Abstract: A seat back cushion assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a cushion frame configured to pivotally attach to a seat frame to form a seat assembly. A first seat cushion is rotatably and slidingly attached to the cushion frame and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position and to slide from a second position to a third position such that, in the first position, the first seat cushion is configured to receive an infant and in the second and third positions, to serve as a cushion seat back. A second seat cushion is configured to rotate from a fourth position to cooperate with the first seat cushion to form a seat for receiving a child to a fifth position of the second seat cushion to cooperate with the first cushion in the third position to form a seat back for an adult.

Abstract: A passenger chair which can be converted into a child chair, including a floor frame, a passenger back rest with side members which are linked with rear side portions of the frame for tilting the passenger back rest backwards and forwards, the passenger back rest having a first flap the top of which is linked with an upper portion of the passenger back rest and a second flap with a first end portion which is linked with a lower end portion of the first flap. The passenger chair has a mechanism which, when the passenger back rest is moved forwards, effects a forcible rotation of the second flap to an approximately horizontal position, while at the same time the first flap is moved forwards. The first flap thereby forms a back rest and the second flap a seat of a child chair which faces in the opposite direction relative to the passenger chair.

Abstract: A passenger headrest is platform deployable and stowable from a passenger seat. The platform operates as a rear headrest and is pivoted to a forward position to serve as a forward leaning face-headrest. The headrest includes a headrest platform that is attached to an adjustable post made of tubular construction and having a plurality of holes. The adjustable post is concentrically dimensioned to be slidably received by a tubular bar. The tubular bar has a set of holes and is pivotably attached to the passenger seat. A first connector secures the adjustable post and tubular bar to each other. The headrest is pivotable through a range of motion adjusted by a passenger, wherein the passenger selects an inclination angle. The inclination angle used by the passenger is established via a second connector that secures the tubular bar to the seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a backrest with a forearm support carried thereon at the rear side thereof, the aim being to improve the level of comfort for the user of the seat in a position of facing rearwardly.

Abstract: A torso and forearm supporting device for supporting the body of a user resting in a seated or standing position is provided. Forearm supports allow the user to rest at least one forearm during forearm movement while continuously engaging the armrest. The forearm supports are individually adjustable vertically and rotatably to accommodate the dynamic and/or continuous movement of the user's arm(s). The device includes a support base, such as a swivel chair base or a floor-mounted platform with an upwardly extending stanchion. A post assembly is mounted extending upwardly from the base and a torso support pad is disposed on the top end of the post assembly to support the user in a chest-supported position by engaging the user's chest and for supporting the user in a back-supported position by engaging the user's back. A seat can be mounted to the base, for seating the user in chest-supported position straddling the post assembly and also in the back-supported position.

Abstract: In an apparatus for permitting pass-through between a vehicle compartment and a trunk room of a motor vehicle, a first hook is provided on a forward foldable portion of a seat back of the rear seat, and a second hook that is engageable with the first hook is provided on the seat back. The first and second hooks are normally biased by coil springs in such a direction as to engage these hooks with each other. A vehicle-compartment-side strap and a trunk-room-side strap are provided for rotating the first hook and the second hook, respectively, so as to release the engagement of these hooks. A lock device is also provided for limiting rotation of the first hook while the forward foldable portion is in the upright portion, thus making it impossible to release the engagement of the first hook with the second hook by pulling the vehicle-compartment-side strap.

Abstract: A seat assembly (10, 100) is disclosed which utilizes a retractable armrest (16) which can be retracted into a recess (20) in the seat back (12) of the seat assembly to maximize the available space around the seat assembly. The retractable armrest 16 can be moved from the retracted position to the deployed position by a pneumatic cylinder (38), coil spring (106) or other actuator. The retractable armrest (16) is guided in this motion by a guide pin (30) moving within a guide slot (32) in a mount on the seat back.

Abstract: An improved operator's station includes an improved three position seat assembly which allows the operator to stand, perch or sit while maintaining the operator's eyes at essentially the same vertical level. The seat assembly includes a back rest, a seat that may be raised and lowered, and a movable shelf or perch positioned between the back rest and the seat. In a stand mode of operation, the seat is lowered and the shelf is raised; in a perch mode of operation, the shelf is lowered to provide a partial support for the weight of the operator; and, in a sit mode of operation, the seat is raised for substantially full support of the weight of the operator and the shelf is raised to be flush with the back rest. Two sets of foot pedals are provided in the improved operator's station. A first set of pedals is on the floor and includes a brake pedal and a power pedal. These pedals are operated when the operator is either standing or perching.

Abstract: A back and waist support device mounted on a seating furniture equipment such as, for example, a chair or a legless chair is disclosed. The device includes a first arm for supporting a longitudinally extending first projection arranged for forcedly pressing the back of a user and a second arm for supporting a longitudinally extending second projection arranged for forcedly pressing his waist, as well as springs arranged on the first arm and second arm so as to urge the first projection and second projection in a direction of forcedly pressing the back and waist, respectively, resulting in being constructed in a manner to be pivotally movable. The first and second arms per se each may be constructed into an elastic structure, to thereby eliminate arrangement of the springs. Also, an angle between the first arm and the second arm may be adjustable.

