Rectilinearly In Vertical Direction Patents (Class 297/423.38)
  • Patent number: 11147380
    Abstract: An adjustable stool having a support connected to a base at one end and seat at the opposite end. A foot rest is adjustably connected to the support. Adjustably connected to the seat is a back support. A lumbar support is adjustably connected to the back support. The back support has a horizontal portion and a vertical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yoav Suprun, Tanya L. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10624458
    Abstract: A lock is provided for locking a footrest at two chair legs of a chair is provided. The lock has a first blocking rod, a second blocking rod, and an adjustment means cooperating with the two blocking rods. The adjustment means is supported rotatably about a rotation axis, the two blocking rods are arranged coaxially and spaced apart from each other and are respectively perpendicular with respect to the rotation axis (DA), the two blocking rods are respectively coupled to the adjustment means, and a rotation of the adjustment means about the rotation axis (DA) causes the two blocking rods to move synchronously in opposite directions. Also provided are a footrest having a lock according to this disclosure and a chair having one or both of a lock according to this disclosure and a footrest according to this disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ASS-EINRICHTUNGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Kai Turowski, Lutz Kühnau
  • Patent number: 9144315
    Abstract: An adjustment device has a foot ring, a first positioning unit, a second positioning unit and a tightening collar. The foot ring has a mounting tube. The first positioning unit and the second positioning unit are mounted in the mounting tube and respectively have an inner threaded portion. The inner threaded portions are connected with each other to form a tapered threaded structure. The tightening collar is tapered and engages with the threaded structure formed by the inner threaded portions. The tightening collar and the positioning units match each by a taper ratio. Therefore, the adjustment device can be assembled around a leg tube firmly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Jui-Pin Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150137575
    Abstract: A foot rest device for a child installed in a child car seat fixed to a seat or bench of a vehicle passenger compartment, includes an upright to be installed in a vertical median plane of the child car seat, a rotation-proof bar and a foot rest bar each transverse to the upright, elements for securing the device to the child car seat, and the upright having at its bottom end a foot for resting on the floor of the passenger compartment, the rotation-proof and foot rest bars being fixed in their middles substantially at right angles to the upright so that each forms two lateral parts symmetrical about the median plane, and the rotation-proof and foot rest bars being in vertical planes offset from one another, the rotation-proof bar being set back from the foot rest bar when the device is installed, with reference to a forward travel direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Isabelle Millasseau
  • Publication number: 20150028647
    Abstract: A furniture member includes a leg rest assembly connected to a base frame of a furniture member and extensible away from a stowed position by movement in a direction coincident with a lateral centerline of the furniture member to a fully extended position. A leg rest mechanism is connected to the base frame and the leg rest assembly. A linkage assembly includes a first clamshell housing rotatably connected to the leg rest mechanism having a first extension link also rotatably connected to the leg rest mechanism positioned within the first clamshell housing. A second clamshell housing is rotatably connected to the first clamshell housing and to a leg rest mount board of the leg rest assembly having a first mount board link positioned within the second clamshell housing also rotatably connected to the first clamshell housing and to the leg rest mount board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventor: Larry P. LaPointe
  • Patent number: 8888190
    Abstract: A wheelchair includes a pivotable mechanism. The pivotable mechanism allows for a pivoting movement about an axis defined by an interface between adjacent components. These components may be (a) a seat member and a back member, (b) a seat member and a footrest, (c) a foot rest and a footplate support, (d) a baseplate and a footplate, or (e) a back member and a headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: American Track Roadsters, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Peek
  • Publication number: 20140265512
    Abstract: A mechanism for vertically adjusting a component on a shaft has a collet sleeve riding on the shaft. A spiral track of the component's hub receives a radially outwardly projecting pin on the collet sleeve. The outer surface of the collet sleeve and the inner surface of the hub are tapered so that the hub can rotated one direction to advance the hub on the collet sleeve and compress the collet sleeve onto the shaft to frictionally lock the collet sleeve to the shaft. Because the hub is joined to the collet sleeve by the pin, this also locks the vertical position of the component. Conversely, the hub can be oppositely rotated to release the compression of the collet sleeve so that the collet sleeve, and therefore the vertical component, is slidable on the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LEGGETT & PLATT CANADA CO.
