On Or Integral With Armrest (e.g., Beverage Cup Holder) Patents (Class 297/188.14)
  • Publication number: 20020096916
    Abstract: A cup holder for a child's car seat having at least one seat belt receiving slot comprises a holder body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an opening extending through the holder body from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a connecting member extending from said holder body for inserting in the seat belt receiving slot to thereby connect the holder body to the child's car seat. The connecting member extends from the holder body at an angle sufficient so that the upper surface of said holder body is positioned approximately parallel to a seating surface of the car seat when the connecting member is properly inserted in the seat belt receiving slot. The opening is dimensioned to hold a container therein without the container falling through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: Mark Ellis Combs
  • Publication number: 20020093228
    Abstract: A food and beverage holder for attachment to a generally vertical object such as a standard used with commonly available stadium seats. The holder has a vertical base member having a clamp member that attaches to the object without requiring modification or alteration of the object, such as would be required to penetrate the object with a bolt or other connector. A center receptacle having an opening in its upper end for receiving food or drinks attaches to the vertical base member by sliding on to the base member. An adhesive is used to fixedly attach the center receptacle to the base member. One or more side receptacles can be attached to the side ends of the center receptacle for holding additional food or drink products. The side receptacles slide onto the center receptacle and attach thereto using an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: James A. Forston
  • Patent number: 6419314
    Abstract: An armrest storage compartment includes a hinged cover assembly including a base hinged to the storage compartment and a cover slidably mounted to the base by a slide assembly. The slide assembly, in one embodiment, includes a U-shaped rod which is secured to the base and a pair of sleeves mounted to the cover with a polymeric slide material extending between the rod and sleeves to allow the cover to slide forwardly and aft with respect to the base. In a preferred embodiment, the base, when uncovered by moving the cover forwardly, includes a storage tray, cup holder or other accessory, which is stacked above the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Daniel J. Scheerhorn
  • Patent number: 6412862
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a table, tray or other removable component to a chair to support a laptop computer or other appliance includes a socket that can be permanently mounted in the chair arm and a bracket or mounting assembly that can be mounted on the bottom of the removable component. The socket includes a sleeve with a collar mounted on the top of the sleeve. The collar surrounds the area around a hole in the chair arm through which the socket sleeve extends. The sleeve is attached to an internal frame member. A spring biased plug shifts within a cavity in the sleeve. A rigid pin located on the bottom of the removable component is inserted through a central opening in the collar into the cavity, forcing the plug into the sleeve. The table is firmly supported by the socket, but it is free to rotate in a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventors: Randy Wayne Dickerson, Eddie Clifton Brinkley
  • Patent number: 6408552
    Abstract: An advertising device fabricated of a single piece of flexible material and cut to form an inverted T-shaped structure. The device comprises a top section and a base section, the two sections being separated in part by perforations, the base section being insertable into a rounded cup holder, such that the base section bends and engages at least a portion of the inside surface of the holder. The device is held in the holder by the forces of friction. The advertising and/or promotional materials are presented on the top and base sections which can be easily separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Armslength Promotions
    Inventor: Matthew Faulkner
  • Patent number: 6386629
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a console pivotally mounted on a seat back and a booster seat movable between a stowed positioned and an upright position. The seat includes a seat bottom having first and second portions which define a generally horizontal seating surface. A console is selectively disposed in a recess formed in one of the first and second portions. A first side of the console defines a console seating surface. The console is pivotable between a first position, wherein the console seating surface is generally co-planar with the seating surface of the first and second portions, and a second position, wherein the console is pivoted outwardly from a front edge exposing the second side of the console. A second recess is formed in the seating surface of the seat bottom between the front and rear edges to define a second rear support area located between the rear edge and the second recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Paul S. Severinski, Mark E. Rodgers, Don H. Bernhardt
  • Patent number: 6361105
    Abstract: A chair includes a chair arm (20) coupled to a frame (22, 28) and a cup holder (24) mounted to chair arm (20) for movement between a retracted position lying underneath chair arm (20) to an opened position lying away from the underside of chair arm (20) to hold a cup (26) therein. Cup holder (24) includes first and second arms (40, 42) mounted for pivotable movement about a pivot axis (44) relative to chair arm (20) and one another. When moved to the opened position, first and second arms (40, 42) cooperate to define a circular cup-receiving opening therebetween. Cup holder (24) also includes an interlock (90) to guide relative movement of first and second arms (40, 42) as those arms are moved between retracted and opened positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Turner, Timothy D. Holtke, Andrew Mendenhall
  • Patent number: 6354551
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly is mounted to a chair arm of the type having a T-shaped arm. The cup holder assembly comprises a cup holder body having an open-top receptacle for receiving a beverage cup, a lower leg extending from the body for support against a chair arm stanchion and a bracket having a clip portion to grip the chair T-shaped arm and an upstanding leg. The bracket is connected to the cup holder body by a fastener to mount the cup holder body to the chair arm. A bracket cover conceals the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Cy Young Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Catherine Young Oxley
