Table Pivotally Connected To Seat Patents (Class 297/173)
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Patent number: 12056298Abstract: An apparatus and method including a means for adjusting the angle of a pointing input device. The pointing input device relies on an input surface for the purpose of calculating cursor position. The means for adjusting the angle of the pointing input device may include computer software stored in a computer memory, and implemented by a computer processor. The computer software may provide suggested angle changes on the computer screen to improve input precision of the pointing input device. The computer software may be configured to implement the suggested angle changes, with the pointing device; and wherein after the suggested angle changes are implemented with the pointing input device, the computer software enables a user, through a user interactive device, to determine what affect the suggested angle changes had on accuracy of the pointing input device, through data displayed on the computer screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2024Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Inventor: Brandon Duncan
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Patent number: 11882941Abstract: A chair structure with electronics support frame includes: a chair body, which includes an armrest; and an electronics support frame, which is located at one side of the armrest. The electronics support frame includes a mounting piece, a foldable pedestal, a claw part, a drive mechanism, and an image capturing device. The mounting piece is formed with an opening. The pedestal is arranged on the mounting piece. The pedestal includes multiple support arms rotatably connected to each other. The pedestal is switchable between a folded condition and an expanded condition. The claw part is arranged at one end of the pedestal and rotatable relative to the pedestal. The drive mechanism is electrically connected with the pedestal and the image capturing device. The image capturing device identifies a face position toward which the claw part is moved by the drive mechanism driving the pedestal.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: OXTI PTE LTDInventor: Chih-Feng Ho
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Patent number: 11529001Abstract: The present highchair apparatus includes first, second, third, and fourth legs that begin to bend outwardly from a sitting receptacle from a location at the bottom of the sitting receptacle to provide a wide foot print for the high chair apparatus. The first, second, third, and fourth legs extend incrementally further away from each other from the location at the bottom of the sitting receptacle to distal ends of the legs where feet are engaged.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Regalo International, LLCInventors: Mark A. Flannery, William D. Butterfield
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Patent number: 11338765Abstract: A lateral shock absorber includes a protective fender and a locking mechanism. The protective fender is pivoted to a base of a child car safety seat and pivotally switchable between a folded state or an unfolded state relative to the child car safety seat. The locking mechanism is for selectively engaging with the protective fender to restrain the protective fender from switching to the unfolded state or disengaging from the protective fender to allow the protective fender to switch to the unfolded state when the protective fender is located in the folded state. The protective fender includes a driving block, a supporting block and a combining assembly. The driving block is pivoted to the base, and the supporting block is pivoted to the driving block and engages with the driving block by the combining assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AGInventor: Hong-Bo Chen
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Patent number: 10835046Abstract: Outdoor furniture for an exterior of a home includes a piece of outdoor furniture with a fortified drop box contained therein. The fortified drop box has a lid configured to open for gaining access to the fortified drop box. The lid of the fortified drop box is also configured to close for sealing the fortified drop box. A locking mechanism is included with the fortified drop box that is configured for securing the fortified drop box with the lid closed. The locking mechanism of the fortified drop box is also configured to selectively unlock for accessing the fortified drop box through the lid. Wherein, the piece of outdoor furniture containing the fortified drop box is configured and shaped like functional outdoor furniture.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Inventor: John J. Chasnis, II
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Patent number: 10710724Abstract: An aircraft lounge assembly that includes an enclosure having a rear wall, first and second side walls and a forward wall that cooperate to define a seating area. The lounge assembly also includes first and second seats positioned in the seating area, and a first dividing wall positioned between the first and second seats. The first dividing wall divides the seating area into a first seat section and a second seat section. The front wall includes a shared entrance space defined therein. A first seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the first seat section and a second seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the second seat section.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: C&D ZODIAC, INC.Inventor: Scott Savian
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Patent number: 10285504Abstract: A foldable chair comprises an annular frame, a first support leg, and a second support leg. A first end of the first support leg is hinged to a first fixed rear position of the annular frame. A second end of the first support leg is hinged to a second fixed rear position of the annular frame. A first end of the second support leg is slideably hinged to a first front portion of the annular frame, so that the first end of the second support leg is slideable along the first front portion. A second end of the second support leg is slideably hinged to a second front portion of the annular frame, so that the second end of the second support leg is slideable along the second front portion. The first support leg is pivotally hinged to the second support leg through an intermediate connecting position thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Xiamen Innovation Metal Products Co., LTD.Inventor: Juyoung Jin