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PRITCHARD
  • Publication number: 20140070592
    Abstract: An adjustable structure for the footrest ring of a chair includes a footrest ring, a sleeve, a nut, an adjusting rod and two retaining rings. The sleeve is received in a through hole of a fixed base of the footrest ring, having a wall cut with an oblique groove. The nut is secured in an insert hole of the fixed base of the footrest ring. The adjusting rod has one end screwed in the nut and another end extending out of the fixed base. The two retaining rings are respectively engaged in the engage groove at an upper and a lower outer wall of the sleeve. Thus, the footrest ring can conveniently be adjusted in height and stably positioned on the support tube of a chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: YU MING YEH
  • Patent number: 8517472
    Abstract: An ergonomic, rotatable foot-rest chair ring for an adjustable-height chair is provided. The chair ring comprises a rotation hub configured to be rotatably mounted on the seat post of an adjustable height chair and angularly displaced spokes extending radially from the rotation hub to a modified foot-supporting ring. The modified ring has a perimeter defined by a convex-ring-shaped section that extends more than half way around the hub and a recessed, concave arc section that completes the perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Ergo Genesis, LLC
    Inventor: Gerald Lynn Proctor
  • Publication number: 20130093228
    Abstract: A wheelchair includes a pivotable mechanism. The pivotable mechanism allows for a pivoting movement about an axis defined by an interface between adjacent components. These components may be (a) a seat member and a back member, (b) a seat member and a footrest, (c) a foot rest and a footplate support, (d) a baseplate and a footplate, or (e) a back member and a headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: American Track Roadsters, Inc.
    Inventor: American Track Roadsters, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8341776
    Abstract: A spa apparatus including a frame, a basin received in the frame, and an adjustable leg rest coupled to the frame. The adjustable leg rest is configured to slide between a first retracted position and a second extended position. The adjustable leg rest is selectively lockingly engaged by a fixation member to hold the adjustable leg rest in the desired position relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Continuum Footspas, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph J. Galati, Jr., John Meyerovich
  • Patent number: 8297563
    Abstract: A lifting device for a chair includes an upright support post, a tapered locking sleeve adjustably mounted on the support post, a tapered pressing sleeve mounted on the locking sleeve, a stepping ring having a mounting tube which is mounted on the pressing sleeve, and a dustproof cover abutting a top of the mounting tube of the stepping ring and secured on a top of the pressing sleeve. Thus, the pressing sleeve surrounds the locking sleeve to distribute the pressing force evenly, and the locking sleeve surrounds the support post to distribute the pressing force evenly so as to prevent the pressing sleeve and the locking sleeve from being worn out or broken due to a stress concentration and to enhance the lifetime of the lifting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Po-Chuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8240765
    Abstract: A child's chair is disclosed having, in its most basic form, a frame having four legs, a seat having a bottom support and a back support, and a tray. To these basic components, numerous modifications can be made to customize features of the chair for enhancing safety and convenience, and/or adapting to additional possible uses. Each of the disclosed embodiments includes at least one of either an adjustable seat, an adjustable footrest, a center post mounted tray, a multiple position, single-hand adjustable tray, a concealed release button, and any combination of such features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Brook Kennedy, Jonathan Cedar, Colin Kelly, Troy Phipps, Ryan Vernon, Nicholas Oxley, Eric Freitag
  • Patent number: 8061773
    Abstract: A support apparatus for a child's safety seat allows the user to adjust the tilt of the safety seat while maintaining a child in a safe position. The support apparatus comprises a base portion, an upper portion connected to one end of the base portion, and a bottom portion connected to an opposite end of the base portion. The upper and bottom portions may be attached to the base by adjustable hinges, or they may be attached in a fixed position. A foot support is attached to the bottom portion. The bottom portion engages the floor of a vehicle for added support. The bottom portion further includes protective braces extending from the bottom portion and running vertically along its length. Multiple protective braces create channels in which children place their legs on foot supports within each channel. A child safety seat adapted to receive the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Crown Village, LLC
    Inventor: Constantine Dean Paul Collias
  • Patent number: 7967387
    Abstract: An Accessory Footrest Attachment is disclosed. The footrest attachment is designed to give children and others having legs that are shorter than normal adult legs a rest for their feet. The attachment has at least two configurations—one for installation on a conventional vehicle seat and one for installation on a typical residential chair. In either configuration, the footrest attachment preferably has a flip-up footplate so that the device can be made compact for storage when not in use. Furthermore, the attachment includes an associated stabilizing mat that is designed to be captured between the seated user and the seat, and that would keep the footrest attachment in an upright and stable condition. The footrest attachment and associated stabilizing mat is height-adjustable to account for variance in user and chair sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventor: Peter Langhorn
  • Patent number: 7905549
    Abstract: A highchair with a foot part and a seat element mounted thereon has a length-adjustable gas-filled strut therebetween for support and height adjustment of the seat element. The gas-filled strut may be length adjustable with two-handed safety operation. The seat element is held on two lateral support arms, on each of which an actuating element of the two-handed safety operation is arranged. Each actuating element is connected via a wire or rope pull to a pressure element acting on an actuating projection of the gas-filled strut. The seat element is pivotable and fixable about a horizontal transverse axis forwards and backwards in a tilting position. An inclination catch is provided on at least one support arm and has a rotary locking element acting between a spindle of the seat element and a support arm, which is transferable into a locking or release position by means of an actuation cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: iLinko Ltd.
