Plural Related Seats Patents (Class 297/232)
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Publication number: 20110133531Abstract: A seat applicable to vehicles comprises a seatback unit and the chair base unit. The seatback unit comprises a first frame and a first net support portion. The first frame fixes and pushes open the first net support portion. The first net support portion has many thru holes. The chair base unit is combined with the seatback unit. The chair base unit comprises a second frame and a second net support portion. The second frame fixes and pushes open the second net support portion. The second net support portion has many thru holes. The seatback unit and the chair base unit are supported by the first and second net support portions, so the rider comfort ability and the chair ventilation ability significantly increases. The structure of seat is simple, so the weight of seat significantly decreases and light, making the vehicle consume less fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventor: Chia-Chang YEH
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Patent number: 7954872Abstract: A seating arrangement for a motor vehicle can include first row seats including a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, and second row seats disposed behind the first row seats with respect to a forward direction of travel for the motor vehicle. The second row seats can be slidable in longitudinal direction between a forward position and a rearward position. Respective rear surfaces of the first row seats can define a rear curved surface between an outboard lateral edge of the passenger seat and an outboard lateral edge of the driver's seat. Respective forward surfaces of the second row seats can define a front curved surface between respective outboard lateral edges of the second row seats. The front curved surface can correspond in shape and dimensions with the rear curved surface, such that the second row seats nest with the first row seats, when the second row seats are moved toward the forward position.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Derek Shane Lindsay
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Patent number: 7954901Abstract: A configurable restraint system (10-10vi) for a vehicle seat (12, 12?) may comprise a first restraint harness (30-30?) coupled to a first engagement member (32), a second restraint harness (34-34?) coupled to a second engagement member (36), and a third engagement member (50-50??) configured to be movable between first and second positions relative to the vehicle seat. The first position may be located relative to the vehicle seat so that the first engagement member (32) may releasably engage the third engagement member (50-50??) to restrain a first occupant of the vehicle seat via the first restraint harness (30-30?). The second position may be located relative to the vehicle seat so that the second engagement member (36) may alternatively releasably engage the third engagement member (50-50??) to alternatively restrain the first occupant of the vehicle seat via the second restraint harness (34-34?).Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Inventors: Christopher W. Foye, Aaron J. Acton, Guy R. Dingman
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Publication number: 20110101747Abstract: This invention concerns a sofa which solves the problems of the prior art by providing a sofa that can easily be assembled or disassembled by the end consumer at home. The furniture set described can be assembled so the major piece is either to the left of the secondary piece or to the right of the secondary piece. The way this invention accomplishes these results is as follows: Chaise sections can be assembled by placing the seat back flat on the ground and placing the seat frame/arm upright on top of the seat back. A metal threaded rod is used to connect the seat frame and the seat back. A metal nut is used to secure the seat frame to the back using a wrench that comes provided in the package of the kit. The legs are then twisted onto the bottom of the seat frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventor: Lionel T. Chen
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Publication number: 20110080026Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a sitting part and a back-rest, the inclination of which is adjustable relative to the sitting part and which can be converted from a working position into a stowage position, and vice versa. The present invention particularly relates to the center seat of a row of seats.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: Johnson Controls GmbHInventors: Peter Szegeny, Stefan Flucht, Guido Haladuda
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Publication number: 20110062755Abstract: A seat assembly comprises a plurality of stabilizing members mounted to a base. A passenger support member is moveably mounted along the plurality of stabilizing members. A plurality of spaced apart inflatable actuators are drivingly connected to the passenger support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: SIMEX INC.Inventors: Alex L. Gil, Michael Berinde
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Patent number: 7905546Abstract: A foldable seat for a bleacher seating arrangement includes a seat or seat structure fixedly disposed at a deck portion and a back portion or backrest pivotally disposed at a rear portion of the seat portion. The back portion is pivotable between an upright position, where a person may sit at the seat structure and may lean back against the back portion, and a folded down position, where the back portion may lay generally on top of or at least partially over the seat structure. The back portion may be pivotally mounted to a mounting frame or element fixedly secured relative to the deck portion and may be substantially freely pivotable between the upright and folded down positions. The bleacher seating arrangement may include a plurality of deck portions that may be retracted to a nested position when the backrests or back portions are in their folded down position.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Irwin Seating CompanyInventor: Larry R. Conner
