Abstract: A seat support device is provided. The seat support is configured to receive a seat cushion and provide support to the cushion as well as providing two support handles above the cushion. The combination of these elements allows an elderly, disabled, or otherwise weakened person to easily rise from a seated to standing position.

Abstract: Modular vehicle seats having water-permeable seating surfaces are disclosed. A disclosed vehicle seat includes a seat portion configured to hold a seated person. The seat portion includes a substantially unitary molded frame defining a first opening and a cavity associated with the first opening. The seat portion further includes a first substantially non-absorbent, water-permeable membrane configured to cover at least a portion of the first opening to provide support to the seated person. The substantially unitary molded frame comprises at least a second opening configured to enable water passing through the first substantially non-absorbent, water-permeable membrane and into the cavity to be discharged from the cavity. The disclosed seat further includes a back portion coupled to the seat portion. The back portion includes a peripheral frame member defining a third opening at least a portion of which is covered with a second substantially non-absorbent, water-permeable membrane.

Abstract: An armrest accessory attached or integrally made with an armrest placed between seats in a row of chairs wherein said armrest accessory provides individual space for the arms of both persons sitting at either side of the device without increasing the width of the division. The armrest accessory comprises a resilient material with a curved cross-section that will extend throughout the length of the division of the seats. The curvature of the device creates two separate platforms, one above the other, which are used as armrests.

Abstract: An un-automated lift assist for the physically challenged whereby a user may push against a pair of armrests causing a portion of the armrest to initially compress, and later rebound when the individual is transitioning from a seated to an upright position. The lift assist has two upright side members with armrests and a base member with a support panel that are placed between a removable cushion of a article of furniture and the support frame of the article of furniture, so that the in-situ cushion is between a seated individual and the base member.

Abstract: An elbow support apparatus with distal sides and front, back, upper and lower sides constructed as a cushioned or inflatable device having at least a flexible upper surface and a lower surface configured to fit on the lap of the driver of a motor vehicle when the driver is seated adjacent the steering wheel of the vehicle whereby the elbows of the driver are supported such that the driver's hands are maintained in the 9:15 position on the steering wheel; the device is provided with an apron attached to the front side, fasteners attached to each of the distal sides, plural fasteners attached to the back side, and plural, inverted u-shape locating members configured on the lower side of the cushion device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable armrest that can readily raised, or lowered, and optionally rotated in a horizontal plane. In one embodiment, the present armrest is released from its use position be raising the front portion of the armrest. The armrest is moved into the desired position and then the front portion is lowered to secure the armrest in the desired position.

Abstract: A chair arm rest system containing a chair having a vertical chair member hingedly connected to a horizontal chair member. A base proximal to the vertical chair member is attached to the horizontal chair member. The arm rest post is spring-biased towards the horizontal chair member but pivots in opposition of the spring towards the vertical chair member. A distal end of the arm rest post is pivotally attached to the top end of the base. An arm rest surface is attached to a proximal end of the arm rest post. A first end of a sling is attached to the vertical chair member. A second end of the sling is connected to the arm rest surface. In operation, by moving the vertical chair member relative to the horizontal chair member, the sling self-adjusts and the spring-biased arm rest post pivots towards the vertical chair member.

Abstract: A chair comprises an arm mechanism and a back mechanism each having an adjustment screw for releasably securing a sleeve and a shroud to a J-bar so that a height of either arm or back mechanism can be adjusted relative to the j-bar. Also, a protruded enlargement is formed at a top end of the upright backrest support.

Abstract: A chair includes a base having a control, and a seat and a back tilt bracket pivoted to the control for synchronous movement. An extension is adjustably supported on the back tilt bracket and is pivotally connected to a back support structure and a backrest frame in a four-bar linkage arrangement. The extension is adjustable to change the angular position of the back when in the rest position, and further provides a back tilt axis that is located rearward of a rear edge of the seat, which provides a unique back movement upon recline that is more rearward and less downward than most synchrotilt chairs. The back support structure includes a spine assembly pivoted to a rear end of the extension and extends upwardly. Armrests are operably supported on the spine assembly for vertical adjustment by an armrest mount, and a handle on the armrests is operably connected to a latch on the armrest mount for easy adjustment of the armrests.

Abstract: A portable arm rest having an adjustable u-shaped frame assembly, which snugly fits upon the rear side of a vehicle seat back. The u-shaped frame assembly has slots for arm members. Able to slide within the slots of the frame assembly, the arm members may lock in place to allow a user to rest one or both arms while seated in the seat. The portable arm rest may be utilized in vehicles such as automobiles, vans, trucks, campers, RVs and the like, where the seats for the driver or passengers do not have a built-in arm rest.

Abstract: A chair, especially an office chair in which a one-piece backrest has forwardly extending arms engaging and secured to armrest portions of a tubular frame. The arms form the armrests for the chair.