Interfitted Bottom And Bottom Frame Patents (Class 297/440.22)
  • Patent number: 11950700
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a sofa backrest connection structure, including a first member and a second member, the first member includes a first base plate, two guide rails symmetrically arranged on the first base plate, and a limiting part arranged on the first base plate, and the limiting part is provided with a clamping protrusion; the second member includes a second base plate and a first horizontal plate connected to the second base plate, the second base plate includes an insertion part, and the insertion part is provided with a clamping hole matched with the clamping protrusion; after the insertion part is slidably inserted into and fitted with the two guide rails, the clamping protrusion is clamped in the clamping hole; and the first horizontal plate is used for being connected with a sofa seat frame, and the first base plate is used for being connected with a sofa backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Remacro Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiming Chen, Xiaohong Li
  • Patent number: 11944212
    Abstract: An infant care apparatus includes a base. A drive mechanism and a vibratory mechanism are coupled to the base. A movable stage is movably mounted to the base. An infant support is coupled to the movable stage. The drive mechanism imparts a first cyclic motion to the movable stage, and imparts a second cyclic motion to at least part of the movable stage independent of the first cyclic motion and to the vibratory mechanism so that the vibration motor vibrates the movable stage. The infant support is coupled to the movable stage and moves cyclically in both the first and second cyclic motions. The controller is configured to move the infant support in a selectably variable motion profile with selectable vibration modes selected from different selectably variable motion profiles and selectably different vibration modes for each of the different selectable variable motion profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Thorley Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Juchniewicz
  • Patent number: 11925256
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a foldable table comprising a table board and a foot supporting frame. A rear portion of a bottom surface of the table board is rotatably connected to a top portion of the foot supporting frame. The foot supporting frame comprises two supporting rods disposed symmetrically on a left side and a right side of the foldable table and a U-shaped fixed rod. Lower ends of the two supporting rods are respectively rotatably connected to two ends of an opening of the U-shaped fixed rod. When the table board and the foot supporting frame are opened to be in an opened state, the U-shaped fixed rod is supported on ground with the opening of the U-shaped fixed rod facing forward, the two supporting rods are disposed obliquely with respect to the ground, and a side view of the folding table is Z-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Patent number: 11877666
    Abstract: A cover for cushions of a seat. The cover has a major panel with spaced longitudinal edges and a pair of side panels. The side panels have a curvilinear upper edge secured to the longitudinal edges to constrain the major panel to define a domed configuration. The major panel extends beyond the side panels to have a pair of flaps to overlie a seat frame and has releasable fasteners to secure the cover to the seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: 2724889 ONTARIO INC.
    Inventor: Jacek Styrc
  • Patent number: 11723468
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to configurable stacking chairs having a standard seat base frame design to which different interchangeable seat backs can be quickly and easily attached. The seat base frames and the interchangeable seat backs may include corresponding quick-connect features that allow selective attachment therebetween. The interchangeable seat backs may be attached to a standard seat base frame via a magnetic connection. Each interchangeable seat back can have a different unique design allowing for a quick change of appearance by exchanging one interchangeable seat back design for another. The interchangeable seat backs and the standard seat base frames can be stored separately and take up less space than completely assembled or fixed back chairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Inventive Furniture, LLC
    Inventors: Kien Arnold, Michael Gunter, Shery McDonald, Ann Motokane
  • Patent number: 11691739
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having at least one seat shell, the seat shell having a frame with two spaced-apart frame units and a shell surface arrangement extending from one of the frame units to the other frame unit. The shell surface arrangement has a net-like structure having a first fiber-reinforced plastic, and the seat shell has at least one holding element connected to a corresponding receiving element for fastening the seat shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Leopold Pirklbauer
  • Patent number: 11684178
    Abstract: An infant support structure may have multiple deployed configurations or orientations and a collapsed configuration or orientation. The infant support structure may include a support frame having a platform, a seat portion, and legs coupled to the platform. The infant support structure may also include a flexible material coupled to a support member that is engageable with each of the legs. In one deployed configuration or orientation, an infant can be placed in the seat portion. In another deployed configuration or orientation, an infant can be placed in a receptacle or play area formed by the flexible material. To facilitate transportation and storage, the infant support structure can be manipulated to a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Rumfola, III, Maarten Van Huystee