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Patent number: 7901004Abstract: The invention relates to a movable installation comprising rows of seats. The inventive installation is formed by guides (1) which are housed in the ground and on which the rows of seats (2) are slidably mounted such that they can slide between a position in which they are grouped together and a position in which they are spaced apart. The aforementioned guides (1) define (i) upper extensions which provide a ground leveling reference during the assembly of the installation and (ii) a housing for the insertion of cover plates (10) which are level with the ground.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Figueras International Seating, S.A.Inventor: Jose Figueras Mitjans
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Patent number: 7896434Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to the seatback frame and a belt selectively extendable from and retractable to the retractor. A first end of the belt is disposed in the retractor. A guide is coupled to the seatback frame and defines an orifice with the belt slideably extending through the orifice. The retractor and the guide are fixed relative to the seatback frame and the second end of the belt is fixed to the seatback frame. The retractor, the guide, and both ends of the belt rotate from the upright position to the forward position in response to a force exerted on the seatback frame during rapid deceleration of the seat assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Syntec Seating Solutions LLCInventors: Ronald C. Lamparter, Patrick M. Glance
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Publication number: 20110037300Abstract: A shock-absorbing structure comprises a frame having front and rear sides. The frame provides mounting points for first and second shock-absorbing assemblies. The mounting points are located side-by-side across a transverse dimension of the frame and may be provided on a single frame member. The frame has front and rear faces each capable of supporting a linear slide to which a seat or other item may be attached. A first shock-absorbing assembly is mounted to the first mounting point and coupled to a first seat or other item supported on a linear slide on one of the front and rear faces of the frame. The shock absorbing structure may be applied to support seats in a boat or other vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Marc Pettigrew, Paul Taylor
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Patent number: 7883146Abstract: A seating arrangement in which a modular seat/console that moves between a first space between front seats, an intermediate position, and a second space between rear seats. The seat/console may function as a seat in the second space, or in the intermediate position. In the intermediate position, the seat/console in the seat configuration may advantageously be used to support a child safety seat. The seat/console may also be configured as a console in either the rear seat, intermediate, or front seat positions. The seat/console is provided with an adjustable height support.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Mohammad Saberan, James Klein, Brian D. Phillips, David Kolena, Wee Gam, Sanjay Vakil, Artur W. Dlugosz, Fred Kresky, Kyle Calvert, Daniel Kirk
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Publication number: 20110006571Abstract: In a seatbelt device for a sub seat, a retractor to wind up a webbing is attached to a sub-seat back support member. A buckle to detachably hold a tongue provided at the webbing is provided on a side of the sub-seat cushion which is opposite to a disposition side of the main seat in a vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the seat device for a vehicle which can ensure the sufficient sitting rigidity of the sub seat and the proper support rigidity of the retractor can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Naohiro IMAOKA
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Publication number: 20100327642Abstract: A modular, multiple-seat chair includes a main chair having a primary seat and a back. The main chair is adapted to support a single person thereon. Secondary seats are conveniently stowed beneath the primary seat and are removable therefrom to provide additional seating when desired. Each secondary seat incorporates a foldable leg and has structure for removably attaching each secondary seat to the primary seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventor: Michelle M. Edwards
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Patent number: 7845724Abstract: A variable automotive passenger seating configuration including a first seating row having a first pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side. A second seating row is provided including a second pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side, and a movable center seat assembly is disposed between the interior sides of the second pair of seats. At least one of the first pair of seats includes a cut-out section adjacent the interior side and the center seat assembly is configured to correspond with the cut-out section and nest between the interior sides of the first pair of seats. The center seat assembly may be configured to enable the mounting of a rearward-facing infant car seat when in a folded position.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: CCO Holding Corp.Inventor: David Scheinberg
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Patent number: 7841659Abstract: A seating arrangement for a vehicle, especially an aircraft, in which seats are arranged in a plurality of generally parallel ranks, each rank extending in a fore-and-aft direction, and in a plurality of rows, each row extending at an angle other than a right angle with respect to said fore-and-aft direction and wherein adjacent seats in a row overlap in a transverse direction. In the preferred embodiment, the seats of a row also overlap in said fore-and-aft direction and include a truncated armrest at one side of the seat arranged to fit behind an adjacent seat. The seats further include an armrest at the other side of the seat, the armrest comprising a bar which extends from the rear of the seat so that a portion of one seat is located beneath the armrest provided at said other side of an adjacent seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: J. Thompson Solutions LimitedInventor: James Thompson
