kramer, Gerardus Richardus Bernardus Engelina Römer
  • Publication number: 20120025584
    Abstract: An armrest adjustment device is revealed. The armrest adjustment device includes an armrest arranged at a top surface of an armrest support. The lower part of the armrest support is connected to a chair seat. The armrest can be adjusted to move forward and backward in relation to the chair seat. A first component is mounted in the armrest. The first component is assembled with and fixed on the armrest support so that the armrest can be moved forward and backward in relation to the first component. Moreover, a second component is arranged between the armrest and the armrest support. Instead of the first component, the second component is assembled with and fixed on the armrest support. Thus the armrest is moved in the left/right direction in relation to the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Te-Chun CHEN, Jing-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 8104838
    Abstract: An armrest assembly includes a mounting bracket, a limit member mounted on the mounting bracket, and an armrest support mounted on the limit member. The bottom of the mounting bracket is provided with a slideway which has a first side provided with an upright limit face and a second side provided with an oblique limit face. The limit member has a first side provided with an upright mating face abutting the upright limit face and a second side provided with an oblique mating face abutting the oblique limit face. Thus, the upright mating face and the oblique mating face are limited by the upright limit face and the oblique limit face respectively, so that the limit member is moved in the slideway smoothly and stably without producing any vibration to facilitate movement of the armrest support relative to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Po-Chuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8104837
    Abstract: The invention provides a chair armrest that is variably adjustable to allow a user to assume an ergonomically preferred sitting position. The ergonomic chair armrest comprises, either separately or together, an arm support assembly capable of adjustment to various positions through a vertical plane and an arm pad assembly capable of adjustment to various positions through a horizontal plane. The invention further provides an ergonomic chair having an armrest that is adjustable in both a vertical plane and a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventor: Niels Diffrient
  • Patent number: 8066332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wheelchair armrest adjusting mechanism comprising a support unit having a horizontal support connected to a top of an upright support, and a plurality of locking units located one side of the horizontal support; wherein an armrest has a slide channel for engaging with the horizontal support, a stop hole for creating a passage to the slide channel in order to fit one of the locking units when the stop hole is aligned with the locking unit, and a control unit fitted in the stop hole for pushing against the locking unit. When the control unit is pushed and held, the armrest can be slid along the horizontal support to align with one of locking units; and when the control unit is released, the locking unit is pushed into the stop hole and thereby locks the armrest in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan An I Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun-I Huang
  • Patent number: 8061778
    Abstract: A chair arm adjustment device according to embodiments of the present invention includes an arm pad base slidably coupled to the arm support, the arm pad base sliding substantially horizontally in two degrees of freedom with respect to the arm support within a range of motion of the arm pad base with respect to the arm support, and an arm brake assembly coupled with the arm pad base, the arm brake assembly moveable between a locked position in which the arm brake assembly substantially inhibits movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support and an unlocked position in which the arm brake assembly does not substantially inhibit movement of the arm pad base relative to the arm support, wherein the arm brake assembly moves from the unlocked position to the locked position at any position of the arm pad base within the range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Jesse Hahn, John Robert Koch, Todd Ireland, Brett Kooistra
  • Publication number: 20110278898
    Abstract: An adjustable armrest structure for a chair is an adjusting assembly fixed to bottom ends of two armrests on two sides of the chair and includes a body, two side rails, a movable member, the body including a guiding slot formed on a bottom end thereof to fit a screwing element and to engage with the movable member; wherein the guiding slot of the body includes a plurality of arcuate recesses arranged around the two sides thereof to fit two projections which are fixed on two sides of a guide member respectively, and an actuating member includes a bore disposed thereon and is fixed to the guide member so that the screwing element is inserted through the bore of the actuating member and an orifice of the guide member, and a screw segment of the screwing element is screwed with the aperture of the movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Yu-Shan Lai
  • Publication number: 20110236130
    Abstract: The invention relates to an operator workplace of a construction machine, especially a milling machine for processing a road surface, comprising a seat with a seating surface, an armrest arranged to the side of the seating surface and comprising an arm supporting surface, and at least one control element arranged on the armrest for controlling at least one machine function. The invention further relates to a construction machine with such an operator workplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Klein, Thomas Haubrich
  • Patent number: 8016360
    Abstract: An adjustable armrest assembly for a chair includes a mounting member connected to the chair. The mounting member has an upper base. A first horizontal slide element is slidably mounted to the upper base and is adjustably slidable in a first direction with respect to the upper base. The first slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the upper base by frictional engagement between the upper base and the first slide element. A second horizontal slide element for slidably mounting to the first slide element is slidable in an arcuate path crossing the first direction. The second slide element is restrained after adjustment with respect to the first slide element by frictional engagement between the second slide element and the first slide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Machael, Marcus C. Koepke, Brian R. Trego
  • Publication number: 20110181090