  • Patent number: 11679042
    Abstract: A litter for carrying an injured person and method of making the same is provided. The litter comprises a pair of frame rails defining a middle space therebetween. A carrying structure is supported by the pair of frame rails in the middle space and defines a top surface and a bottom surface. The carrying structure is configured to support an injured person on the top surface. The litter further comprises at least one spreader bar disposed between the pair of frame rails. At least one foot defining a top and a bottom may be attached to a bottom side of either the at least one spreader bar or at least one of the pair of frame rails. The at least one foot defines a curved surface leading downwardly from the top to the bottom vertically away from the top surface of the carrying structure and horizontally towards the middle space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Romeo Six LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Fanelli, William Bryan Carr
  • Patent number: 11638484
    Abstract: A border bench apparatus providing a seating surface that can be interchangeably replaced with a retaining wall section. The border bench comprises a bench section having a seating surface, a first end to engage a lower engagement projection, a second end adapted to engage an upper engagement projection, and a body. In the preferred embodiment, more than one spike passes through the hoes defined in the bench and the wall sections for stabilization. The border bench can include a weighted base, or a broadened base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventor: Stephen Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11633046
    Abstract: A modular seating system is provided having one or more seat units that are connectable to each other by connection plates. The seat units include first connector components for connection to back units and/or arm units. The back units and arm units include second connector components configured to cooperate with the first connector components. The arm units are provided with two sets of the second connector components for connecting to the seat unit in a first position or a second position different than the first position. The first and second connector components are in the form of a rail and C-shaped bracket that can slide over the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Raad Altemimei
  • Patent number: 11633044
    Abstract: A folding chair includes front and rear supports that fold and/or retract into central beams to reduce the space occupied by the chair in a folded configuration. A backrest is coupled to the central beams with a hub that allows an angle of the backrest relative to the central beams to be selected and for the backrest to be folded flat relative to the central beams. One or more actuators and pin actuators may control the relative movements of the backrest, front support, rear support, and central beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Sunflow, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie Hsu Besner, Jeffrey Servaites
  • Patent number: 11627808
    Abstract: An article of furniture including a bottom frame, a plurality of panels forming an outer surface of the article of furniture, and a plurality of struts for securing the panels in place. The bottom frame has an outer periphery which is securable to at least some of the panels. The bottom frame is configured for placement on a floor surface. Further, each strut has an elongated member configured for securement to at least two adjacent panels which are oriented in different planes from one another. The adjacent panels are secured to the respective struts with removable fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Remco Bergsma
  • Patent number: 11622631
    Abstract: An apparatus/method for assembling a modular ergonomic chair without using fasteners including a seat support structure that includes a plurality of recesses, wherein each recess includes a releasable latch mechanism (RLM); a vertical seat shaft; a pedestal; a first and second arm rest each of which include an arm rest connecting member, wherein the arm rest connecting member has a cavity to receive a RLM latch member of the seat support structure; and a back support, which includes a connecting member, wherein the connecting member also has a cavity to receive the latch member of another RLM of the seat support structure. The back support, first arm rest, and second arm rest are removably coupled to the seat support structure to permit easy assembly and interchanging of seat components. A reclining back support embodiment is also provided using a RLM latch spring with a corresponding connecting member in the seat support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventor: Jay A. Berkowitz
  • Patent number: 11576495
    Abstract: Present invention teaches a screwless chair where the unassembled product can come in a flat package, reducing the size of storage and adding to the ease of transportation. No screws are needed for the chair of present invention; no tools are needed for the assembly/disassembly when a user unfolds the seat back from the seat base, slides the hook pieces along the groove pieces and set the seat back down by inserting the protrusion pieces to the corresponding receiving tubes; the locking tabs on the protrusion pieces provide the locking function when inserting into the receiving tubes. Errors in setting up the chair can be avoided. The ease of setting up, and thus the sturdiness and the safety of the chair, is not affected by repeated disassembly/re-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Festival Trading Inc.