  • Patent number: 6354658
    Abstract: A chair arm-mounted tray apparatus for mounting on chair arms of a chair having a chair seat, for supporting an item includes an item support deck for supporting an item; and a deck support frame fastened to the support deck, the deck support frame having a chair arm engaging mechanism for removably securing the apparatus to the arms of a chair; so that the deck support frame positions the deck forwardly of the chair at an adjustable height and at an adjustable orientation relative to horizontal. The deck support frame preferably includes two parallel and laterally spaced apart telescoping frame arms removably secured to the chair arms by the chair arm engaging mechanism, the frame arms each having a frame arm forward end adjacent to the deck and a frame arm rearward end adjacent to the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Inventors: Michael L. Sher, Jim Sher
  • Patent number: 6341821
    Abstract: This assembly is an armrest and a joystick support for use by a heavy machinery operator. The assembly includes a bracket secured to the backrest, on the side and above the operator'seat, a straight bar extending forwardly from the bracket, a first connector assembly including a universal joint for connecting the rear end of said bar of the bracket and a joystick support connected to the front end of the bar through a second connector assembly including a universal joint. The armrest is supported above the intermediate portion of the bar through a third connector assembly including a sleeve and a pair of upright elongated plates with longitudinal slots enabling adjustment of the armrest height above the bar and the adjustment of the armrest forwardly of the bracket. With this system, the operator can first adjust the position of the joystick along X,Y,Z axes to suit his arm and hand with respect to the joystick and then adjust the position of the armrest accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Vincent Rousseau
  • Patent number: 6302033
    Abstract: A container holder includes a container receiver formed to include a top surface and a mounting flange coupled to the container receiver and adapted to be coupled to a juvenile seat to mount the container receiver thereon. The holder further includes a receptacle depending from the top surface. The receptacle includes a bottom wall, a pair of end walls, and a pair of side walls. Each side wall includes a pair of straight sections and a concave curved section therebetween. The concave curved sections are spaced apart and arranged to receive a round container therein. The straight sections of the side walls and the end walls cooperate to receive a rectangular container therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Richard Roudebush
  • Patent number: 6283551
    Abstract: An armrest has a cupholder at one end, and is adapted to be pivotally mounted between theater seats that have backrest portions. The armrest with the cupholder is pivotally movable from a generally horizontal position where it can support the arms of a person sitting in the seat, to a generally vertical position where it substantially fills the space between adjacent backrests, and provides a surface that forms a backrest continuation when the arm is pivoted upwardly. The armrest has pads at both the upper and lower surfaces thereof so that it is padded when it is being used as an armrest and also when it is forming a continuation of the backrest of the two adjacent seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Media Technology Source, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter W. A. Bergin
  • Patent number: 6264273
    Abstract: A multiple unit assembly designed to address the problem of fatigue faced by pilots of small aircraft that are not equipped with a center armrest whereby pilots and passengers can travel more comfortably and safely. The armrest opens and closes to provide a Flight Accessory Box for convenient storage of navigation supplies such as flashlights, pens, eyeglasses, etc. An adjustable, convenient, and detachable holder for maps, charts, electronic navigational aids (computers, GPSs, lorans, moving maps, etc.), fits onto a drink Cup Holder Assembly that retracts into the armrest (Flight Accessory Box). A retractable, reversible, variable sized drink Cup Holder Assembly fits into the armrest so the pilot as well as the front and back seat passengers can travel more safely and comfortably and avoid spillage. An optional two-Cup Holder Assembly fits onto an armrest and flight accessory box to accommodate additional cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Joe Cleveland Waters, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6209951
    Abstract: A foldable chair according to the present disclosure comprises a frame 1 comprising four connectors 11a, 11b, 12a and 12b for contacting the ground, eight slant supports 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e and 17f which are hinged with the connectors, two vertical supports 15a and 15b fixedly jointed to the connectors 11a and 11b, two front fixing connectors 14a and 14b fixed to the supports 16a and 16b and hinged with the supports 17b and 17f, and two rear sliding connectors 13a and 13b which slide up and down along the vertical supports 15a and 15b and are hinged with the supports 17a, 17c and the supports 17d and 17e; a seat cloth 2 comprising a pair of eyelets 21b and 21a for inserting the straight ends 161a and 161b of the supports 16a and 16b, respectively, a pair of eyelets 22a and 22b for inserting the vertical supports 15a and 15b, a pair of sheaths 23a, 23b for receiving the inclined ends 151a and 151b, respectively, and a pair of covers 24a and 24b for covering the sheaths 23a and 23b; and a pair of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Inventor: Sanghwan Han
  • Patent number: 6203103
    Abstract: A collapsible fishing chair that includes a flotation mechanism for supporting at least a portion of the fishing chair, as well as a quantity of fishing gear, above the water level. The fishing chair is unfoldable to provide a fishing chair once a fishing location is reached. The fishing chair includes elongated legs that terminate in broad support feet. Wheels are optionally provided on the back legs for transporting the fishing chair on hard terrain and surfaces such as fishing piers and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Inventor: Paul V. Presson