    Abstract: A chair elbow capable of rotating with double shaft is disclosed. Two bearings are disposed on a mount board fixed on a chair. Each of the bearings connects one end of each of two rotating plates, while the other ends thereof are pivotally connected in a linear slot of a seat plate used for securing an armrest. The length of the slot is longer than the distance between the two bearings, and the latter is longer than the length of the rotating plates. Thus, the armrest on the seat plate can rotate against the mount board with 360 degrees and move forward and backward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventor: Chao-Ken Chen
  • Patent number: 7850236
    Abstract: A rotatable armrest assembly comprises: an armrest support adapted to be connected to a base of the child car seat and having an insert hole; and an armrest having top and bottom ends that are opposite to each other in an axial direction, and provided with a shaft that extends into the insert hole so as to permit the armrest to be rotatable relative to the armrest support about an axis of the shaft that extends in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Shun-Min Chen, Jian-Qun Li
  • Patent number: 7815259
    Abstract: An office chair is provided with includes a chair arm assembly on each opposite side thereof for supporting the arms of a user. The arm assemblies each include a latching assembly to permit adjustment of the height of an arm cap thereof while maintaining the arm cap at a selected elevation. The latch assembly is engageable with an inner liner provided within a support post. Further, the armrest assembly has a plurality of interconnected and relatively movable plates which permit adjustment of the angular orientation of the arm cap along with adjustment of the arm cap in the front-to-back direction and the side-to-side direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Fookes, Tracy Cook, Keith Shoemaker, Brian Gessler, Rick Roels
  • Patent number: 7806481
    Abstract: An armrest structure includes a tubular support, and an armrest having a tubular end telescopingly engaging the tubular support. A support plate engages bottom walls of the tubular support and the tubular end in a laminar arrangement. A clamping bolt slides through a top hole and into aligned holes in the laminar arrangement, with its head abutting the aligned holes. A clamping handle on a bottom of the bolt is rotatable between a clamping position tensioning the bolt to secure the arrangement, and a release position de-tensioning the bolt. By this arrangement, remaining walls of the tubular support and the tubular end are not deformed even when the clamp is clampingly pressing the adjacent sidewall sections together. An adjustable back with actuator handles at a lower edge of the back, and a seat assembly with fingers that retain an upholstery cover tight against concave areas are also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Eberlein
  • Publication number: 20100219671
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wheelchair armrest adjusting mechanism comprising a support unit having a horizontal support connected to a top of an upright support, and a plurality of locking units located one side of the horizontal support; wherein an armrest has a slide channel for engaging with the horizontal support, a stop hole for creating a passage to the slide channel in order to fit one of the locking units when the stop hole is aligned with the locking unit, and a control unit fitted in the stop hole for pushing against the locking unit. When the control unit is pushed and held, the armrest can be slid along the horizontal support to align with one of locking units; and when the control unit is released, the locking unit is pushed into the stop hole and thereby locks the armrest in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: TAIWAN AN I CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SHUN-I HUANG
  • Patent number: 7735930
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a width control device which automatically controls the width of an armrest, provided in a seat of a vehicle, in response to the body type of a passenger, thus enabling the passenger to sit in a comfortable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Jun Sun Yeum
  • Publication number: 20100123346
    Abstract: An adjusting device which can be implemented in a chair and which can be utilized to coact with two arm rests thereof includes a first and second blocks aligned coaxially with each other. A first and a second plates which are adapted for connecting the two arm rests respectively are moveably attached to the first and second blocks respectively. An adjusting mechanism interconnects the first and second plates and is operable to urge the first plate with respect to the first block and the second plate with respect to the second block concurrently, and in which the first and second plates are moved oppositely by the actuating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventor: Yu-Chung Lin
  • Patent number: 7677654
    Abstract: An armrest for a vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The armrest is intended to be turned around a pivot axis between a first active position and a second folded-away position. The armrest includes an upper part, which in the active position is positioned with its longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a substantially vertical plane through a side surface constituting an outer edge surface of the vehicle seat and intended to support a user's forearm, and at least one lower part provided with a fixing device for attaching the upper part to the vehicle seat. The lower part includes a linking mechanism arranged for setting the upper part in a transverse direction between a first position outside the side surface and an adjustable second position, and a locking device that is arranged to activate a catch that locks the upper part in a set position after it has been moved to the second position. A vehicle seat provided with an armrest and to a vehicle including an armrest are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden AB
    Inventors: Mikael Enberg, Magnus Fridsell, Fredrik Löfgren, Pelle Reinius, Jan Marcus Gabrielsson
  • Patent number: 7600819
    Abstract: An armrest (1) for use with a vehicle seat (2), comprising a unit (3) for supporting an arm of an operator of the vehicle seated in the seat, a first fixing element (4) connected to the armrest unit (3) and a second fixing element (5) can be fastened to the seat (2) on the vehicle. The first and the second fixing element can be adjusted and locked in relation to one another by means of a device (6) for adjusting the position of the armrest unit (3) in relation to the seat when using the armrest. When using the armrest, the adjusting and locking device (6), which links the first fixing element (4) and the second fixing element (5) in at least two different positions, can be used to set the armrest unit (3) to different positions by moving the armrest unit (3) in a direction having a component in the horizontal plane, aligned so that the position of the armrest unit (3) is laterally variable in relation to the seat (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment AB
    Inventors: Sverker Armo, Jonny Lindblom