Bottom And Back Connected To And Foldable In Wall Or Partition Patents (Class 297/14)
  • Patent number: 9873510
    Abstract: A contoured stowable seat is provided. The contoured stowable seat may comprise a housing, a seat pan, a contoured backrest, and a deployment lever. The contoured stowable seat may be configured to be in a stowed position and a deployed position. In response to the seat pan being in the deployed position, the deployment lever may contact the contoured backrest, causing the contoured backrest to deploy and form into a contoured shape. The contoured stowable seat may also further comprise a tension cord and a headrest. The contoured backrest may also further comprise a cushion located on the outer surface of the contoured backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: AMI INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Keith M. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 9856024
    Abstract: A compact aircraft cabin crew attendant seat includes a seat back portion, a shell that encloses the seat back portion, a head rest portion mounted to a top portion of the seat back portion, and a seat portion or squab. The seat portion includes a hinge that is slidably attached within a vertical slot in the shell, allowing the seat portion to be folded down in an open position of the crew attendant seat for use. The seat portion hinge moves vertically between an upper position in the compact closed position and a lower position in the open position. A major portion of the crew attendant seat is formed from high strength carbon fiber reinforced composite to reduces weight. A vertical shock absorption system is configured to absorb energy during a crash landing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter John Leslie Burd
  • Patent number: 9725018
    Abstract: A seat device includes a seat part that is capable of changing a posture to a use posture that allows sitting on the seat part and to a non-use posture that does not allow sitting on the seat part. A seat support can support the seat part in a state in which the seat part has been changed to the use posture. A guide member has a free groove that slidably guides a sliding part of the seat support and a regulation groove that regulates sliding of the sliding part in a state in which the seat part has been changed to the use posture. The guide member can be fixed on the seat part. A spring biases the seat support so that the sliding part is held in the regulation groove in the state in which the seat part has been changed to the use posture. A lever may cause the sliding part to slide from the regulation groove to the free groove and allow the seat support to swing downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sonoda, Yoshihisa Tahara
  • Patent number: 9693659
    Abstract: The bathtub seat is a shelving cabinet that is mounted into the wall adjacent to a bathtub. The bathtub seat has attached to it a foraminous door that swings away from the shelving cabinet towards the side of the bathtub such that the foraminous door is supported by the side of the bathtub that is distal to the side of the bathtub that that is proximal to the shelving cabinet. The bathtub seat comprises a shelving cabinet and a foraminous door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: Jorge Cancio
  • Patent number: 9688168
    Abstract: An integrated folding seat and movable backrest includes a mounting frame for all of the elements of the assembly. A vertically movable backrest frame is slideably attached to the mounting frame and coupled to a pivot down seat frame by pivot arms. The pivot arms include a curved upper arm extending between the mounting frame and the seat frame, a lower arm extending between the mounting frame and the seat frame, and a lift arm having one end pivotally coupled to the lower arm at a position intermediate the ends of the lower arm, and an opposite end coupled to the backrest frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: S2 Yachts, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Gratz
  • Patent number: 9682780
    Abstract: An aircraft monument comprising a first compartment and a cabin attendant seat having a backrest and a seat element. The seat element is movable relative to the backrest between a folded position, wherein a seat surface of the seat element extends substantially parallel to a backrest surface of the backrest, and an unfolded position, wherein the seat surface of the seat element extends substantially perpendicular to the backrest surface of the backrest. The cabin attendant seat is movable relative to the aircraft monument between a stowed position, wherein the cabin attendant seat, with the seat element being in its folded position, is received in the first compartment of the aircraft monument, and an operating position, wherein the cabin attendant seat is disposed outside of the first compartment of the aircraft monument in a position which allows the seat element to be moved into its unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Kenneth Boenning, Jens Sorge
  • Patent number: 9650146
    Abstract: A cabin attendant seat comprises a seat element and a backrest. The backrest is movable relative to the seat element between an upright position, wherein a backrest surface of the backrest extends at an angle of approximately 80 to 100° relative to a seat surface of the seat element, and a folded-back position, wherein the backrest surface of the backrest extends substantially co-planar with the seat surface of the seat element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Kenneth Boenning, Marcus Gehm, Jens Sorge