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Publication number: 20100259080Abstract: A furniture assembly for compact and efficient packaging, the assembly including a sofa having component parts defining a sofa confine, the component parts including a back, a seat, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and a skirt, wherein the skirt and the seat are removable, at least one chair having component parts defining a chair confine, the component parts including a back, a seat, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and a skirt, wherein the seat is removable, a coffee table, an end table, an ottoman, and a plurality of cushions and pillows, wherein the furniture assembly is arranged such that the at least one chair, the coffee table, the end table, the ottoman, and the plurality of cushions and pillows are located within the confines of the sofa.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventor: Larry Schwartz
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Publication number: 20100231017Abstract: Seating (10), including a support member (14) for supporting a plurality of seats (12), the support member (14) being, in use, substantially horizontal, the seating (10) further including a plurality of seats (12) each of which includes a seat portion (16) and a backrest (18), the seat portion (16) of each seat (12) being pivotable relative to the respective backrest (18) between a first, tipped-up, position and a second, open, position, wherein when in the first position the seat portion (16) is substantially parallel to the backrest (18), and in the second position the seat portion (16) is substantially perpendicular to the backrest (18), the seat portion (16) being biased towards the first position, each seat (12) further including an attachment formation (24) in which an upper part of the support member (14) is receivable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventor: Lea Mark Adams
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Patent number: 7789460Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat bottom and a seatback. The seatback includes a seatback frame and is selectively rotatable relative to the seat bottom from an upright position to a forward position. A seatbelt assembly includes a retractor coupled to the seatback frame and a belt selectively extendable from and retractable to the retractor. A first end of the belt is disposed in the retractor. A guide is coupled to the seatback frame and defines an orifice with the belt slideably extending through the orifice. The retractor and the guide are fixed relative to the seatback frame and the second end of the belt is fixed to the seatback frame. The retractor, the guide, and both ends of the belt rotate from the upright position to the forward position in response to a force exerted on the seatback frame during rapid deceleration of the seat assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Syntec Seating Solutions, LLCInventors: Ronald C. Lamparter, Patrick M. Glance
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Publication number: 20100187878Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat part and a partitioned back rest. The back rest has a first segment and a second segment. The segments are each equipped with an inclination adjuster. The adjusters include means for limiting the inclination of one segment relative to the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Stefan Funk, Franz Albers, James Abraham, Bernd Engels
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Patent number: 7721990Abstract: The field relates to a compartment of an aircraft. The compartment is delimited by a section of the outer wall of the cabin, as well as by two identical foldable partition segments that delimit the compartment from adjacent compartments. So that a compartment passenger's compliance with the requirement to fasten the seat belt may nonetheless be verified during the flight, the partition segments are arranged such that between them access openings to the compartment are created.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbHInventors: Mark Jaeger, Oliver Doebertin
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Patent number: 7717519Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention utilizes composite materials to achieve significant weight savings relative to conventional seat designs. The seat includes one or more lightweight composite support legs, a lightweight composite seat pan, and a lightweight composite seat back structure. The support legs are coupled to the seat pan, which is in turn coupled to the seat back structure. The support legs utilize composite frame elements that are formed as continuous compression molded composite extrusions. The seat pan includes composite fore and aft cross beams that are also formed as continuous compression molded composite extrusions. The aft cross beam includes a rear flange that serves as a flexible “hinge” for the seat back structure. The seat can leverage producible and relatively inexpensive composite manufacturing techniques such that the seat can be economically produced for use as an economy class seat.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Max U. Kismarton, Sergey Barmichev
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Patent number: 7716797Abstract: An aircraft passenger seat configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention utilizes composite materials to achieve significant weight savings relative to conventional seat designs. The seat includes one or more lightweight composite support legs, a lightweight composite seat pan, and a lightweight composite seat back structure. The support legs are coupled to the seat pan, which is in turn coupled to the seat back structure. The support legs utilize composite frame elements that are formed as continuous compression molded composite extrusions. The seat pan includes composite fore and aft cross beams that are also formed as continuous compression molded composite extrusions. The aft cross beam includes a rear flange that serves as a flexible “hinge” for the seat back structure. The seat can leverage producible and relatively inexpensive composite manufacturing techniques such that the seat can be economically produced for use as an economy class seat.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Max U. Kismarton, James A. Fullerton