    Inventor: Tao Yang
  • Patent number: 11548448
    Abstract: An accessory mounting frame is attachable to various vehicle seat bases and allows for connection of a vehicle accessory when the vehicle seat is removed. The accessory mounting frame includes a first seat attachment projection, a second seat attachment projection, and an accessory fastener coupled to the first seat attachment projection and the second seat attachment projection. The first seat attachment projection has a first bearing surface that is configured to bear against a first portion of the vehicle seat base. The second seat attachment projection has a second bearing surface that is configured to bear against a second portion of the vehicle seat base. The first seat attachment projection and the second seat attachment projection are adjustable with respect to the accessory fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING, LLC
    Inventors: Davide Di Censo, Cedric Ketels, Thomas Dessapt, Rodney Goodrich
  • Patent number: 11517115
    Abstract: A modular seat and method of assembling the same are provided. The modular seat includes a first seating component having one or more seating component attachment apertures. The modular seat also includes a first arm component having a first arm component shelf support configured to be received by one of the seating component attachment apertures. The modular seat may include one or more other components, such as attachment members, additional seating components, back support components, and/or additional arm components. A corresponding method of assembling a modular seat is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: MCCREARY MODERN, INC., HELIX SLEEP, INC.
    Inventors: Robert McCreary, Bobby Gantt, Seth Tulman, Jerry Lin
  • Patent number: 11464338
    Abstract: A chair adapted for no-tool assembly that includes a lower chair frame supported by an upper chair frame. A first, e.g., front, interface prevents relative movement between the chair frames, e.g., via orifice engaging a protrusion of, e.g., a hook member, or engagement of mating caps of the upper and lower chair frames with protrusions and orifices. A second, e.g., second interface includes a latch receiver and latch. In use, the upper chair frame is placed on the lower chair frame. The first interface is engaged for preventing relative movement between the upper and lower chair frames and the second interface between the lower chair frame and the upper chair frame is also engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Elite Outdoor, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Heinzelman, Michael Ortiz
  • Patent number: 11311435
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a frame assembly configured to be selectively connectable with a seat assembly of a wheelchair assembly once the seat assembly is selectively disconnected and removed from the wheelchair assembly. The frame assembly is also configured to be selectively connectable with spaced-apart wheel assemblies of the wheelchair assembly once the spaced-apart wheel assemblies are selectively disconnected and removed from the wheelchair assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Dimitre Petkov Dimitrov
  • Patent number: 11203434
    Abstract: An aircraft seating system includes spreaders having restricted channels to receive a portion of diaphragm wrapped around a cord to hold the diaphragm in place at each side. The diaphragm includes a second or core layer of fabric within the diaphragm to increase the strength of the diaphragm, provide ventilation, and/or provide cushioning. The spreaders may include restricted channels to receive a diaphragm and cord for a seat back portion. The seat back portion and seat bottom portion may be a single piece or separate pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: B/E Aersospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford D'Alessio, Ryan J. Suhre, Stephen A. Puglisi
  • Patent number: 11027634
    Abstract: A seat back frame assembly may include first and second brackets coupled with and extending outwardly from the seat back frame assembly. The first and second brackets may define first and second recesses, respectively. A cushion assembly may include first and second sides. The first and second sides may be disposed within the first and second recesses, respectively. An upper hood comprising first and second ends may be coupled with first and second brackets, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marcos Silva Kondrad, Kevin Mozurkewich, Kevin Wayne Preuss, Ryan Welch, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Patent number: 10926683
    Abstract: To secure both flexibility and rigidity of a pressure-receiving member, a pressure-receiving member capable of moving rearward in a state of receiving a load from a back of an occupant is included in a seat back of a conveyance seat for supporting the back of the occupant. The pressure-receiving member has a load-receiving portion which receives the load from the back of the occupant at a front face, and the load-receiving portion includes a load-receiving portion piece formed so that a length in a vertical direction of the seat back is shorter than a length in a seat width direction, and a rear reinforcement rib protruding along a thickness direction of the load-receiving portion from the load-receiving portion piece and extending along the seat width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., LEGGETT & PLATT CANADA CO.