  • Patent number: 9580176
    Abstract: An aircraft region comprising a main aisle extending along a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin, a door aisle extending along a transverse axis of the aircraft cabin substantially perpendicularly to the main aisle and an aircraft monument arranged in the door aisle and comprising at least one flight attendant seat facing a section of the main aisle adjoining the door aisle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Ehlers, Martin Metten, Stefan Behrens
  • Patent number: 9540108
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising a space-optimized standing seat for cabin attendants in a passenger cabin is provided. The aircraft comprises a cabin attendant seat and a cabin with an aircraft exit. The cabin attendant seat comprises a seating area and a backrest and is arranged in the region of the aircraft exit. Therein, the cabin attendant seat is designed as a standing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Ehlers, Simon Maurer, Arne Hardt
  • Patent number: 9446849
    Abstract: A stowable seat is provided. The stowable seat may comprise a housing, a back rest coupled to the housing at a top of the back rest, and a seat bottom coupled to a bottom of the back rest. A track may be coupled to a housing with the seat bottom configured to slide along the track. A linkage may be coupled between the housing and the track and configured to translate the track away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Pinkal
  • Patent number: 9382005
    Abstract: A cabin segment for a vehicle includes two or more parking spaces, arranged side by side and separated from each other by at least one intermediate wall, for accommodating serving trolleys, and furthermore a vehicle attendant seat which on one side is held on one of the at least one intermediate walls so as to be pivotable on an axis. The vehicle attendant seat is pivotable to an in-use position and to an out-of-the-way position. The in-use position and the out-of-the-way position are situated apart by 90° or more relative to the pivoting of the vehicle attendant seat. This makes possible particularly efficient use of space without having to forego parking spaces or a vehicle attendant seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Maria Strasdas
  • Patent number: 9340293
    Abstract: There is provided an aircraft folding seat, comprising a frame which pivots about a vertical axis and on which are mounted a seat-rest and a back-rest. The flight deck provided comprises control and/or viewing devices, at least one seat, an access door and a corridor for access to the at least one seat which is closed at its opposite end to the at least one seat by the access door. A folding seat is mounted in the corridor such that it can pivot and adopt a first position in which it closes the corridor so forming a lock enclosure with the access door and a folded back second position enabling access to the at least one seat from the corridor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventor: Bernard Guering
  • Patent number: 9327836
    Abstract: A cabin attendant seat including a carrier element which comprises a backrest section and a base section that carries the backrest section and a seat element fastened to a front side of the carrier element. At least one first stowage compartment is integrated into the carrier element. An inclined section of a rear wall of the carrier element is inclined, at least along a section of the first stowage compartment integrated into the carrier element, in such a way that a cross-sectional area of the carrier element increases in the direction of the base section of the carrier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Weitzel, Enrico Urban
  • Patent number: 9260190
    Abstract: A flight attendant seat, an aircraft monument assembly having such a flight attendant seat, and also an aircraft having an aircraft monument assembly of this kind. In one embodiment, the flight attendant seat includes a backrest element, a seat element and a guiding apparatus for holding the flight attendant seat in a starting position. The guiding apparatus according to this embodiment is also configured so that the flight attendant seat is movable, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the backrest element, from the starting position into at least one end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Ehlers, Mark Herzog, Stefan Behrens
  • Patent number: 9187179
    Abstract: A seat closure and retention system comprising a spring, a retention device, a seat, and a housing is disclosed herein. The system may include a tapered ramp surface configured such that as the anchoring device, such as a spring loaded device, approaches a notch and/or bowl shaped portion based on movement of the seat from a substantially horizontal portion to a substantially vertical position. Stated another way, in response to the pin and/or ball of anchoring device making contact with the tapered ramp surface a damper effect is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Timothy Brownsberger
  • Patent number: 9022462