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Patent number: 7717510Abstract: The specification discloses a modular transportation seating assembly that includes a support frame and seats mounted on the frame. The frame includes a seat beam and a cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a body and a connector inserted into the body and held together by compressive force. The body has an end defining a plurality of receivers, and the connector includes a plurality of lugs each received within one of said receivers. The seat beam includes a body, a tee nut slidably received within the body, a second connector outside the body, and a fastener intersecuring the two connectors to retain them in position along the length of the body. A single fastener intersecures the connectors on the seat beam and the cantilever beam. The seat includes a flange hooked about the back edge of the seat beam and one or more fasteners connecting the seat to the forward edge of the seat beam.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: American Seating CompanyInventors: Bernard A. Herold, III, David I. Wolf, Douglas L. Fassett, Trevor R. Haney, Douglas G. Oswald, Brady A. Olason, Jeffrey D. Allison, Scott A. MacInnes, Nino Senoadi
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Patent number: 7712829Abstract: A seat structure for a vehicle includes front and rear seat bodies each including a seat cushion and a back rest. Each seat cushion has a front part configured to be tipped up about a rear part of the seat cushion. Each back rest has an upper part configured to be tilted backward and forward about a lower part of the back rest. The seat structure also includes first slide rails supporting the front and rear seat bodies in a fore and aft arrangement respectively. The front and rear seat bodies are configured to move backward and forward along the first slide rails. The seat structure further includes a lock member coupled to the front seat body for selectively securing the front seat body relative to the first slide rails. The lock member is movable between a locked position and a released position. The seat structure further includes a push member coupled to the rear seat body.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventor: Gilsam Park
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Publication number: 20100089279Abstract: Tracks are arranged on the floor of the entry region of a station of the chair lift, the tracks running below and in accordance with the path of movement of the seats of the chair and having a substantially equal width with the corresponding seats. The seat part and/or the backrest of a seat differ/differs with regard to the graphical design from the seat part and/or backrest of an adjacent seat. It is therefore made clear to the passengers, in particular children, how the seat division on the chair has been conceived by the manufacturer and where to stand in the entry region in order to be correctly seated on an approaching seat. If the graphical design of the tracks is identical to the graphical design of the corresponding seat, the effect of the chair according to the invention is reinforced by the unambiguous visual association between the track and seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: INNOVA PATENT GMBHInventor: Josef Sutter
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Publication number: 20100089281Abstract: A chair of a chair lift has a seat, a safety bar which extends transversely over the seat and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position, and a footrest. The footrest is supported on the safety bar by way of a supporting bar. In the closed position of the safety bar, the supporting bar extends in the central region in front of the seat downwards from the safety bar to the footrest. The footrests form a plate-like support for the passengers' feet or sports equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: INNOVA PATENT GMBHInventor: Josef Sutter
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Publication number: 20100089276Abstract: A chair of a chair lift has seats with a seat surface and a safety bar which extends transversely over the seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position. Separating elements rising over the seat surfaces are arranged between the seat surfaces. By use of the separating elements, a passenger notices immediately if he is sitting in the transition region from one seat to an adjacent seat. He will then immediately correct his sitting position even before the safety bar is pivoted into its closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: INNOVA PATENT GMBHInventor: Dieter Fischnaller
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Publication number: 20100089277Abstract: A chair for a chair lift has seats with a seat surface and a safety bar that extends transversely over the seats and can be pivoted from an open position into a closed position. Securing parts, in particular protective panels, are arranged on the safety bar and, in the closed position of the safety bar, extend in the direction toward the center of the front edge of the respective seat surface. The securing parts have a first section which is adjacent to the safety bar and is oriented toward the front edge, and a second end section which is oriented at an angle of less than 180° to the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Innova Patent GmbHInventor: Manfred Õsterle
