Abstract: A chair control for a pedestal chair having a knee-tilt seat. An elastomeric torsion spring is offset rearwardly from the tilting axis of the seat. The seat and torsion spring are operatively connected by a cam surface and a cam follower which effectively reduce the restoring force exerted by the torsion spring against the seat as the rearward tilt of the seat increases. A mechanism to adjust the initial restoring torque of the torsion spring provides a large angular twist of the torsion spring with a minimum linear movement of the mechanism. The chair control provides the chair seat with a less than conventional seat angle relative to the horizontal when the chair is unoccupied. A mechanism is provided to enable the occupant to adjust the chair seat to a more conventional seat angle in its unoccupied condition.

Abstract: A foldable seat device having diagonal side legs for support of a flexible sheet seat along its rearward and forward portions; and although legs extending from the rearward portion of the seat are conventionally continuous to their feet, the legs extending from the forward portion of the seat are of two discrete and non-connected portions.Of those legs, the adjacent ends of the lower rearward leg portion, and of the upper forward leg portion, are pivotally connected to the other legs at spaced points therealong; and those unconnected leg portions are pivotally movable independently of one another, permitting a seat-open condition of the seat even though the rear seat-feet may be then retracted to permit a support of the seat in a partially folded condition which permits a use of the seat while the device is leaning against a tree for user comfort.

Abstract: A chair comprises a seat (6), a back (7) and a frame (2, 3, 4, 5). In order to give the user a comfortable opportunity to change his position during the use of the chair, the positions of both the chair (6) and the back (7) are readjustable with respect to the frame. The angular position of the seat is readjustable from a first position to a more backward inclined position and the back (7) is readjustable from a first position to a more backwardly inclined position. The back (7) is during the readjustment lowerable with respect to the seat (6) in order to avoid movements between the body and the clothes of the user during the readjustment of the chair.

Abstract: A soft, resilient column is provided for use as a cushioned support upon which a passenger in a vehicle may lean. The column is positioned in a vertical direction contiguous to the backrest of a vehicle seat, so that the user may lean sideways against a soft surface while traveling in the vehicle. The column is bendable, and its lower end is tucked into the crevice of the seat to hold the column in its vertical position when the user leans against the column.

Abstract: A wall proximity three-position reclining chair capable of being placed immediately adjacent a wall having a seat and arm assembly which moves with respect to a fixed base and which has a backrest movable with respect to the seat. The seat and arm assembly and backrest are carried by a handle actuated mechanism which includes a seat mounting link supported by swing links in turn suspended from a support link. The support link is carried on front and rear pivot links mounted on a roller link which in turn moves fore and aft on the base. A roller link control assembly is connected between one of the swing links and the roller link for moving the roller link to rearwardmost, intermediate and forwardmost positions as the chair assumes the upright, TV and fully reclined positions, respectively.

Abstract: An improved aftermarket headrest which is maintained in an operative position without the aid of screws, bolts, clips and/or mounting brackets and without any modification of a vehicle seat or body. The headrest includes a unitary resilient body having an upper head supporting part, a lower placement maintaining part, a substantially horizontal and planar face separating the upper and lower parts, and a substantially vertical and planar back surface. The headrest is placed and maintained in an operative position by squeezing the lower part of the headrest between an upper portion of a seat-back and an adjacent portion of a vehicle body.

Abstract: A multi-piece chair includes molded side rails (12) and transverse slats (13). The ends of said slats and the side rails are detachably interfitting to form joints, each joint comprising a plug (17) (117) on the inner surface of a side rail (12), and a socket (22) (122) on the end of a slat, said slats being attached by downward movement crosswise of said side rails and detached by upward movement crosswise of said side rails.

Abstract: A desk has a vertically adjustable top and at least one vertical guide member movable upwardly and downwardly on a support or frame. A spring leg is disposed between the frame and vertically adjustable desk components. The spring leg is pivoted at one end to a guide member and its other end is braced against a curved rail. The braced end is movable on the rail and lockable in positions corresponding to accommodate various loads on the desk top. The curve of the rail is chosen so that in any position of the braced spring end, the vertical components of force acting on the guide member are equal, at least in two opposite end positions of the desk top. This results in equilibrium in each vertical position for every load on the desk top, after the spring leg has been adjusted.

Abstract: A furniture with a guide groove in each back leg for the purpose of folding up the furniture is provided with catch elements in the region of the guide groove. This makes it possible to adjust the seat at various inclinations with respect to the horizontal plane. According to a first embodiment a plurality of catch recesses are provided on one end of each guide groove. According to a second embodiment catch grooves are provided at one end of the guide groove which are substantially parallel to one another and extend at an obtuse angle from the guide groove. An adjustment means for a folding furniture comprises catch means provided in the region of one of the arm rests and protruding downwardly. The adjustment means operates together with an element which projects laterally in the region of a connection section between a front and back leg of the piece of folding furniture.