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Patent number: 9604724Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a seat with a seating surface and a top bunk disposed adjacent to the seat. The seat and the top bunk are configurable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the seat accommodates a user in a seated position and the top bunk is stowed. In the second configuration, the seat and the top bunk form a bunk bed configured to accommodate users in prone positions. In the first configuration, the seating surface is disposed at a first predetermined height. In addition, in the second configuration, the seating surface is disposed at a second predetermined height that is lower than the first predetermined height.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.Inventors: David Savard, Rene Bardier, Michael Oleson, Alfredo Suarez
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Publication number: 20150123431Abstract: A platform assembly mountable on a back rest of the chair with a mounting feature and including a platform rotatable connected to a frame member engaged to the back rest of the chair by the mounting feature. The frame member can extend above the mounting feature to position the platform at a useful height, while extending below the mounting feature to engage the back rest to stabilize the platform. The platform can be rotated into a deployed position such that the platform extends outward from the rear of the chair to provide a writing surface or a support surface for an electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventor: Mustafa A. Ergun
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Publication number: 20150054313Abstract: First and second U-shaped cross-members each include a front portion, a rear portion, and a cross bar connecting the front portion to the rear portion. The front and rear portions of the cross-members are pivotally connected with each other at central portions thereof. Left and right frame side assemblies are pivotally connected to the cross-members and have lateral portions that extend generally parallel the cross bars of the cross-members. The cross-members are mutually movable from a generally X-shaped setup condition in which the cross bars of the cross-members are transversely spaced apart from one another and the lateral portions of the left and right frame side assemblies also are transversely spaced apart from one another, to a generally flat collapsed condition in which the left and right frame side assemblies are nested within an envelope defined by the collapsed cross-members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: GCI OUTDOOR, INC.Inventor: Daniel R. Grace
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Patent number: 8955905Abstract: A seating assembly is described with a seat member, attached to which is an attachment assembly which can support adjustable arms that support a work surface. The seat member attachment or attachment assembly is includes a plate and a seat mounting assembly. A first adjustable arm is attached to the seat member by a first connecting means. The attachment assembly includes a seat bar member that can be fixed to the seat member and mounting assembly to permit rotation of the adjustable arms around an axis that is perpendicular to the seat member. The mounting assembly has a male component that is adapted to mate with a female component in the first connecting means and a plate member that attaches to the bar member.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Neutral Posture, Inc.Inventors: Rebecca E. Boenigk, Anthony K. Chapman, Suzanne M. Wich, Larry D. Johnson, Jerome J. Congleton
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Patent number: 8939500Abstract: An ergonomic workstation that includes a base; an effective hip axis affixed to the base; a seat bottom that rotates about the effective hip axis; a seat back that rotates about the effective hip axis; an effective shoulder axis positionally fixed to the seat back; an effective elbow axis positionally fixed to the seat back; a monitor support having a monitor mount that rotates about the shoulder axis; and an input device tray support configured such that an input device tray on the support rotates about the elbow axis. As the workstation moves through a broad range of operational zones, it maintains a fixed eye-to-monitor distance and fixed angle between the user's head and the monitor throughout a significant portion of the range of motion, and a fixed distance from the user's elbow to an input device throughout the entire range of motion.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: SV Tool CorporationInventors: Che Voigt, John M. Speicher
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Patent number: 8919873Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus for assisting a diver in putting on and removing diving accessories may include a seating platform. The seating platform may be adapted to be rested on a surface for enabling the diver to sit thereon. The apparatus may also include a support platform coupled with the seating platform. The support platform may be adapted to be rested on the surface for supporting the diving accessories thereon, thereby allowing the diver sitting on the seating platform to put on and remove the diving accessories.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Inventor: Jorge Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20140361584Abstract: A seating assembly is described with a seat member, attached to which is an attachment assembly which can support adjustable arms that support a work surface. The seat member attachment or attachment assembly is includes a plate and a seat mounting assembly. A first adjustable arm is attached to the seat member by a first connecting means. The attachment assembly includes a seat bar member that can be fixed to the seat member and mounting assembly to permit rotation of the adjustable arms around an axis that is perpendicular to the seat member. The mounting assembly has a male component that is adapted to mate with a female component in the first connecting means and a plate member that attaches to the bar member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Rebecca E. Boenigk, Anthony K. Chapman, Suzanne M. Wich, Larry D. Johnson, Jerome J. Congleton