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Publication number: 20100089278Abstract: A seat part and/or a backrest of a seat differ with regard to the graphical design from the seat part and/or backrest of an adjacently arranged seat. The seat division on the chair is therefore made clear to the passengers, in particular to children. Tracks are arranged on the floor of the entry region of a station of the chair lift, the tracks running below and in accordance with the path of movement of the seats of the chair and being substantially identical in width to the corresponding seats. If the graphical design of the tracks is identical to the graphical design of the corresponding seat, the effect of the chair is reinforced by the unambiguous visual relationship between the track and seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Innova Patent GmbHInventor: Josef Sutter
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Publication number: 20100089280Abstract: In order to prod passengers, and children in particular, to sit down on a seat in such a manner that a securing part can be positioned between the thighs, the seat part of the seat has, in the region of the front edge thereof, a central region which differs with regard to its graphical design from the regions that are arranged laterally adjacent thereto and on which the thighs are intended to be positioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: INNOVA PATENT GMBHInventor: Andreas SUTTERLÜTY
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Publication number: 20100084898Abstract: A bench seating system includes a plurality of seats, each seat defining a singularly curved seating surface spanning from front to back, the curved seating surface of each adjacent seat alternatingly concave and convex. The seats can be mounted on an elongate support member, supported horizontally by one or more posts. Features of the bench seating system, including the alternating concave and convex seating surfaces, provide aesthetic, anti-skate, comfort, and modular aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: METALCRAFT PRODUCTS PTE LTDInventor: Tek Tong Koh
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Publication number: 20100084900Abstract: A configurable restraint system (10-10vi) for a vehicle seat (12, 12?) may comprise a first restraint harness (30-30?) coupled to a first engagement member (32), a second restraint harness (34-34?) coupled to a second engagement member (36), and a third engagement member (50-50??) configured to be movable between first and second positions relative to the vehicle seat. The first position may be located relative to the vehicle seat so that the first engagement member (32) may releasably engage the third engagement member (50-50??) to restrain a first occupant of the vehicle seat via the first restraint harness (30-30?). The second position may be located relative to the vehicle seat so that the second engagement member (36) may alternatively releasably engage the third engagement member (50-50??) to alternatively restrain the first occupant of the vehicle seat via the second restraint harness (34-34?).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Christopher W. Foye, Aaron J. Acton, Guy R. Dingman
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Publication number: 20100084899Abstract: An automotive seat system includes a first seat having a back portion and a bottom portion, and a second seat movably attached with the first seat. The second seat moveable between an extended and folded position. One of the back portion and bottom portion of the first seat configured to receive and stow the second seat if in the folded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventor: Stanislaw Andrzej Wieclawski
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Publication number: 20100052382Abstract: Two rows of seats (11, 12, 13) and (21, 22, 23), each having a seat cushion (2), a backrest (3) and a head rest (4) with wings (5). The outer seats (11, 13; 21, 23) face in one direction whilst the middle seats (12; 22) face in the other direction. The result is that the passenger in the middle seat (22) can look directly along lines of sight S at the passengers in the outer seats (11, 13) of the next row and vice versa, which they would prefer not to be able to do. The lines of sight pass the wings (5) of the head rests in front of the passengers concerned. The wings (5) extend from the edges (6) of their head rests (4) and have (screens 101) pivoted to the outside of the wings at their proximal ends (7). The screens comprise an outer frame (102) and a fabric screen material (103) within the frame. It is this material that interrupts the lines of sight S.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: PREMIUM AIRCRAFT INTERIORS GROUP LIMITEDInventor: Ian Hamilton Dryburgh
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Patent number: 7647880Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjustable mounting system for a leaning post for a boat having a pair of side-by-side seat posts. The leaning post is provided with a pair of brackets to which hollow cylindrical support posts can be adjustably mounted. The spacing between the support posts can be adjusted to align with the spacing of a pair of conventional hollow cylindrical side-by-side vertical seat posts. A pair of spaced apart parallel slots in the mounting brackets receive bolts that secure the support posts to the mounting bracket and allow the distance between the support posts to be adjusted to align with the distance between the seat posts.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Chem-Tainer Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert Devine
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Publication number: 20090250984Abstract: A motor vehicle seat is provided that includes, but is not limited to a backrest, which may be pivoted from an essentially upright usage position into an essentially horizontal non-usage position and which has at least one wing rest, which includes, but is not limited to a support part and a cushion part fastened on the support part. The support part is linked on a middle backrest part in such a way that the wing rest may be pivoted, in the non-usage position of the backrest, from a lower armrest non-usage position around the pivot axis extending in the seat direction into an upper armrest usage position to implement an armrest. In the armrest usage position, the cushion part is situated above the middle backrest part while implementing an intermediate space between the cushion part and the middle backrest part. The support part has a cover plate, which covers the intermediate space in one transverse direction. Furthermore, a seating configuration is provided having such a motor vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventor: Jurgen MAIER