    Abstract: A retractable flight attendant chair includes an anchor box, a sled coupled to the anchor box for horizontal translation of the retractable chair into and out of the stowage compartment, and a chair mounted on the sled. The chair includes an expanding/folding backrest and seat portion that allows the chair to be stowed in a small envelope compartment when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade Johnson, James Brian Hauser
  • Patent number: 8960786
    Abstract: A center armrest supporting structure for mounting an arm support can be swiveled between a lower use position and an upper rest position for use in a vehicle. Here, the carrying structure as an element of the vehicle features a left and a right console part made of a metal sheet, which have the arm support mounted thereon via bolt sections. Here, each console part on the side facing toward the arm support features a bearing shell made of plastics, wherein the bearing shell can be mounted on the console part by an assembly movement which is directed at least partially in parallel to the swivel axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: F.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Henke, Andreas Sulzbacher, Kerstin Weckert
  • Publication number: 20140375086
    Abstract: An adapter for receiving a vehicle attendant seat in a cabin of a vehicle comprises a flat retaining body, a receiving device for a vehicle attendant seat, at least one first pivoting means and at least one first securing means. The at least one first pivoting means is arranged on a pivoting edge of the retaining body and is adapted for forming a hinge with at least one correspondingly formed second pivoting means. The receiving device is arranged on a surface of the at least one retaining body, which surface extends parallel to the plane, and is adapted for mechanically connecting the vehicle attendant seat with the at least one retaining body. Thus in a vehicle cabin a vehicle attendant seat may be accommodated in a very space-saving manner even at locations to which in conventional vehicle operation access is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Ralf SCHLIWA, Maria Theresia STRASDAS, Jan-Ole JEDRASZCZYK
  • Patent number: 8905469
    Abstract: A leg (50) is pivotably supported by a cushion frame (16) such that part of the leg (50) is accommodated in a space (S) surrounded by the cushion frame (16). When the leg (50) is folded, part of the leg (50) is accommodated in the space (S) surrounded by the cushion frame (16). Thus, when the seat cushion (12) is flipped up to a storage position along a side wall (34) of the passenger compartment, part of the leg (50) is accommodated in the space (S) surrounded by the cushion frame (16). This prevents the leg (50) from projecting from the cushion frame (16) by the amount corresponding to the thickness of the accommodated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Kurachi, Ryou Hattori, Toshihiko Maeta, Akira Konagai
  • Publication number: 20140319275
    Abstract: An aircraft monument that includes an enclosure with an enclosure interior, a compartment with a compartment interior positioned in the enclosure interior, and a stowable seat assembly disposed in the compartment. The compartment includes at least a first vertically oriented wall. The seat assembly includes a chair assembly with a back portion and a seat portion pivotably connected to the back portion along a seat pivot axis such that the seat is pivotable between closed and open positions. The chair assembly is movable between a stowed position where the seat pivot axis extends generally parallel to the first wall and the chair assembly is positioned in the compartment interior, and a deployed position where the seat pivot axis extends generally perpendicular to the first wall and the chair assembly is positioned outside of the compartment interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Nabih Najd, Edward Reams, Scott Savian, Olivier Zarrouati
  • Publication number: 20140310873
    Abstract: A modular wall includes a plurality of inter-connectable and interchangeable wall modules. At least one of the wall modules includes a recessed, extendable piece of furniture, such as a bed, desk, table, work surface or chair. When in a closed configuration, the furniture folds into or otherwise resides within a recessed pocket in the modular wall. When in the closed configuration, the outer surface of the furniture forms an exterior surface of the wall module; thereby, concealing the furniture seamlessly into the modular wall. The exterior surface can comprise one or more exterior interchangeable tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Geoff Gosling, Mogens F. Smed, Colin V. Blehm
  • Patent number: 8851568
    Abstract: Described are passenger seat assemblies having at least one seat back support pivotally coupled to an overhead support structure, at least one seat pan pivotally coupled to the at least one seat back support, and at least one foot rest support may be pivotally coupled to the seat pan. The seat back support may be configured to rotate into a retracted position adjacent the overhead support structure. The seat pan may be configured to rotate into a retracted position adjacent the seat back support. Finally, the foot rest support may be configured to rotate into a retracted position adjacent the seat pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Zodiac Seals US LLC