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Patent number: 8905471Abstract: A self-storing table that is pivotally mounted to a collapsible chair such that when the self-storing table is down, it does not interfere with the closing of the collapsible chair.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Cohesion Products, LLCInventor: Gerald Tang
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Publication number: 20140339861Abstract: A rotatable tray is installed on a child seat for accommodating a container, and the rotatable tray includes a platform, a fixing base, a positioning base, a resilient component and a supporting base. The platform includes a communicating chamber, and the fixing base is fixed in the communicating chamber. The positioning base includes a first engaging portion, and the positioning base is slidably disposed in the communicating chamber. The resilient component is disposed between the fixing base and the positioning base. The supporting base is connected to the platform, an engaging base protrudes from an end of the supporting base, and a second engaging portion is disposed on the supporting base. The engaging base is pivoted in the communicating chamber so that the platform can rotate relative to the supporting base. The resilient component drives the first engaging portion to selectively engage with the second engaging portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Ruibin Chen, Xiao-Jian Zhang
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Publication number: 20140327277Abstract: A removable tray device is disclosed that offers a simple and easy way to eat or drink when sitting outside. The removable tray device comprises a tray component, an attachment assembly for securing the tray component to a folding chair, and a swivel component secured to the tray component for allowing the tray component to rotate horizontally or vertically. The attachment assembly is typically a spring and latch mechanism permanently secured to the front leg of the folding chair. The swivel component is typically a swivel joint which affixes the tray component to the spring and latch mechanism and allows the tray component to rotate horizontally about the front leg with the spring and latch mechanism, and rotate vertically down when not in use. The tray component further comprises a pair of opposing cut-out notches to further secure the tray component to the folding chair.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventor: Jill Dudik
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Patent number: 8870280Abstract: A fully articulable table apparatus for personal use is configured for attachment to a chair, such as a recliner chair. In one embodiment, the table apparatus has a mounting bracket configured to attach to the chair and a mounting post configured to attach to the mounting bracket. The table apparatus also includes an elbow that has a vertical leg configured to rotatably connect to the mounting post. The table apparatus also includes a swing arm having an outer circumferential notch formed on a proximal end of the swing arm which is configured to rotatably connect to a horizontal leg of the elbow. The table apparatus also includes a hinge configured to rotatably connect to a distal end of the swing and a table portion configured to rotatably connect to the hinge.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Human Touch, LLCInventor: Hans Dehli
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Patent number: 8864223Abstract: A collapsible quad chair has a frame selectively moveable between a collapsed configuration of the chair and a use configuration of the chair, and a fabric frame cover attachable to the frame to define a back portion and a seat portion of the chair. A support is coupled to the frame and a plate is mounted on the support. The plate is sized and shaped to provide a user sitting in the chair with a surface suitable for allowing the user to rest a dish of food while eating a meal while sitting in the chair.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: American Recreation Products, LLC.Inventors: Nels Larson, Erin Doubleday, Matt Wagner
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Publication number: 20140300148Abstract: A tray table assembly for a passenger seat including a horizontal rail arranged alongside the seat, the horizontal rail having a length extending from the seatback to a position forward of the seat, a carriage assembly configured to travel horizontally along the rail, and a tray table attached to the carriage assembly, the tray table configured to pivot between a vertical orientation in which the tray table is stowed alongside the seatback and a horizontal orientation in which the tray table is positioned forward of the seatback.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Ian Lawrence Frost, Kristopher Charles Moulton
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Patent number: 8851564Abstract: A chair with a foldable desk includes a support leg having a crossbar. A seat plate installed above said support leg includes an upper seat, a lower cover and a coupler into which the crossbar is rotatably inserted. The seat plate rotates between a vertical position and a horizontal position. A back installed above a rear side of the seat plate is capable of tilting forward and rearward with tilting means. A desk installed above a side of the support leg includes an upper plate with an attachment member on its bottom. The upper plate may swing between an upper position and a lower position within an angle range.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventor: Won ho Seo