    Inventors: Jon Lake, Davy Kho, Jason Lewis
  • Patent number: 7871125
    Abstract: An infant support includes a base member, a tray, a first leg, a second leg and an adjustment member. The base member includes a seat portion and an upright portion. The tray is configured to be removably coupled to the upright portion. The first leg is configured to support the base member and is slidably coupled to the base member such that the first leg can be selectively placed in a first position in which the first leg is retracted and a second position in which the first leg is fully extended. The second leg is configured to support the base member and is slidably coupled to the base member. The adjustment member is slidably coupled to the base member between the first leg and the second leg and is configured to retain the first leg in at least one of the first position or the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Asbach, Maarten Van Huystee
  • Patent number: 7530639
    Abstract: A chair includes a base and a seating structure rotatably coupled to the base and vertically moveable between at least a first position and a second position. A foot support is disposed a vertical distance from the seating structure. The foot support is rotatably coupled to the seating structure and non-rotatably coupled to the base. A control mechanism is operably coupled to the foot support for adjusting the vertical distance between the foot support and the seat. The control mechanism includes a control handle operably coupled to the seating structure. The control handle rotates with the seating structure when the seating structure is rotated and moves vertically with the seating structure when the seating structure is vertically moved between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Herman Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Groelsma, John F. Aldrich, Christopher C. Hill, Craig A. Ulman
  • Patent number: 7464990
    Abstract: The invention is a support apparatus for a child's safety seat. The support apparatus allows the user to adjust the tilt of a child safety seat while maintaining a child in a safe position. The support apparatus comprises a base portion, an upper portion connected to one end of the base portion, and a bottom portion connected to an opposite end of the base portion. The upper and bottom portions may be attached to the base by adjustable hinges, or they may be attached in a fixed position. A foot support is attached to the bottom portion. The bottom portion engages the floor of a vehicle for added support. A child safety seat adapted to receive the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Crown Village, LLC
    Inventor: Constantine Dean Paul Collias
  • Patent number: 7387343
    Abstract: A constricting device for the footrest ring of a chair includes a constricting unit assembled between the center tube of a chair and the conical sleeve of a footrest ring. The constricting unit consists of a constricting main body and a fixing ring combining the constricting main body and the sleeve of the footrest ring. The constricting main body is a conical body fitted with the conical sleeve of the footrest ring, having its center bored with a fitting hole to be fitted around the center tube of the chair and its circumferential wall cut with plural openings. When the footrest ring is pressed downward by treading, the conical sleeve of the footrest ring will press the conical constricting main body and make it constricted to closely hold the center tube of the chair, able to stably fix the footrest ring on the center tube of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Inventor: Kun-Yu Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7306192
    Abstract: A height-adjustable chair column includes a vertical post axially extending along a longitudinal axis, a bottom plate, a guide cylinder bushing permanently inserted into the upper end area of the vertical post, and a guide tube inserted in the guide cylinder bushing so that it is guided with freedom of axial movement and secured against rotation in the guide cylinder bushing. Further, the chair column includes a lockable gas spring assembly with a pressure cylinder, which is installed coaxially in the guide tube such that it is secured against axial displacement relative to the guide tube and it is free to rotate about the longitudinal axis, and with a piston installed in the pressure cylinder with freedom of sliding axially. The piston is connected to a piston rod which is fastened to the bottom plate and supported there with freedom of rotation about the longitudinal axis. Moreover, a height-adjustable foot rest is attached to the upper end region of the guide tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Peter Sopp
  • Publication number: 20070158993
    Abstract: A chair includes a base and a seating structure rotatably coupled to the base and vertically moveable between at least a first position and a second position. A foot support is disposed a vertical distance from the seating structure. The foot support is rotatably coupled to the seating structure and non-rotatably coupled to the base. A control mechanism is operably coupled to the foot support for adjusting the vertical distance between the foot support and the seat. The control mechanism includes a control handle operably coupled to the seating structure. The control handle rotates with the seating structure when the seating structure is rotated and moves vertically with the seating structure when the seating structure is vertically moved between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John C. Groelsma, John F. Aldrich, Christopher C. Hill, Craig A. Ulman