    Inventors: Robert Funk, Rebeca Rubio Trevizo, Fernando Luis Bencomo Arvizo, Gabriela Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez, Raul Daniel Flores Aguirre
  • Patent number: 8770659
    Abstract: A self-stowing jumpseat consists of a seat frame that is deployed by pulling the seat frame out of a pocket formed in the edge of a bulkhead. Once the seat frame has been deployed and locked in position, the seat pan is folded down to enable a user to be seated. The seat pan is spring-loaded to fold up, so that when the user vacates the seat, the seat pan automatically folds up into the closed configuration. As it does so, an interlock lever attached to the seat pan trips the seat frame locks from their locked to their unlocked positions. The seat frame has a retraction mechanism that urges the seat into the pocket. Accordingly, as soon as the seat pan interlock lever releases the seat frame locks, the retraction mechanism causes the folded seat frame to move into the stowed position within the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ami Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Isherwood, Douglas E. Hoover, Othar P. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 8757711
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle seat assembly having a seatback member and a lower seat member. The lower seat member has a generally horizontal and upwardly-facing seating surface. The seatback member has a cushion portion and is selectively rotatable between an upright position in which the cushion portion is adjacent the wall and a lowered position in which the cushion portion extends farther forward than the seating surface. The seatback member functions to support the back or head of an occupant (when the seatback member is in the upright position) or as an extension to the lower seat member to provide additional fore/aft support to a child seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Marcelo Bertocchi
  • Patent number: 8740300
    Abstract: A combination toolbox and seating assembly is provided. The toolbox seating assembly is installed in the bed of a pickup truck, wherein the toolbox includes a hinged lid, and wherein a bench style seat may be stored the toolbox when not in use, and may be positioned within the upper portion of the toolbox when in use to provide comfortable rearward seating within the bed of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Frederick Augustus Daniels, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140084640
    Abstract: The wall seat is a box unit that fits between conventional wall stud framing with no legs or hinges. The seat mounts inside a wall. To operate, pull on seat knob, lower to a perpendicular position and slide under the seat stop. This is accomplished because the 2 vertical slides of the box have an L shaped dado at the bottom. These coincide with protruding dowels at the bottom of the seat enabling the seat to slide freely in the dado. The ?? radius on the bottom of the seat allows it to swing in an upward and downward motion without being obstructed. When the seat is in the perpendicular position and slid under the seat stop the position remains the same with a load of 210 lbs. The condo wall seat can be used anywhere space is limited and seating is needed with an attractive wood framed cabinet appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: Gary Donald Walker
  • Patent number: 8616624
    Abstract: In a seat, in a state in which tilting of a back main frame around a tilting center is locked by a reclining mechanism, a lower end of a back joint link is turnably joined to a vehicle side. Thus, turning of a first link, a back sub frame and the back joint link is locked, and operation of a back link mechanism is locked. Therefore, a supporting rigidity from rear side of a back side portion can be enhanced by the back link mechanism (the back sub frame), and a crew sitting in the seat can be thoroughly retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Yamada, Hideki Kobayashi, Takeshi Tokai, Masaki Mori, Keisuke Onoda, Makoto Ito
  • Patent number: 8550546
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a seating apparatus includes a seat member, a front leg assembly, a rear leg assembly, one or more attaching members for attaching the seating apparatus to a proximate structure and a rebound apparatus for returning the seat member from a deployed state to a retracted state. In various embodiments, the seating apparatus may further include a rebound regulation means, for regulating the rebound response of the seat, delivered by the rebound apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Bonnie Breit
  • Patent number: 8449012
    Abstract: A collapsible seat assembly providing a compact size in the stowed position. The seat assembly has a reduced overall height in the stowed position, and an articulated bolster and lumbar supports which provides a reduced compact size of the seat in the stowed position. A cover may extend over the seat in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kurt A. Seibold, Joseph F. Prosniewski, John Gomez, Richard Tann, Brennon L. White
  • Patent number: 8434825