    Inventors: Koji Onuma, Ryuhei Abe, Taiji Misono, Toshimitsu Mizukoshi, Masaki Shimazu, Akira Nakajima, Yuki Fukuda, Hiromitsu Nagatomo, Rob Colja
  • Patent number: 10492623
    Abstract: Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example play yard includes a collapsible upper frame, a collapsible lower frame, and posts to support the upper frame above the lower frame. The posts include respective tracks. The example play yard also includes an enclosure operatively coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts. The enclosure defines an enclosure volume. The enclosure has a plurality of corner beads dimensioned for receipt in respective ones of the tracks to secure the enclosure to the posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Damon Oliver Casati Troutman
  • Patent number: 10051974
    Abstract: Presented is a releasable clip assembly operable to secure a cushion to a supporting surface, the assembly having a male component which is received in a first axis in a chassis of a female component. The clip assembly also has one or more engagement elements configurable into an open configuration to admit the male component and operable to return to a closed configuration to engage the received male component to secure it in the chassis, and one or more release elements operable when actuated transversely to the first axis to allow the engagement elements to be configured in the open configuration to release the male component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Fastmount Limited
    Inventor: John Kelly Gregory
  • Patent number: 9994134
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly having a seat back including a polymeric body portion defining a support frame having a plurality of forwardly extending connection pins disposed about a periphery of a forward surface of the support frame. A flexible comfort carrier is disposed over a front surface of the polymeric body portion and includes a multitude of openings defining a support matrix configured to support the weight of a passenger. The body portion includes a plurality of slots configured to receive and engage the plurality of forwardly extending connection pins. A cushion layer extends over the flexible comfort carrier. A head restraint extends upwardly from the forward support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Daniel J. Osterhoff, Raghavan Setlur, Robert Damerow, Majid Arefi, Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Brandon Guinn
  • Patent number: 9764844
    Abstract: Components and systems of an aircraft seating assembly are disclosed. The aircraft seating assembly can include a seat pan, a connection frame, and one or more mounts for removably coupling the seat pan to the connection frame. The aircraft seating assembly can include a back support having a removably coupled cushioning member. The aircraft seating assembly can include a tilt system which can allow the back support to articulate relative to the connection frame. The aircraft seating assembly can include a retention system coupled to the back support, the retention system can retain an object in place when in a closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Encore Seats, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Tien Le, Wade Franklin DeLaney, Elijah Dobrusin, Aram Aris Krikorian, Thomas Zachary Lloyd, Luke Neil Pearson, Nicholas Stanley Borg Carpenter, Matthew Vu Hoang, Thomas Randolph Eaton
  • Patent number: 9532651
    Abstract: A combination furniture includes a base, a main cushion, two armrests, a backrest, and a fastener assembly. The top surface of the base is concavely provided with plural strip-shaped coupling grooves. The main cushion has a bottom plate provided with plural coupling strips integrally projecting from the bottom plate for being coupled with the coupling grooves. The two armrests have a pair of combining parts formed in parallel and slidingly and transversely installed on two sides of the base, respectively. The backrest has a pair of fixing parts formed on the backrest in parallel for correspondingly overlapping the two combining parts of the two armrests. The fastener assembly fastens the combining parts and the corresponding fixing parts to the base. Therefore, the combination furniture is easily assembled, manufactured, and transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BUDDHA SHENG INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Wei Chung
  • Patent number: 9351577
    Abstract: A chair has a frame with legs, a seat hoop carried by the legs, and a backrest extending above the seat hoop. A seat is carried by the seat hoop of the frame, and has a seat base with a cushion. A perimeter lip circumscribes the seat base and rests over the seat hoop. The seat base has a flexible and resilient corrugated interior capable of deflecting under weight and returning when the weight is removed. An annular bottom projection projects from the seat base between the perimeter lip and the corrugated interior and into the seat hoop, and has an annular bottom surface substantially flush with the lower surface of the seat hoop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.