Abstract: The invention comprises a chair for cutting children's hair. The chair has a base portion and a hydraulic cylinder and piston with the cylinder mounted to the base to hydraulically raise and lower the piston. A platform having a series of steps of different heights is mounted to the top of the piston and an animated object is mounted on the platform. The platform has steps on each side of the object. The platform has a central saddle portion for a child to sit astride with its legs straddling on each side of the object.

Abstract: Motor-vehicle seat having lateral wings which each comprise a wing wire (7) fastened directly to the frame (3) of the seat. The angular position of each wing is adjusted by means of a control screw (17) and an adjusting member, of which a part forming a nut (26) moves along on the control screw and of which a part forming a hook (24, 25) is fastened directly to the wing wire.

Abstract: An apparatus for selectively disabling rocking the swiveling movement of a rocker-swivel assembly includes a pivoting member coupled to the top plate of the rocker unit and movable into engagement with the swivel base plate to prevent rocking and swiveling movement. A linkage assembly connecting a rod rotatable by the chair user and the pivoting member provides for actuating of the pivoting member into and out of such engagement. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a threaded stem which selectively engages the top and bottom plates of the rocker unit and the swivel base plate.

Abstract: An office chair having a waist supporter which is characterized in that a turning switch is installed on the back side of the chair's back-rest which is capable of adjusting said waist supporter by a user in the sitting position in order that the sitter who works for a long time in the office sitting in the chair can alleviate his fatigue by manually adjusting the waist supporter at his will.

Abstract: According to the invention an improved latch plate assembly for a continuous loop single retractor seat belt system includes a housing having a base wall with flanges slotted to slidably mount a lock bar. The housing is oriented with the flanges facing toward the occupant torso and the belt being routed through the space between the base wall and the sliding bar so that when the belt is stored in the generally vertically extending position between the upper and lower anchors, the belt extends in a minimally convoluted path through the latch plate thereby permitting gravity induced sliding movement of the latch plate along the belt toward the lower end of the belt.

Abstract: An automobile seat assembly is provided with an attachment mechanism for fixing the seat back to the seat base that effects wedging engagement between support arms of the seat base and support brackets of the seat back by forming the arms and brackets as complementary tapered channels. A secondary locking device in the form of a spring detent disposed between the arms and brackets operates to resist removal from the wedgingly engaged assembled position.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multi-position, foldable armchair whose backrest inclination and seat height are adjustable, comprising, on each side, a crossed support of which the rear leg is articulated about a pivot pin under the front part of a seat and of which the front leg is connected to the rear part of the latter by a finger-rack arrangement. It also comprises a backrest articulated about a pivot pin on the front leg. Finally, it comprises an armrest articulated about a pin on the backrest and connected by a pin-rack arrangement to a compass element of which the front arm is articulated about a pin on the seat and of which the rear arm is articulated about the pin on the front leg. According to the invention, the rack of the seat is disengageable from the finger of the front leg and the rack of the armrest is releasable from the finger of the compass element, so that the armchair can be folded down flat.

Abstract: A seat with integral three point user restraint which has a seat and a three point restraint system for restraining the user to the seat, the three point restraint system is mounted entirely and directly to the seat, the seat and the three point restraint system together form a self contained integral unit so that the seat is adaptable to different installations without relocating the three point restraint system.

Abstract: A folding chair construction comprising a plurality of substantially U-shaped portions, each having a pair of parallel side sections connected by a right angle corner member to a medial section, providing back and seat portions and front and rear legs hingedly connected for movement between a folded position, wherein all of the U-shaped portions are superposed with one another, and an erected position, wherein the U-shaped portions are relatively angularly disposed. The side sections of the back and seat portions and the medial sections of all portions are formed of tubular members connected for relative, telescoping movement between extended and retracted positions when the chair is in the unfolded and folded positions, respectively. A flexible fabric support portion is permanently secured to the back and seat portions by outwardly extending portions of the fabric which are looped around the side and medial sections and stitched to themselves.

Abstract: A storage container such as a bin or tank is received on a pallet having a shock isolation arrangement which will reduce damage to the container and the goods contained therein. The pallet is formed with a hollow square frame having rolled or otherwise formed edges arranged to retain rubber-like hose sections which engage the container sides adjacent each container corner and absorb horizontal plane shock as well as some vertical plane shock. Once the rubber hose sections are inserted in the pallet frame while the container is in position thereon, the sections will hold the frame and the container together so that they may be transported as a unitary assembly. The rubber-like hoses will continue to isolate the container from impacts transmitted to the pallet in typical handling operations. The assembly may be readily moved by a forklift or other similar equipment.

Abstract: A child's car seat has a restraining harness extending over the child's shoulder and fastenable to the car seat in front of the child. A manually operable reel assembly allows the harness to be selectively loosened or tightened by winding or unwinding the free end of the harness to or from an axle positioned beneath the car seat.