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Publication number: 20140252811Abstract: A tray assembly for an associated automotive vehicle has front, first and second side-by-side seats separated by a console. The tray assembly includes a tray mounted to a side of one of the seats or to the console between the front seats. A mounting assembly receives the tray for movement between a first, storage position spaced from the seat portion of the second seat alongside one of (i) a side of the second seat and a (ii) a top of the console, and a second, deployed position wherein at least a portion of the tray is configured to rest on at least a portion of the seat portion of the second seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Kelly Michael Whalen
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Publication number: 20140225402Abstract: A computer component mounting apparatus configured to be coupled to a chair and to support a computer component, such as a laptop, a computer monitor, or a keyboard. The computer component mounting apparatus includes a mounting post defining a swing axis, an elbow including a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, a swing arm assembly, and a deck tilt mount. The vertical leg of the elbow is rotatably coupled to the mounting post about the swing axis. The swing arm assembly is rotatably coupled to the horizontal leg of the elbow about a tilt axis. The deck tilt mount is rotatably coupled to the swing arm assembly about a pitch axis. A keyboard support, a computer monitor support assembly, or a laptop table may be coupled to the deck tilt mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventor: Hans Dehli
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Patent number: 8789882Abstract: A high chair comprising a seat (4), a backrest (3), a footrest (5), a crotch post (11), which is journalled in the chair for pivoting between a raised user position in front of the back rest and a lowered position, and a table (13) arranged on the crotch post (11), wherein the side (91) of the table (13) facing the back rest, when the crotch post is in a user position, together with the back rest forms a substantially closed formation (92) for safe-keeping of a child in the chair and wherein the table (13) in the lowered position of the crotch post is arranged to lie beyond the upper surface of the seat (4) and beyond at least part of the upper surface of the foot rest (5).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: BabyBjorn ABInventor: Hakan Bergkvist
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Patent number: 8763538Abstract: A folding table is provided that includes: a table frame that enables a table body to move between the in-use position and the stowed position, that is disposed within the table body, and that supports the table body; a support member that pivotably supports the table frame; and a lock, provided in a position where the support member and the table frame are linked, that holds the table frame in the in-use position and prevents the table frame from pivoting. The lock has: a retaining member in which an engagement groove is formed; a pivoting member capable of engaging with and disengaging from the engagement groove; and a lock biaser that biases the pivoting member in the direction of engagement with the engagement groove.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Fukuhara
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Patent number: 8720990Abstract: A combination bench and table may include a platform that is movable between a bench configuration and a table configuration. The platform may form a backrest in the bench configuration and a table in the table configuration. The platform may be supported by a cantilever support member that extends upwardly at an angle and a connecting assembly preferably connects the platform and the cantilever support member. The connecting assembly may allow the platform to pivot about an axis and the axis may be disposed proximate a front edge of the table and the lower portion of the backrest. The axis may also be generally vertically aligned with a midpoint of a connecting member of the frame. Further, the axis may be generally horizontally aligned with a lower edge of the backrest when the combination bench and table is disposed in the bench configuration.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventor: Kevin Boydston
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Publication number: 20140117726Abstract: The present invention relates to a seating apparatus, and more particularly to a combined table and chair. We describe a seating apparatus comprising a table (25), a chair (26) and a table base (16) wherein the table comprises a table top (10) and a table leg (11) defining an axis about which axis said table top is rotatable with respect to the table base; wherein the chair is mounted for rotation with said table top about said axis. In a preferred embodiment, the chair comprises a seat (21) and a chair frame (31) upon which the seat is mounted, wherein the frame includes at least one floor-engaging leg (22). Preferably, the table leg has upper and lower ends, the lower end being mounted for rotation upon the table base and the chair frame is mounted upon the table leg at a point intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof. More preferably, the chair frame is mounted substantially adjacent the lower end of the table leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventor: Charles Keen
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Publication number: 20140110976Abstract: A self-storing table that is pivotally mounted to a collapsible chair such that when the self-storing table is down, it does not interfere with the closing of the collapsible chair.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Cohesion Products, Inc.Inventor: Gerald Tang