Abstract: A seat pocket can be used as an integral part of a back of a seat of a motor vehicle, or alternatively, the pocket can be used as an after market item for attachment to a seat back of a seat of a motor vehicle. The seat pocket has an open position and a closed position. In an open position, the seat pocket is in the form of a container with a base, two raised sides, an inner end and an outer end. The outer end is hinged on the base as is the inner end. The sides are foldable so that the inner end can be folded down parallel to the base and the sides will automatically fold. The inner end is hinged relative to the base as well. When the seat pocket is integral with the seat back, the inner end forms part of the seat. In a closed position, an underside of the base forms an outer surface of the seat back.

Abstract: A child restraint seat disposed in a cavity of an adult seat back for restraining a child in a seat. The child restraint seat comprises a child seat portion pivotal between a folded position recessed in the cavity and an unfolded use position against the adult seat portion. A child backrest portion is moveable between a stowed position in the cavity and an outwardly extending inclined position. A first hinge automatically pivots the lower end of the child backrest from the stowed position to the inclined position and a second hinge automatically extends the upper end of the child backrest forward of the cavity in response to the pivotal movement of the child seat portion from the folded position to the unfolded use position. A headrest member is coupled to the child seat portion by a pivot member for automatically pivoting the headrest from a closed position to an open position raised above and aligned with the adult and child backrest portions.

Abstract: A child seat module integrated with a rear vehicle seat, and including fold-down lower and upper segments, interconnected by a flexible and detachable hinge, and a plastic back panel mounted against the back frame of the bench seat. A plastic seat pad support platform is mounted on the inner surface of the lower segment. A pad having seat and back segments is removably mounted on the platform and against the back panel. A safety belt system is operably included in the module. The interconnected lower and upper segments are adapted to being folded down to form, with the platform and pad, a child seat cushion and leg support. Alternatively, the leg support may be removed for a child whose size is such that use of the leg support would be uncomfortable.

Abstract: A seat, such as a settee, armchair, lounge or foyer sofa, having a padded framework forming a seat portion having a seating cushion and a back area having a back cushion. A fold-away convention arrangement is provided having a headpiece hinged to the back area so as to have a retracted position behind the back cushion and an unretracted position extending upwardly above the back area. The back cushion is hinged to the seating cushion. A headpiece cushion is fixed by an edge to an upper portion of the headpiece. A back support cushion 1 is attached to the lower portion of the headpiece. A hollow is provided in the back area so as to receive the headpiece cushion and the back support cushion when the headpiece is in a retracted position.

Abstract: A twin shoulder belt adjustment mechanism for a child restraint system, including a plurality of vertically spaced apart and slightly vertically offset restraint slots for holding the belts in use. Respective adjustment slits extend laterally from the restraint slots, with a downwardly extending connector slit interconnecting and extending beyond the outer ends of the lateral adjustment slits, such that the twin belts may be moved therethrough to a higher or lower pair of restraint slots to accommodate a different size child.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a child seat module integrally mounted in an automotive bench seat, and including a latch arrangement for rapidly and easily raising and lowering a fold-up head support, along with adjusting the height thereof. The latch arrangement includes features for assuring that the head support is rigidly retained in its respective child and adult use positions.

Abstract: A custom-fitted seating device has a back supporting structural brace element removably and replacably housed in a pocket of a seat back cushion. The brace element has a selected lumbosacral or other anatomical contour fitted to match the person being seated. A positioning element locates the brace element in an adjustably selected supporting location. The seating device can be an accessory seat back placed on a conventional seat, such as an automatic seat, or can be a free standing seat.

Abstract: There is described a new and improved collapsible infant seat formed as part of a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat including a bench and an upright back, the collapsible seat including a seat portion connected at one end to the vehicle to be pivotable between an open position overlying the bench portion of the vehicle seat, and a closed position forming a lower part of the upright seat back, a seat back extending upwardly from the rearward edge of the seat portion, a pivotable bracket including a padded child restraint, a fastener for securing the seat in an open position and a harness for restraining the child within the seat.

Abstract: Because of the complicated structure and expense, collapsible seats for use by children in automobiles are a rarity. A simple device of this type includes a pair of cushioned panels hingedly interconnected end-to-end which normally define a portion of a conventional backrest in an automobile, the panels being releasably retained in a stored position in a recess in the backrest for folding outwardly and downwardly to define a child's seat on the seat portion of the automobile seat, and a chest protector/armrest which is normally stored in a vertical position above the seat, and which is rotatable to a position in front of the child.