    Abstract: A footrest is provided that includes a footplate element, an upper swing arm, and a lower swing arm, which footrest can be arranged on a wall that faces a seat, and allows several seating positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Wesselink
  • Patent number: 8356860
    Abstract: A seat device for a vehicle comprises a seat for a passenger including seatbacks to support a passenger's back portion, reinforcing structure bodies provided inside the seatbacks along an outer periphery of the seatbacks, headrests provided at upper portions of the reinforcing structure bodies to support a passenger's head portion, connection support portions provided beside the reinforcing structure bodies to connect the reinforcing structure bodies to a vehicle-body member, and move-allowance portions to allow lower portions of the reinforcing structure bodies to move rearwardly in a vehicle rear collision so that the headrests move forwardly or upwardly. Accordingly, a passenger's head portion can be protected effectively with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Nakaya, Akihiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8262159
    Abstract: A combination toolbox and seating assembly is provided. The toolbox seating assembly is installed in the bed of a pickup truck, wherein the toolbox includes a hinged lid, and wherein a bench style seat may be stored within the lid of the toolbox when not in use, and may be positioned within the upper portion of the toolbox when in use to provide comfortable rearward seating within the bed of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Frederick Augustus Daniels, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8109563
    Abstract: A safety seat for land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft, including a sitting portion secured to two vertical support straps attached to a vehicle and disposed in the vicinity of the rear edge of the sitting portion. Each support strap is a strap sling stretched between vertically spaced-apart anchors on the vehicle and includes a front strap facing the seating portion and a rear strap spaced therefrom. A transverse rod near the rear sitting portion edge reaches into the intermediate space between front and rear straps and is secured in closed fixed loops situated on the rear straps. The sitting portion is braced against the strap slings via supports pivotably connected to side rods of the sitting portion and extending at an angle below the sitting portion to the straps slings. The supports, via a transverse bracing disposed at their lower ends, reach into the intermediate space between front and rear straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: AutoFlug GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Hansen
  • Patent number: 7987535
    Abstract: A shower corner seat assembly is made up of a seat plate and supporting bracket frame. To fit in the corner, the seat is generally triangular like most others, but with the corner tip of the triangle cut away leaving a four-sided shape. Other minor modifications to true triangularity may also be present. The frame follows the contour of the seat and it, too, is formed to match the corner opening of the seat plate, leaving the framework to be more or less “U”-shaped with the arms of the “U” bent inward tending to somewhat follow the sides of the seat plate. Their ends are, in fact, bent even farther inward so they have to be forced or sprung outward to attach the frame to the shower wall. The openness of the frame near the shower corner makes this possible. The seat plate is then attached to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventor: Theodore Allen Tesch
  • Patent number: 7976093
    Abstract: A pivotal vehicle-based seat for use in a passenger compartment is disclosed. The rear seat assembly is supported by a seat support that is attached to the rear bulkhead at a first end and to the bottom of the seat base at the second end. The seat support enables the seat base to pivot from a use position to a to a compact storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeff McBride
  • Patent number: 7954873
    Abstract: A striker is supported by and coupled to a seat body and is held in a rotated position where the striker is lowered to a position along the shape of the seat body. When the seat body is moved and stowed, the striker is raised to and held at a rotated and raised position where the striker can be engaged and locked to a locking device. Elasticity of an opening spring and a rubber body, which are arranged between the striker and a coupling section, allows a forced rotational displacement of the striker in both forward and reverse directions from a state in which the striker is held at the rotated and raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Abe, Takahiro Sugama, Masami Natsume, Yasuhiro Nishii
  • Patent number: 7819467
    Abstract: A foldable shopping cart seat includes a back with a hook extending between columns for hanging the back on a shopping cart front. Side rails slidably disposed along corresponding columns and downwardly extendable therefrom support a seat having parallel front and back rails with a pliable material extending therebetween. Scissor-like cross pieces extend between a front and back rail of the seat and are pivotably attached thereto for enabling the seat to fold against the back for carrying the shopping cart seat to and from a retail store and supporting the seat on the floor adjacent a shopping cart front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Werner K. Schimmeyer