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Publication number: 20140110977Abstract: A tray attached to a pivot housing, support arm, and armrest clamp may be easily and quickly detached and reattached to an armrest on a chair. The tray may rotate around an arm hub when a stationary lower index plate in the arm hub is displaced from an upper index plate in the index housing. The tray is restrained from rotation when the upper and lower index plates are in contact with one another. The tray may be disconnected from the support arm while the support arm remains clamped to an armrest. The armrest clamp includes a bevel gear driven in rotation by a clamping ring on the support arm. The bevel gear drives rack gear attached to a traveling clamp jaw. Rotating the clamping ring displaces the traveling clamp jaw relative to a stationary clamp jaw, enabling the armrest clamp to securely clamp to an armrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Demetrius Madrigal, Bryan Ulrich McClain, Raymond Donald Mueller, Anthony Printis
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Patent number: 8696056Abstract: A seating unit having a seat structure, a base, and optionally a tablet assembly is provided. The seat can turn freely through 360 degrees of rotation. One base includes three or more legs and offset casters. Alternatively, the base includes a pedestal having a tapered gas cylinder. The tablet assembly includes a support arm, a pivot assembly attached to one end of the support arm tablet, and a tablet attached to the pivot assembly. The tablet can rotate horizontally on the support arm. The tablet assembly also includes a mounting assembly attached to the other end of the support arm. The support arm can rotate relative to the seat structure. Rotation of the tablet relative to the support arm and rotation of the support arm relative to the seat structure is constrained by stops in the pivot assembly and tablet mounting assembly, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Sean M Corcorran, Keith Robert Machin, Cody Jay Holstege, William Carey, Larry Cheng, Elger Oberwelz, Thomas Overthun, Lukas Martin Scherrer, Joerg Christoph Student, David J. Battey, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
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Patent number: 8668273Abstract: A highchair has a seat device, a bracket device and a table. The seat device has a base, a supporting sleeve and a seat. The bracket device is connected to the seat device and has two connecting segments, a connecting frame and a supporting arm. The connecting segments are respectively connected securely to the supporting sleeve and each has a connecting mount, a button seat, a pressing button and a button spring. The connecting frame connects to the connecting segments and has two inserting segments and a primary frame. The supporting arm is telescopically and pivotally connected to the connecting frame. The table is detachably mounted on the bracket device.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Inventor: Kun Wang
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Patent number: 8668257Abstract: A foldable bracket of a chair contains a positioning rod, a first rotating rod, a connector, a second rotating rod, and a supporting plate. The positioning rod is connected with the chair. The first rotating rod is rotatably coupled with the positioning rod. The connector is joined with the first rotating rod. The second rotating rod is rotatably coupled with the connector, and the supporting plate is connected to the second rotating rod.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Inventor: Yao-Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 8628142Abstract: A chair includes a base, a seat supported on the base, and a support member having an upper portion and at least one lower portion that is lower than the upper portion. The at least one lower portion of the support member is attached to at least one of the base and the seat. The upper portion of the at least one support member is attached to the at least one lower portion. A portion of the upper portion defines an offset positioned inwardly toward the seat relative to other sections of the upper portion. A tablet is moveably attached to the upper portion such that it is moveable from a first position to a second position. The offset is positioned so it supports the tablet when the tablet is in the second position and transfers a substantial amount of load supported by the offset to the support member.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Knoll, Inc.Inventor: Hendrik R. van Hekken
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Publication number: 20130328358Abstract: Seating furniture in the form of a bench having a main frame (10) and first, a sitting surface (11) and second, a backrest (12) which are each supported by the main frame, in which seating furniture at least a sitting surface section (13) and a backrest section (14) are formed separately from the subregions (15, 16) of the sitting surface (11) and backrest (12) of the seating furniture situated next to the sections, and the sitting surface section (13) which is pivotably connected to the backrest section (14) can be lifted off from the main frame (10) and, by pivoting the backrest section (14), which is connected to the main frame (10) at its upper free end by means of a hinge (17), can be lifted out together with the backrest section (14) in a horizontal section (14) in a horizontal position at a distance from the sitting surface (11) of the seating furniture, forming an elongate arrangement of the backrest section (14) and sitting surface section (13), wherein a moveable support (19) which can be deployed aType: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Gusto Products & Services GmbHInventor: Andreas Traut