Abstract: An automobile seat having a built in child seat that assumes different positions to accommodate infants in a rearwardly facing position and children in a forwardly facing position. The child seat unit includes a back panel which is secured to the adult seat back and a pair of hinged seat panels. In a storage position, the seat panels are folded up to cover the back panel with cushion sides of the seat panels facing forwardly to provide cushions on the adult seat back. The seat panels can be folded downwardly with one horizontal and the other inclined to receive an infant on a padded insert applied to the inclined panel. When used as a child seat, the two seat panels are folded on top of one another with the cushion side of the top panel facing upwardly to provide the seat surface. A removable carrying handle can be provided to allow the seat to function as a child carrier when removed from the automobile seat.

Abstract: A child restraint system which is an integral part of and folded into a land vehicle or aircraft adult seat is described. The integral child restraint system may be unfolded from the front portion of the back of an adult seat to form a comfortable child safety seat. A padded restraint bar also unfolds simultaneously with unfolding of the integral child safety seat to further restrain the child in the event of a crash. Also included is a belt restraint system, very similar to an approved portable child seat, attached to the child's safety seat frame. When the integral folding child safety seat is folded into its stored position, a normal padded passenger seat back is formed which is comfortable to an adult passenger sitting in the seat. A detachable tray fitted on the padded restraint bar is also included.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure with a rear luggage compartment is disclosed. The vehicle includes an armrest associated with the seat and movable into and out of a preset position, and a member movable together with the armrest. The member blocks and unblocks an opening when the armrest moves into and out of the preset position respectively. The opening allows access to the luggage compartment when the opening is unblocked.

Abstract: A vehicle infant safety seat characterized by an infant receiving cavity which is concealed in a non-use condition, and conversely. The aforesaid cavity includes cushioning, for infant comfort, and a retaining cover for positive cushioning placement in a non-use condition, such also serving protective purposes during a use condition. The instant infant safety seat is typically positioned in the mid-region of the back seat of the vehicle, as in the customary location of an arm rest. Belting and/or webbing, and a safety bar, are provided to selectively assure and limit infant movement.

Abstract: A convertible bed chair that can be easily changed from a chair to a bed comprises a pair of horizontally spaced arms having crossbars there between forming a main frame which supports three interconnected cushion-support flat frame assemblies. A single movable cushion is slidably attached to the frame assemblies and the flat frame assemblies are removably attached to the main frame and to a movable seat structure which telescopically engages the main frame and moves over the crossbars.

Abstract: Armchair or sofa structure transformable into a bed in which, during the passage from one state to the other, intermediate positions can be obtained. The structure can therefore be utilized not only as a bed and as a sofa with its back portion vertical, but also in other positions with the back portion variously inclined.

Abstract: Upholstered furniture for transferring a person between a sitting position and a lying position, in which a seating member can be extracted forward out of a stationary base. The seating member has a chassis that is supported so that it can roll. A seating frame is positioned on top and forms a covering. A backrest has two members connected so that they can be swung relative to each other. The rear backrest member is pivoted on the bottom framework, and the front backrest member is connected to the seating frame by catch linkages.

Abstract: A convertible seat for use by children in automobiles and other vehicles which is foldable and covered within the usual adult sized seating of the vehicle providing the usual appearance, and which is unfoldable and uncoverable to provide a simply constructed children's safety seat, upon and within the adult seating. The children's seat, when unfolded, has all of the presently considered necessary and advisable features to provide safety to a child seated therein.

Abstract: A seat device comprises a pair of main seat portions which can be turned backwards and arranged close to each other, a pair of main seat back portions projecting upwardly from the main seat portions, respectively, a pair of auxiliary seat portions attached to both sides of each main seat portion, and a pair of auxiliary seat back portion attached to both sides of each main seat back portion. All the auxiliary seat back portions and the seat portions are movable between an extended position and an unextended position. The seat device is suitable for use in a van type automotive vehicle.

Abstract: A dual seat arrangement for an earthworking vehicle consists of a first seat including a seat cushion fixed to the vehicle body and a backrest pivotally supported on the vehicle body about a generally horizontal first pivot axis. A second rearwardly facing seat is pivoted on the vehicle body about a second parallel horizontal axis and the backrest and second seat are interconnected by a rigid link so that the two move as a unit between generally horizontal and generally vertical positions which respectively define the operative position for the rearwardly facing seat and the operative position for the forwardly facing backrest. A single releasable latch means is utilized for defining the upright position while the generally horizontal position is defined by supporting the seat directly on the vehicle frame structure.

Abstract: This chair is a rester which can move from upright position to T.V. position and then to fully reclined position. It has a legrest which is projected when moving from upright position to T.V. position, and retracted when going from T.V. position back to upright position. It also has a headrest which normally lies inside the backrest of the chair, when the chair is in upright position, and which swings out and projects up above the backrest, when the chair moves from upright to T.V. position. The headrest is retracted downwardly and returns into the backrest when the chair is moved from T.V. position back to upright position.