  • Patent number: 7654602
    Abstract: A reclining seat for use in a material handling vehicle includes a seat back that is pivotally coupled to a wall of the operator compartment and to a seat pad. The seat pad is moveable toward a center of the operator compartment to provide the capability to recline, and is typically maintained in the upright position by a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory W. Smiley, Robert Lewis
  • Patent number: 7637571
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat assembly having a feature in a seat cushion angle adjustment mechanism of a seat cushion in a simple configuration. A vehicle seat assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a seat back, a seat cushion coupled to the seat back, and a seat cushion angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the seat angle of the seat cushion. The seat cushion angle adjustment mechanism comprises a seat cushion frame, a pivotal coupling member to pivotably couple the seat cushion frame to a slider of the seat rail, a guided part provided at a position away from a coupled position of the seat cushion frame to the pivotal coupling member, and a guide member having a guide groove which engages the guided part and guides the movement of the guided part and disposed with an angle between the guide groove and the slide surface of the seat rail set to a specific angle ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ritsuro Okano, Shinsuke Hagiwara, Jun Aoki
  • Patent number: 7611200
    Abstract: An adjustable seat for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A seat cushion is slidably mounted for movement between an aft position and a fore position, and a seat back is connected to the seat cushion. A latch connected to the seat back, and a mounting member is connected to the vehicle that releasably engages the latch to limit fore-aft movement of the seat back with respect to the mounting member so that movement of the seat cushion from the aft position to the fore position moves the seat back from an upright position to a reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Niko Jovicevic, Terence Porter, II, Tomohito Hashikawa
  • Patent number: 7604096
    Abstract: An operating apparatus for an elevator is equipped with a landing chair having a storable seat portion and provided at a landing, a landing chair displacement device for displacing the seat portion, and a control device for controlling the landing chair displacement device. The seat portion can be displaced between a landing chair storage position and a landing chair service position allowing a passenger to sit. The landing chair displacement device performs a storage execution operation of displacing the seat portion from the landing chair service position to the landing chair storage position to hold the seat portion at the landing chair storage position, and a storage releasing operation of releasing the seat portion from being held at the landing chair storage position. The control device has landing chair control means for controlling the landing chair displacement device based on information from operation detecting means for detecting an operational state of the elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoji Kawai
  • Patent number: 7594701
    Abstract: Aircrafts troop seating is lightweight and minimizes protruding features on which gear might snag. High strength webbing straps are added to a light weight seat fabric to add strength where strength is required, thus reducing the overall weight. The webbing is of a type used for seatbelts and meets fire regardant requirements. Seat belt style tension adjusters allow adjustment of the seating stretch to improve comfort and crash protection. Internal hardware attachment points are provided to reduce protruding features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Conax Florida Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Kawabata, Charlie VanDruff, Michael Duran
  • Patent number: 7568764
    Abstract: A reclining rear seat for a motor vehicle such as a pick-up truck is provided. The rear seat utilizes a pivoting, four-bar link arrangement between the underside of the seat bottom and the vehicle floor. The seat back is slidably and releasably attached to a striker fitted to the inside back wall of the vehicle. This arrangement permits the occupant to selectively move the seat between a reclining position and a non-reclining position without compromising storage space between the front seat and the rear seat. When not in use, the seat bottom may be released and moved to a substantially vertical position against the seat back to increase cargo space. Alternatively, the seat back may be released and moved to a substantially horizontal position against the seat bottom to increase cargo space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kendrick Harper, Anton Crainic, David Hoffman, Jay Erickson
  • Patent number: 7559594