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Publication number: 20130320718Abstract: Modular furniture includes several members connected together without fasteners or other hardware. While some of the members slide together, some members are locked in place by other members. The modular furniture includes one or more members that engage other members in a twist and lock fashion that helps hold the modular furniture together during everyday use. The twist and lock may be achieved using a substantially L-shaped slot in one member and a corresponding slot in a mating member, which allows the mating member to rotate (twist) within the L-shaped slot. The modular furniture is locked together at several different members and stages of assembly, and includes a final stop member that assures the furniture cannot come apart inadvertently during normal use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventor: Kenny Vernon Cunningham
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Publication number: 20130292971Abstract: A collapsible quad chair has a frame selectively moveable between a collapsed configuration of the chair and a use configuration of the chair, and a fabric frame cover attachable to the frame to define a back portion and a seat portion of the chair. A support is coupled to the frame and a plate is mounted on the support. The plate is sized and shaped to provide a user sitting in the chair with a surface suitable for allowing the user to rest a dish of food while eating a meal while sitting in the chair.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: American Recreation Products, LLC.Inventors: Nels Larson, Erin Doubleday, Matt Wagner
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Patent number: 8573688Abstract: A seating device (20) includes a fixed seat (24) and a moveable arm (40) pivotally connected at its lower end (44) to a support structure (26). A document shelf (22) is carried on an upper end (42) of the moveable arm (40). In an inactive stowed condition, the document shelf (22) innocuously lays over the fixed seat (24). The document shelf (22) is movable to a deployed condition extending laterally outwardly and upwardly relative to the fixed seat (24) where documents may be held at a convenient reading distance to a person seated on the fixed seat (24). The moveable arm (40) is telescopically extendable. A stop cord (92) limits outward rotation of the moveable arm (40). A recessable joint (46) connects the document shelf (22) to the moveable arm (40). In the stowed condition, the recessable joint (46) tucks below the fixed seat surface. The document shelf (22) includes a back plate (56) and a perpendicular ledge (58).Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Inventor: Jon E. Shackelford
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Patent number: 8459734Abstract: An equipment case, briefcase sized or larger, for carrying a laptop computer or other equipment, that opens and separates into two compartments, one forming a seat, the other a table; said equipment case as seat and table stabilized by their coupling.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Inventor: Matthew Ballard Herschler
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Publication number: 20130134744Abstract: A fully articulable table apparatus for personal use is configured for attachment to a chair, such as a recliner chair. In one embodiment, the table apparatus has a mounting bracket configured to attach to the chair and a mounting post configured to attach to the mounting bracket. The table apparatus also includes an elbow that has a vertical leg configured to rotatably connect to the mounting post. The table apparatus also includes a swing arm having an outer circumferential notch formed on a proximal end of the swing arm which is configured to rotatably connect to a horizontal leg of the elbow. The table apparatus also includes a hinge configured to rotatably connect to a distal end of the swing and a table portion configured to rotatably connect to the hinge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Inventor: Hans Dehli
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Publication number: 20130093221Abstract: The invention essentially relates to an aeroplane seat base (110) characterised in that said base comprises: a plate (1) suitable for moving along a horizontal path between an extended position and a stored position, a supporting arm (4) of variable length having a first end (4.1) connected to the seat (8) by means of a first hinged joint having a vertical pin and a second end (4.2) connected to the plate (1) by means of a second hinged joint having a vertical pin, and a guide device (121) controlling the path of the plate (1) following a unique path.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: ZODIAC SEATS FRANCEInventors: Laurent Ligonniere, Charles Erhmann
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Patent number: 8419124Abstract: A reclining chair is provided. The reclining chair has back, seat, and leg sections. The reclining chair has movable arm rests. In some embodiments, storage units are provided as part of the reclining chair.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth L. Kramer, Marshall S. Dahneke, Reed N. Wilcox, Franz Gaag, David T. Schwanemann, Rainer B. Teufel, Peter A. Koloski, Thornton K. Lothrop, Ryan R. Berger
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Publication number: 20130076082Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide premium seats for aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles that provide extra seat room by providing an improved tray table configuration, which also enhances privacy for each passenger. Certain embodiments also provide an improved outer armrest configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventor: PATRICK HERAULT
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Publication number: 20120200124Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for supporting computer peripherals on a chair. An apparatus for supporting computer peripherals on a chair includes a support plate, a mounting plate, and a pivoting member. The support plate includes a substantially flat surface for supporting a computer peripheral. The mounting plate includes one or more engagement mechanisms for engaging a side of an armrest of a chair. When the mounting plate is engaged to the side of the armrest the mounting plate is oriented in a substantially vertical plane. The pivoting member couples the support plate to the mounting plate. The pivoting member permits the support plate to pivot relative to the mounting plate between a chair access mode and a peripheral usage mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventor: Shayne Beimborn