    Inventor: Grant Rogers
  • Patent number: 9301612
    Abstract: A chair includes a unitary shell defining a seat portion and a riser portion. The riser portion is generally normal to the seat portion. The chair further includes a back support and a flexible coupling that couples a portion of the back support to a portion of the riser portion. The flexible coupling includes a cushion between the portion of the back support and the portion of the riser portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Grand Rapids Chair Company
    Inventors: John M. Kaloustian, Ryan E. Haase
  • Patent number: 9216673
    Abstract: A seat position adjustment assembly including an anchor plate from which a plurality of slide bearings extend slidably received in guide slots formed in a slide plate enabling seat position adjustment and which can also function as a seat mount. Each bearing includes a slide bearing having a slide plate receiving channel and a retainer engagement channel receiving a keeper disposed between the anchor and slide plates anchoring the slide bearing to the anchor plate. Each keeper releasably engages the slide bearing, can straddle the bearing, can function as a spacer spacing the slide plate from the anchor plate, and can function as an upholstery retainer clip that holds part of an outer cover against the anchor plate. A seat latch arrangement can be disposed between the anchor and slide plates releasably retaining a seat removably coupled by the slide bearings to the slide plate in a desired seat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Milsco Manufacturing Company, A Unit of Jason Incorporated
    Inventor: Kenneth Braun
  • Patent number: 9161629
    Abstract: A chair assembly includes a frame, seat, and a back. The frame has two foot frames and two back supports. The foot frame has an upper rod, and an extending supporting rib is formed to the upper rod. The back support has an assembling sheet. The seat has a cut for receiving the upper rod of the foot frame on two lateral sides thereof, and the rear side of the seat also has a cut for receiving the transverse shaft of the frame. The back has two pin holes on two lateral sides of the bottom thereof for receiving the back supports of the frame, and the pin hole has a slot for receiving the assembling sheet of the back support. The seat is fixed to the frame, and the back is fixed to the frame through the assembling sheet of the back support with two fastening components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventor: Tsung-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 9044092
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for a novel hook attachment sling chair. The hook attachment sling chair simplifies the manufacture and assembly of sling chairs affording easier construction and assembly. The sling chair comprises a chair frame having two pairs of legs with a first cross member coupled to a first pair of legs and a second cross member coupled to a second pair of legs, the first cross member includes a pair of hooks fastened to an angular surface of the first cross member, the second pair of legs each includes an attachment point configured to receive a fastener bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: NUMARK INDUSTRIES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Clifton Shao-ming Lee
  • Patent number: 9004586
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat, a pedestal, a swivel mechanism connected to the pedestal for permitting the seat to rotate about a vertical axis and a latch located external to the swivel mechanism for preventing rotation of the seat. The seat assembly may further include a bracket for mounting the seat to the swivel mechanism in any one of a plurality of positions. Another vehicle seat assembly includes a track, a seat having a seating portion and a seat back, a base connected to the seat and engaging the track so as to permit longitudinal movement of the seat along the track and a locking mechanism for retaining the seat in a desired position along the track. The locking mechanism includes a vertically extending pin located beneath the center of the seating portion of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: E.V.S. Ltd.
    Inventors: James E. DeCraene, Jeffry H. Wells
  • Patent number: 8991930
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly including at least a component of the seat assembled made of closed-cell foam and having an integral exterior surface. The component may include a backrest, headrest, seat cushion or a component thereof such as an armrest. A method of forming a seat assembly including a first seat component and a second seat component wherein at least one of the first and the second components are made of closed-cell foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Gregg Laframboise, Scott E. Dluge, Daniel J. Koester, David Thimm, Duane Potes, Jr., Sheraine Sabbagh, John Gomez, Joon Kyu Lee, Richard P. Doerer, Emery Jay Zadina, Kurt G. Lusko
  • Patent number: 8960787
    Abstract: A chair with a coupling companion stool base includes a frame that has: a claw extending downward from a second portion of a lower portion of the frame; a latch extending downward from and movably connected with a first portion of the lower portion; two legs adapted to support the frame upon a supporting surface extending downward from the lower portion; and a receptacle defined between the claw and the latch. The base supports the frame above a supporting surface and has a saddle with opposite back and front edges and a top surface that faces away from the supporting surface. The top surface may also define at least one of a work surface, a writing surface, and a sitting surface. The base releasably couples with the frame, having the saddle seated in the receptacle, the front edge seated in the claw, and the back edge captured by the latch. When decoupled, the chair portion may be used as casual floor rocker seating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sauder Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Anthony J Warncke, Jeffrey A Jameson, Thomas A Hagerty
  • Patent number: 8955909