    Abstract: A folding seat for a vehicle includes a seat base fixed to an intermediate bracket, a seat back having a lower end and a support bracket fixed to the vehicle. An intermediate bracket has a first hinge point where the seat back lower end is hingedly attached to the intermediate bracket. The intermediate bracket has a second hinge point where the intermediate bracket is hingedly attached to the support bracket, and which is spatially removed from the first hinge point. Upon folding of the seat base into a vertical position, the intermediate bracket rotates on the second hinge point, which remains stationary and the first hinge point rotates upwardly and rearwardly around the second hinge point, so that the first hinge point and the lower seat back move rearwardly as the seat back and the seat base are folded into vertical orientation close to the rear vehicle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Schukra of North America, Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert J. McMillen
  • Publication number: 20090100587
    Abstract: here is provided a moveable swimming pool seat for use with a swimming pool that has a pool wall and a pool deck. The moveable swimming pool seat includes: an upper wall support member; a seat support member connected to the upper wall support member; a seat connected to the seat support member; a lower wall support member connected to the seat support member; at least one strap having a first end and a second end, with the first strap end connected to the upper wall support member; and a pin connected to the second strap end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Michael W. Smith
  • Patent number: 7517008
    Abstract: A seat assembly supports an occupant in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the vehicle for movement about a first pivot axis between a generally horizontal seating position and a generally upright stowed position. The first pivot axis being fixed with respect to the vehicle. The seat assembly also includes a seat back pivotally coupled to seat cushion for pivotal movement relative to the seat cushion about a second pivot axis, such that the seat back is displaced rearwardly as the seat cushion is moved toward the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Ebel
  • Patent number: 7484804
    Abstract: A folding seat including a hinge device mounted on a stand. The seat back and the seat proper are moveable manually between folded-away position in which they are disposed parallel one against the other, and an in-use position. The hinge device is arranged so that moving the seat proper towards its in-use position causes the seat back to move upwards and to be inclined rearwards so as to dispose the seat in its in-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Delagrave S.A.
    Inventor: Philippe Clauss
  • Patent number: 7438354
    Abstract: A three point integrated seatbelt assembly incorporated into a cantilevered stowable seat with an improved dump locking mechanism. The cantilevered stowable seat can be mounted to a vehicle, where space may be selectively provided for positioning a wheelchair or other article adjacent to the stowed seat, which includes a frame attached to the support member, a cantilevered seatbase, and a seatback. The seatback assembly allows for easy storage of the seat and safe transportation of a passenger. The seatback is rotatably associated with the cantilevered seatbase by the improved dump locking mechanism, whereby the improved dump locking mechanism enables the seat to remain in the deployed position when inertial forces are placed on the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Freedman Seating Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Moffa, Daniel L. Cohen, Benjamin N. Huyck, Anthony W. Pumell, Sudha Veerapaneni
  • Patent number: 7401851
    Abstract: A rumble seat for increasing passenger capacity of a motor vehicle by at least one occupant includes a combination seat back frame and roll bar moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The combination seat back frame and roll bar can be selectively operated for carrying at least one additional passenger when in the extended position, while providing a substantially uninterrupted exterior motor vehicle contour when in the retracted position. A track mechanism and a plurality of rotatable elongate linkages can be provided for guiding movement of the combination seat back frame and roll bar between the retracted and extended positions. The track mechanism can include a guide track having an L-shaped configuration with an upper horizontally extending segment and a lower vertically extending segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Nissan Design America, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Plavetich, John Cupit
  • Patent number: 7374245
    Abstract: A vehicular seat has a seat cushion supported on a floor portion of a vehicle body panel, a seat back divided into a seat back upper and a seat back lower and controlled to be reclined, a seat back upper frame supporting the seat back upper and fixed to a rear portion of the vehicle body panel, a seat back lower frame supporting the seat back lower and rotatably connected to the seat back upper frame, a seat cushion frame supporting the seat cushion and a driving unit fixed to the floor portion and connected to the seat cushion frame so as to activate the seat cushion frame to tilt upwards and forwards. The seat cushion frame and the seat back lower frame are rotatably connected to each other so that the seat back lower is displaced forwards as the seat cushion frame is activated to tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Tanaka, Kazuhito Kashima, Ritsuro Okano