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Patent number: 8205938Abstract: A seat device, in particular a motor vehicle or airplane seat device, has a table mounting unit. It is suggested that the table mounting unit comprises at least one coupling gear.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Speh, Jürgen Baumann, Oliver Schweizer
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Publication number: 20120126587Abstract: A chair with a foldable desk includes a support leg having a crossbar. A seat plate installed above said support leg includes an upper seat, a lower cover and a coupler into which the crossbar is rotatably inserted. The seat plate rotates between a vertical position and a horizontal position. A back installed above a rear side of the seat plate is capable of tilting forward and rearward with tilting means. A desk installed above a side of the support leg includes an upper plate with an attachment member on its bottom. The upper plate may swing between an upper position and a lower position within an angle range.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventor: Won ho SEO
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Patent number: 8167366Abstract: An automobile seat including a seating portion, a back that can be folded onto the seating portion and including a rear face at least partially covered by a member defining a tablet and that can be brought into a substantially horizontal position. The member defining the tablet includes a rotary tray mounted on the rear face of the back so as to pivot about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the rear face to be moved into a position in which a portion of the rotary tray laterally protrudes from the rear face of the back.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Renault S.A.S.Inventors: Bruno Charpentier, Jean-Christophe Riou
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Publication number: 20120049585Abstract: An rear seat table assembly for a vehicle, the rear seat table assembly may include a rear seat table placed in front of a rear seat console, wherein the rear seat table includes an upper table and a lower table which may be selectively foldable around a table hinge portion pivotally connecting the upper table and the lower table, a locking unit arranged in the rear seat console and selectively lock the rear seat table to the rear seat console so as to maintain or release a locking state of the rear seat table, a rotation unit rotatably connecting the rear seat table and the rear seat console for allowing the rear seat table to be fixed after the rear seat table may be rotated upward centering around a rotation axis (axis X) which may be fixed to an upper side of the rear seat console, and a swiveling unit connected between the rotation unit and the rear seat table for allowing the rear seat table to swivel centering around a swiveling axis (axis Z).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyun Kim, Hee Sang Park, June Kyu Park, Jung Hwan Yun, Ho Sik Choi
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Patent number: 8109566Abstract: A collapsible desk assembly includes a desk board, an elbow joint, a positioning board, and a connecting portion. The elbow joint has a groove defined therein and is mounted to the desk board. The positioning board has a pin disposed thereon and the positioning board is connected to the elbow joint. The pin is inserted into the groove. A pivoting shaft is extending from the positioning board. The connecting portion has a receiving hole defined therein for receiving the pivoting shaft. A bolt is inserted into the receiving hole and passing through the pivoting shaft, and is threaded to the elbow joint. When the desk board is descended, the positioning board is rotated downwardly and blocking the elbow joint from pivotally bending relative to the connecting portion, such that the desk board is stably suspended beside the connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Inventor: Tuang Hock Koh
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Publication number: 20110316312Abstract: A combination bench and table may include a platform that is movable between a bench configuration and a table configuration. The platform may form a backrest in the bench configuration and a table in the table configuration. The platform may be supported by a cantilever support member that extends upwardly at an angle and a connecting assembly preferably connects the platform and the cantilever support member. The connecting assembly may allow the platform to pivot about an axis and the axis may be disposed proximate a front edge of the table and the lower portion of the backrest. The axis may also be generally vertically aligned with a midpoint of a connecting member of the frame. Further, the axis may be generally horizontally aligned with a lower edge of the backrest when the combination bench and table is disposed in the bench configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventor: Kevin Boydston
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Patent number: 8079553Abstract: A peripheral device support assembly. The peripheral device support assembly includes two detachable armrest and support tray adapted to be attached to each arm of an office chair. The detachable armrest and support tray includes a mount for securing the armrest support unit to a chair arm and a first portion hingedly attached to the mount for allowing the first portion to swivel in relation to the mount. The detachable armrest and support tray also includes a second portion pivotally connected to the second portion such that the first portion folds back over a second portion for storage. A tray spans the distance between the second portion of each detachable armrest and support tray to provide additional workspace.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Inventor: Steve Martin