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Publication number: 20090250983Abstract: A motor vehicle seat is provided with a backrest which can be pivoted from a substantially upright position of use into a substantially horizontal position of non-use. The backrest includes, but is not limited to a wing rest which in the position of non-use of the backrest can be pivoted from a lower armrest position of non-use about a pivot axis extending in seat direction into an upper armrest position of use to form an armrest. The wing rest includes, but is not limited to a support part as well as an upholstery part and between the support part and the upholstery part a height adjusting device for the height adjustment of the upholstery part relative to the support part is arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Juergen MAIER, Jens Winter
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Publication number: 20090250987Abstract: A motor vehicle seat is provide that includes, but is not limited to a backrest which is pivoted from an essentially upright usage position into an essentially horizontal non-usage position, the backrest having a wing rest which is pivotable in the non-usage position of the backrest from an armrest non-usage position, which is essentially parallel to a middle backrest par of the backrest, around the pivot axis into an armrest usage position to implement an armrest, and having a locking configuration which is lockable in two positions and by which the wing rest is lockable in both the armrest usage position and also the armrest non-usage position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventor: Jurgen MAIER
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Publication number: 20090250985Abstract: A motor vehicle seat is provided with a seat back which can be tilted from a substantially upright use position into a substantially horizontal non-use position. The seat back has at least one wing-rest which, in the non-use position of the seat back, can be tilted about a tilting axis extending in seat direction from a lower armrest non-use position into an upper armrest use position for forming an armrest. The wing-rest is preloaded into the armrest use position. A seat arrangement is also provided with such a motor vehicle seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventor: Jurgen MAIER
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Patent number: 7597332Abstract: A first and second stroller portions are described to form a modular stroller. The first and second stroller portions may be reversibly coupled together in a tandem relationship with a coupling device to operate in a double stroller configuration. Alternatively, the first and second stroller portions may be uncoupled from one another and used in an independent mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Hatch Design, Inc.Inventor: Julie Tabor Thompson
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Publication number: 20090243352Abstract: In herringbone seats of the prior art, armrests on the closed angle side form an obstacle for the passengers in the seat in case of a shock, since the latter are generally projected along the axis of the vehicle and thus towards the armrest thus creating a high risk of injury for the passenger in case of a shock. The present invention provides a secure herringbone arrangement for the armrest of a seat i.e. making it possible to reduce the risk of injuries caused by the armrest, in case of a shock. Therefore, the present invention provides to leave a space between the seating part structure and the armrest to enable the passenger on the seat to be projected along the axis of the airplane in case of a shock without hitting the armrest. More precisely, the aim of the invention is a herringbone arrangement for the armrest of a seat wherein the armrest is angularly shifted with respect to the seat, so as to form a free space (33) between the seat and the armrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE ET COMMERCIALE DE MATERIEL AERONAUTIQUE-SICMA AERO SEATInventor: Jeremy Cailleteau
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Publication number: 20090224579Abstract: A seating spacer configured to fit between two seating units in a seating system bench-type seating. In one embodiment, at least one seating spacer is placed between two seating units arranged in a side-by-side manner to form a row of seating in a seating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Hussey Seating CompanyInventors: Ron G. Bilodeau, Carl J. Sukeforth, Kerry Briggs, Erik Cloutier
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Patent number: 7578470Abstract: The present invention provides an aircraft passenger seat assembly that includes: (a) first and second seats selectively movable between upright and reclined positions and adapted for being positioned beside and at inwardly-facing angles relative to each other; (b) a center console having a relatively wide aft end and a relatively narrow forward end for being positioned between the first and second seats; and (c) the relatively wide aft end of the center console including first and second foot wells therein adapted to permit the feet of a passenger seated in an aft-positioned first or second seat to extend therein when the aft-positioned first or second seat is in the recline position.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.Inventor: Tommy George Plant
