Abstract: A wall bracket assembly has a wall plate with a pair of vertically spaced apart pivot pins adapted to pivotally hold a bracket arm. The pins may be noncircular to enable positioning of the bracket arm, and one pin may be longer than the other to facilitate assembly of the bracket. The bracket may have a tapered grooved end for receiving a hook or ring with a matching configuration. Alternatively, a saucer may have a grooved bottom adapted to be held on the top of the bracket arm and held in place by a hooked shaped element extending over the saucer edge.

Abstract: A rod support member pivots in the slot of the extension while a rear support member slides on the extension, the extension slides for and aft in a larger extension, the larger extension is received in a support member which laterally slides depending from a pair of shafts mounted on a set of rods connected to a set of bars hooked on to the seat of a folding lawn chair. The carriage hangs beneath the seat of the chair.

Abstract: A tie-down method and apparatus are disclosed which facilitate automated, resilient securing of wheeled vehicles to shipping pallets or the floors of containers. Four links are detachably pivoted to the vehicle frame. Rollers at the lower ends of the links engage rails on the pallet or floor as the vehicle is moved into place by cooperating support equipment. The forward rollers engage spring loaded stops carried by the rails. The aft rollers are forced along the rails toward the forward rollers and the angling of the links compresses the vehicle springs and tires and the spring loaded stops. Lock-stops are set in place behind the rear rollers to secure the vertically and longitudinally resilient tie-down.

Abstract: Assembly for mounting a cross bar by compression between two opposite walls including two end parts each having a U-shaped yoke to embrace the associated end of the cross bar. One of the end parts has fixed pegs to engage the associated wall, and the other end part has threaded clamping bolts to be screwed against the other wall to clamp the support assembly to the walls by axial compression forces through the cross bar.

Abstract: An arm rest carrying a rotatable element having a stop member for mounting it in a horizontal arm-resting position. The arm rest is utilized with a universal bracket permitting it to be readily secured therein and rotated between a horizontal and a vertical position.

Abstract: A footstool includes a vertical base member having a lower end arranged to rest on a floor, and a support member mounted on the base member and extending outwardly therefrom to support the legs and feet of a user. The base member has two openings therethrough, and first and second surfaces arranged to face toward and away from the support member. The support member includes two male members arranged to penetrate the base member openings, and has a first surface arranged to abut the base member first surface. Each male member carries a hook-like member which is adapted to engage the base member second surface to prevent unintended separation of the base and support members.

Abstract: A trolley table has a chassis mounted on casters and adapted to support generally horizontally a table-top or tray which may be detachable, and a seat articulated to the chassis to pivot between folded and unfolded positions, the trolley table being so constructed and arranged that with the seat folded it can be nested together with other trolley tables.

Abstract: A generally rectangular rigid one-piece base frame having a generally flat top for supporting a chair seat and formed to provide bosses which define downwardly opening recesses for reception of the upper ends of chair legs. A pair of other bosses define upwardly opening recesses disposed to receive the lower end portions of backrest structure, the base frame holding the entire chair structure together.

Abstract: The supporting members of a vehicle seat includes a molded plastic seat bottom support member and a molded plastic seat back support member. Cushion members for mounting on the support members include a cushion bun of resilient foam and a seat cover for enveloping the cushion bun. The seat cover has an opening in the underside thereof which permits insertion of the cushion bun when the cushion bun is compressed. A resilient retainer wire extends around the opening and is attached to the edges of the seat cover by J-shaped plastic hook strips so that the resilience of the foam bun exerts tension of the retainer wire. The retainer wire has a plurality of abutment structures integral therewith and adapted for mating engagement with corresponding abutments provided on the seat support members when the cushion member is forcibly stressed to flex the retainer wire.

Abstract: The invention concerns a shelf comprising a shelf panel and at least one flange consisting of a first portion dependent from the panel and a second portion laid against the inside of the first portion and closely against a marginal portion of the underside of the panel. Advantageously an inwardly projecting hollow bulge is provided at the lower edge of the flange. Holes may be provided in the shelf panel and flange for receiving supporting means for a shelf divider. A shelf assembly may comprise a shelf with flanges at front and back, and a shelf divider mounted upon the shelf by rods which are carried by the divider and engage in holes in the shelf panel and in the front and back flanges respectively.

Abstract: The support members for a vehicle seat include a molded plastic seat bottom support and a molded plastic seat back support. Cushion members for mounting on the supports include a cushion bun of resilient foam and a seat cover for enveloping the cushion bun. The seat cover has an opening in the underside thereof which permits insertion of the cushion bun when the cushion bun is compressed. A fastening device for mounting the cushion member includes a projecting element, preferably a headed stud, provided on the cushion member. A mating receptacle element, preferably a slot or key hole slot, is provided on the support. The projecting element and the receptacle element are positioned for mating engagement when the cushion bun is forcibly stressed to vary the spaced relation between the fastening devices provided at the respective ends of the cushion member.