    Abstract: A vehicle has a seat on which a passenger sits, wherein the seat is bench-shaped and has a sitting portion, a backrest portion, and a supporting portion which supports the sitting portion and the backrest portion, wherein at least one of the sitting portion and the backrest portion is detachable from the supporting portion, wherein when the sitting portion is detachable, the sitting portion has a plurality of sitting regions which are arranged side by side in the right-left direction and have different thicknesses in the up-down direction, and wherein when the backrest portion is detachable, the backrest portion has a plurality of backrest regions which are arranged side by side in the right-left direction and have different thicknesses in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazumasa Hisada, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8931849
    Abstract: The invention relates to seating furniture comprising two frames arranged at a distance to each other on a support, between which frames a seat part and a backrest part can be mounted, and the frames have one upper frame part and a lower frame part each which mechanically immobilize the seat part and the backrest part a the sides thereof. The upper frame part and the lower frame part are clamping elements that can be braced with each other. At least one clamping element has a laterally extending recess on each edge which recess forms a frame groove in which a respective engaging element provided on the edges of the seat part and of the backrest part can be mounted by way of a frictional connection to the upper frame part and the lower frame part. The recess has an undercut portion which forms a stop for holding the clamped engaging element by a form fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kusch + Co. GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Kusch, Robert De Le Roi, Karl-Heinz Seipp
  • Patent number: 8919885
    Abstract: A self-assembly chair for health comprises at least two pairs of leg members which are formed such that trenches are formed in parallel with each other at a coaxial part; at least two horizontal members which are inserted into the trenches formed on each pair of the leg members, and in which protrusions are formed upwardly; a seat member having openings through which the protrusions of the horizontal members are penetrated; armrest members which have concave grooves into which upper ends of the leg members are inserted on the upper part of the leg members, and have one end on which horizontal grooves are formed; and a backrest member in which protrusions inserted into the horizontal grooves of the armrest members are protruded therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Kyung Hee Han
  • Patent number: 8905670
    Abstract: A snap-fit joint comprises plastic male and female members. The male member has a flexible wall shaped along its length to define a terminal anchor portion and a relatively narrower neck portion defined by opposing curved indentations of the wall. The opposing curved indentations taper inwardly from a top to a bottom, such that the distance between opposing curved indentations of the wall is least at the bottom of the wall and greatest at the top. The female member comprises a socket corresponding in shape to that of the male member. As the male member is inserted into the socket, the curved indentations of the male member are flexed inwardly until the male member is seated in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Rex Blakeman
  • Patent number: 8882201
    Abstract: Seat element, comprising a frame, a seat associable to said frame, the frame and the seat being made separately from each other and being attachable and detachable from each other by the interposition of first coupling means. Advantageously, the first coupling means comprise at least one elastic hook and a protuberance, able to form a snap coupling with each other, the elastic hook being positioned so as to intercept the protuberance in a vertical assembly direction. The elastic hook has a coupling end and a hook end, flexible in relation to the coupling end, so as to snap hook onto an undercut of the protuberance in the vertical assembly direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Arper S.p.A.
    Inventor: Roberto Gorza
  • Patent number: 8857912
    Abstract: A seat element comprising a frame, a seat associable to said frame, wherein the frame and the seat are made separately from each other and can be engaged and disengaged from each other. Advantageously, the frame comprises at least one lateral plate and the seat comprises at least one tab which, in an assembled configuration, couples at least partially onto said lateral plate in a shaped coupling. Between the at least one tab and the at least one plate a snap coupling element is positioned, which is flexible in relation to the plate and to the tab so as to block the seat to the frame in an assembled configuration of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Arper S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Feltrin
  • Patent number: 8851561
    Abstract: A convenient telescopic folding chair includes a front foot, back cushion, rear foot, seat cushion, and telescopic rods arranged between the rear foot and the seat cushion. The front foot pivots on the rear foot by connecting components. The back cushion is inserted into two ends of the front foot. The rear foot connects the seat cushion through two telescopic rods arranged to two ends of the rear foot. The seat cushion is further connected to the front foot through connecting components. The seat cushion includes a tube frame and a cushion. The cushion is fixed to the frame will two plugs formed to two lateral sides of the cushion inserting into two ends of the frame so as to form a convenient, space-saving, light and fine folding chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Tsung-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20140292048
    Abstract: This sofa invention accomplishes the objective of flat small packing by means of having a cross supporting bar in the base be removable, so that the sofa arms can be placed inside of the sofa base during storage and shipping. The invention accomplishes the objective of easy assembly by having the disassembled crossbar be easily placed hack into its position using hardware included with the kit. A cross connector can then be installed easily across the cross bars with the included hardware. The sofa back can then be attached to the seat frame by two metal brackets that lock into a slot. The arms can be attached to the sides using the hardware and then their zipped up to hide the hardware connections. Supporting legs are screwed onto the bottom by hand and the sofa is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Lionel Chen