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Publication number: 20090108653Abstract: Aircraft seats are provided which may be convertible between a seating condition and a bedding condition. According to exemplary embodiments, aircraft seats comprise a seat bottom, a seat back, and a pair of arm rests positioned laterally with respect to the seat bottom, the seat back being mounted to the seat bottom for pivotal movements between an upright position (wherein the seat back extends vertically upwardly relative to the seat bottom) and a reclined position (wherein the seat back extends substantially horizontally relative to the seat bottom), and each of arm rests being coupled to the seat back and the seat bottom so as to be moveable between raised and lowered positions in response to the seat back being pivoted from the upright position to the reclined position, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Armand Fissette, Magnus Aspegren
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Patent number: 7523993Abstract: A dorsal support for supporting a passenger in a generally upright standing position while travelling in a public transportation vehicle is disclosed. The dorsal support comprises a body having a front surface extending uninterrupted upwardly from a base portion fastened to a floor surface, the front surface of the body including a planar lower portion preventing access behind the dorsal support from in front thereof and an upper portion which is integral with the lower portion and extends upwardly therefrom. The upper portion is rearwardly inclined and defines a passenger receiving area thereon for supporting at least a portion of the passenger's back such as to support the passenger in a generally upright standing position when leaning against the dorsal support.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Nova Bus, Division de Groupe Volvo Canada Inc.Inventors: Louis-Philippe Daneault, Marc-André Boudreau, Steve Beaulieu
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Patent number: 7520566Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle seat that is movable to different positions with respect to a vehicle and that is coupled to a lockable strut that is variable in length. In some embodiments, a user-manipulatable control is coupled to a lock associated with the strut, and can be manipulated to unlock the lock, and to thereby enable the vehicle seat to be moved. Also, in some embodiments the vehicle seat has a seat back movable to different positions with respect to a seat base and that can be selectively secured against movement with respect to the seat base.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Braun Seating IncorporatedInventor: Drew P. Braun
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Patent number: 7517016Abstract: A vehicle child seat includes a primary backrest with a hollow passageway formed therein. A headrest is vertically adapted between raised and lowered positions, and has a lower portion housed within the passageway and an upper portion disposed above the primary backrest. An auxiliary backrest is connected to the primary backrest, and is articulated rearwardly of the primary backrest when the headrest is raised. A base section is coupled to the primary backrest and has a hollow chamber formed therein, and further has a trapdoor connected to an anterior end thereof. A baby seat section is removably housed within the chamber and adaptable between vertical and horizontal positions about a fulcrum axis defined anterior of the primary backrest. The baby seat section and the trapdoor are independently and simultaneously pivotal so the caregiver can quickly extract the baby seat section from the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Inventors: Eugene West, Frankie West, Rosemary West
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Publication number: 20090072598Abstract: The specification discloses a modular transportation seating assembly that includes a support frame and seats mounted on the frame. The frame includes a seat beam and a cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a body and a connector inserted into the body and held together by compressive force. The body has an end defining a plurality of receivers, and the connector includes a plurality of lugs each received within one of said receivers. The seat beam includes a body, a tee nut slidably received within the body, a second connector outside the body, and a fastener intersecuring the two connectors to retain them in position along the length of the body. A single fastener intersecures the connectors on the seat beam and the cantilever beam. The seat includes a flange hooked about the back edge of the seat beam and one or more fasteners connecting the seat to the forward edge of the seat beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: AMERICAN SEATING COMPANYInventors: Bernard A. Herold, III, David I. Wolf, Douglas L. Fassett, Trevor R. Haney, Douglas G. Oswald, Brady A. Olason, Jeffrey D. Allison, Scott A. MacInnes, Nino Senoadi
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Publication number: 20090066121Abstract: A passenger accommodation assembly for a transportation vehicle, comprising a plurality of accommodation units placed along an aisle with each accommodation unit being convertible between an upright seat position and a reclined position. A first accommodation unit of the assembly is elevated relative to a second unit whereby the legs of a passenger reclining in the second unit can extend under a seat portion of the first unit and the backrest of the passenger in the first unit can extend over the legs of the passenger in the second unit. Other embodiments of the invention comprise multiple accommodation units and combinations of accommodation unit assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventor: Emil Jacob
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Patent number: 7500722Abstract: A seatbelt system enables substantially different sized vehicle occupants (for example an elementary school student and a high school student) to occupy the same seat location having a horizontal base on which the different occupants can sit. First and second 3-point restraining systems, respectively including first and second guides at first and second different fixed heights above the horizontal base, at the seat location enable the different sized occupants to be safely and comfortably restrained at the seat location at different times.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Inventor: Alvan M. Morris