Abstract: A folding frame assembly of the type suitable for providing support for a covering material whereby the user's head may be commfortably supported and his face may be shielded from the sun's rays.

Abstract: A shelf and divider assembly comprising a rigid shelf unit with a plurality of shelves includes removable and collapsible fiberboard inserts which partition the shelf spaces laterally and vertically and which lock in place behind the corner posts of the shelf unit.A literature storage fiberboard insert is removably installed between rigid shelves by downward and inward folding of end locking segments on horizontal shelf panels to positions wherein the locking segments clear the corner posts of the shelf unit. After the fiberboard insert is in place between shelves, the end locking segments are folded outwardly to their normal positions of use wherein they extend behind the front corner posts.A fiberboard insert having vertical dividers for lateral filing is removably installed between rigid shelves by moving dividers on opposite ends of the insert into locking positions behind the corner posts of the shelf unit after the insert has been placed between rigid shelves.

Abstract: A hanging chair for use in conjunction with an overhead support wherein the chair includes at least one flexible seat having a substantially trapezoidal configuration with the shorter parallel side forming the back portion of the chair, the longer parallel side forming the front portion of the chair and the two non-parallel sides forming the side portions of the chair. Frame members maintain the side portions of the chair in a stretched condition so that an occupant may easily enter and leave the chair from the front portion thereof.

Abstract: A chair including a contoured seat supported within a boxlike base. The seat includes a peripheral tubular frame and flexible material covering the frame. The base includes a pair of spaced, upright side members having grooves formed in the counterfacing surfaces thereof to match the contour of the seat in edge profile. A pair of lateral spacer members are connected between the side members so the edges of the seat are captured in the grooves. The seat is thus suspended in the base to provide a comfortable, unobstructed sitting area.

Abstract: A clamp for securing an adjustable bar hanger to a molded thermosetting plastic electrical wiring box. The clamp includes a generally U-shaped portion having a deformable tab directed into the region defined by the U-shaped portion, a first pair of spaced-apart L-shaped positioning tabs at one side of the U-shaped portion, and a flange extending outwardly from the other side of the U-shaped portion. A bar hanger is positioned within the U-shaped portion of the clamp, and the wiring box is oriented with respect to the clamp and bar hanger assembly so that the pair of L-shaped positioning tabs can be readily inserted within a corresponding pair of spaced-apart slots formed in a rear wall of the wiring box. The wiring box is then pivoted with respect to the clamp so that the bar hanger is captured between the clamp and the rear wall of the wiring box with the clamp being spaced a slight distance from the rear wall of the wiring box.

Abstract: A foldable, portable support stand suitable for use in portable workbenches and the like, includes a pair of substantially rigid frames. Each frame includes a spaced apart pair of tubular end legs and a spaced apart pair of longitudinally extending tubular members, the end legs and the longitudinally extending members being interconnected together to provide the frame with a rectangular outline configuration. The end legs of the frames are in a cross-over relationship with one another. Each of the end legs has a bight portion therein with the bight portions of the end legs of one of said frames being in mating relation with respective bight portions of the end legs of the other said frame. The mating bight portions define pivot joints permitting pivotal movement of said frames are in close juxtaposition with one another and an open support position wherein said frames are angularly arranged relative to one another.

Abstract: A passenger seat structure for vehicles which comprises an underframe having at least one seat with a back fastened thereto. The underframe includes a substantially horizontal supporting member which has only that end thereof which is adjacent one side wall of the vehicle by a support connected to the floor of the vehicle. The horizontal supporting member which may be hairpin-shaped has its individual legs interconnected and has one end of a reinforcement connected to the bottom side of the supporting member while the other end of the reinforcement member is connected to the support which latter is connected to the vehicle floor.

Abstract: A reclining chair capable of rocking movement upon its base which may be arranged in a position closely adjacent the wall of the room. A carriage is mounted upon the stationary base of the chair assembly for forward and rearward sliding movement upon the base. The chair frame is rockably mounted upon the carriage and supports in turn, by conventional reclining linkage, the reclining seat and back portions of the assembly. A translation linkage, actuated by the reclining linkage, is employed to shift the carriage and chair frame forwardly on the base in response to reclining movement of the seat and back so that the back does not strike the wall as it reclines. The translation linkage may be uncoupled from the chair base when it is desired to rock the chair. Upon uncoupling the translation linkage, the carriage and chair frame slide forwardly by gravity upon the base to thereby provide clearance from the wall to accommodate rocking movement.

Abstract: A two-passenger seat for public transportation vehicle includes a frame of rectangular tubing with a recessed seat area for receiving a one-piece molded plastic shell which is provided with contoured seat and back areas for each of two side-by-side passengers. A single pedestal having a rectangular cross section elongated in the fore-and-aft direction is located beneath the seat spaced inwardly of the aisle end. Separate replaceable cover inserts are received in the seat and back contoured portions which act to retain passengers in place during turns while providing versatility and modification possibilities in seat and back covers.