  • Publication number: 20140239687
    Abstract: A seat assembly is constructed such that the consumer can secure the base to the seat without using any tools. A consumer inserts a tab at one end of a mounting plate into a slot at one end of a base plate secured to a seat. An opening on the mounting plate is moved to receive a latch on the base plate. An actuator allows the consumer to retract a spring-loaded latch bolt on the latch to move the latch through the opening. The spring-loaded latch bolt then secures the mounting plate against the base plate. In order to limit the ability of the mounting plate to slide with respect to the base plate, projections on the base plate pass through mounting plate apertures. The seat assembly may also include controls for seat height and seat reclining resistance, as well as a seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: WHALEN FURNITURE MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Hazzard, Tracy Leigh Hazzard
  • Patent number: 8782835
    Abstract: A seat cushion, such as for use in an aircraft passenger seat, including a layer of open cell foam for passenger comfort, a closed cell foam core for flotation and structural support, and support structure positioned on the underside of the seat cushion for directly engaging underlying beams of a seat frame to attach the seat cushion to the seat frame without the need for additional fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander N. Pozzi
  • Patent number: 8777305
    Abstract: A multifunction chair with a floor rocker detachable from a base that is usable as a stool. The floor rocker and base are readily attached and detached by means of a quick-release mechanism having first and second couplers on the floor rocker and the seat plate of the base, respectively. The first coupler includes a rearward projection from a cross-member on the rocker and has left and right side latch mechanisms below the rear portion of the seat of the rocker, the latch mechanisms each having a laterally movable latch bolt. The second coupler is an integral part of the seat plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: J Squared, Inc.
    Inventors: James N. Jannetides, Adam Anderson
  • Patent number: 8764113
    Abstract: A modular seat assembly including a seat bottom, a seat back, and a fastener. The seat bottom having a frame and a cushion, the frame including a first member having a channel with an open end. The seat back having a back frame, a back cushion, a second member, and a first restraint system. The second member is configured to be removably coupled to the first member by the fastener with the channel of the first member receiving the second member through the open end. The seat assembly is configured such that the second member may be decoupled from the first member to decouple the first seat back from the seat assembly and replace the first seat back with a second seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Michael Smith, Bradley Michael Glance, Thomas Grzybowski, Frank Glenn Walega
  • Patent number: 8752900
    Abstract: Modular furniture is provided. More specifically, upholstered furniture, including chairs, sofas, loveseats, and beds that are operably configured for removing and/or replacing one or more component of the furniture, such as arm rests, support legs, backs and sides are provided. In particular, an upholstered chair comprising: a base having a seat fixedly connected with a backrest; and a plurality of glass block sides removeably connected with the base is provided. The modular furniture systems can be used by consumers to replace selected components of the furniture with updated components for a new look.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Leonard Clyde Carter, III
  • Patent number: 8740306
    Abstract: A chair structure comprises a seat frame having a first coupling element, a support base, and a pivot link assembly mounted on the support base. The pivot link assembly includes a pivot axle, and a second coupling element pivotally mounted around the pivot axle. The second coupling element includes a latch operable to lock the first coupling element with the second coupling element when the seat frame is assembled with the support base, and unlock the first coupling element from the second coupling element for allowing separation of the seat frame from the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Nuna International, B.V.
    Inventors: Peter R. Tuckey, Jonathan K. Mountz
  • Patent number: 8727445
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a supporting structure and a first and a second contoured panel fitted to the supporting structure and respectively defining the seat portion and the backrest of the seat. The supporting structure comprises a first and a second lateral supporting member extending along opposite sides of the seat and joined to one another by a cross-member extending along the join between the seat portion and the backrest. The first and the second panel are covered with respective flexible cover sheets that are fixed securely to the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Petra Italia S.A.S. di Marina Bordo & C.
    Inventor: Cosimo De Maina
  • Patent number: 8721004
    Abstract: A chair structure includes a main body and a cushion. When the cushion is disposed on the cushion frame of the main body, the cushion is forwardly inclined to naturally enable the pelvis of the user to incline in the same manner and enable the lumbar vertebra to naturally curve, so that the ischium of the user's hips would sustain most upper body weight of the user instead of the pelvis. Also, it reduces the pressure between the thigh of the user and the front edge of the chair, so the user can sit on the chair for a longer period of time while the spine can naturally maintain an S shape to reduce physical/physiological uncomfortableness caused by improper sitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Technatel Corp.
    Inventor: James Wuang