  • Patent number: 7219956
    Abstract: A convertible stool is interchangeable between a utility function which has a seat movable up and down and has casters as feet at the end of legs connected with the seat through an upstanding member. In a second use, the casters are replaced by feet to give stability to the chair on a floor or base. As such, the second use can be a furniture type use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Larin Corporation
    Inventor: Shouyun Zhang
  • Patent number: 7052082
    Abstract: A salon chair includes a pedicure basin positioned between the foot of the chair and a front step opposite the foot of the chair. The pedicure basin includes a bottom floor, a perforated stepping surface above the bottom floor of the basin, and a nozzle assembly disposed between the bottom floor and the stepping surface for agitating water in the pedicure basin. Pressurized air is directed out of the nozzle assembly to induce a whirlpool action in the water held by the basin. The stepping surface may remain in the pedicure basin for days at a time, but may be removed when desired for cleaning purposes. The front step includes a cut-out, or groove, allowing allows a technician's chair to pull up closer to a person seated in the salon chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: Richard Thomas
  • Patent number: 6921135
    Abstract: A child's chair that may be readily adjusted with regard to the height of the seat bottom, and the position of the seat back relative to the seat bottom. The use of telescoping legs and a slidable support for the seat back allow the chair to be adjusted for positioning according to the needs of a particular child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Inventors: Craig Ellis, Darcy M. Jones
  • Patent number: 6695407
    Abstract: A stool includes a base and a post extending from a top of the base with a seat pivotably connected to a top of the post. A foot rest has a collar through the post extends and a recess is defined in an inner periphery of the collar. A cam member is received in the recess and a lever is connected to the cam member. A fastening member is received in the collar and mounted to the post. The cam member urges against an outside of the fastening member by operating the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20030151291
    Abstract: A stool includes a post with a seat and a base respectively connected to a top end and a lower end of the post. A foot rest having a tube located at a center of the ring is movably mounted to the post. A C-shaped secure bush is received in the tube and mounted on the post. The tube has a semi-circular lip extending from an end thereof and a secure piece has a fist end pivotally connected to a first end of the lip. A second end of the secure piece is connected to a second end of the lip by a quick release device so that the secure piece pushes the secure bush toward the post by operating the cam device. The position of the foot rest can be adjustable by operating the quick release device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Ming Chuen Lin, Jack Wang
  • Patent number: 6578915
    Abstract: An adjustable chair device and method of use for supporting a user in either a traditional seated position in which a pair of legs of the user rest upon a floor, or in a relaxed seated position in which the legs of the user are supported above the floor, provides a base supporting an aft cushion assembly, a forward cushion assembly, and an upwardly extending seat back which cooperate to support the user in a seated position. The forward cushion assembly is adjustably attached to the aft cushion assembly with an adjustment assembly that allows both horizontal and vertical adjustment of the forward cushion assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Trinitas
    Inventors: Arnold P. Jonas, Steef Grootes, Garmt Hofs
  • Patent number: 6450578
    Abstract: The ergonomic chair of the present invention provides a seating system that allows an occupant, while seated, to shift his or her position while exercising major muscle groups. The present invention chair includes a seat support frame that supports a seatrest and a backrest. The seatrest and the backrest are connected so that they can pivot relative to each other. The backrest of the invention chair can move along backrest tracks mounted to the frame between a lower resting position and a raised extended position. Because the seatrest is hinged to the backrest, it moves with the backrest by translating and rotating in relation to the frame. The seatrest is supported by the seat support frame so that the seatrest can slide and rotate in relation to the seat support frame. The occupant of the invention chair can push against the backrest, translate the backrest along the backrest tracks, stretch out into the extended position and then return to the resting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Inventor: Michael Blake Taggett
  • Patent number: 6450581
    Abstract: A wheelchair has a seat frame, legrests pivotally mounted for elevation with respect to the seat frame, and an elevation mechanism. The elevation mechanism includes a latch link having a legrest end attached to the legrest, and a pivot end. Also included is a pivot link having a frame end pivotally connected to the seat frame, and having a latch link end pivotally connected to the pivot end of the latch link., The latch link end of the pivot link and the pivot end of the latch link are pivotally connected through a latch pin. An actuator having a piston movable in forward and rearward directions with respect to the seat frame is provided to pivot the legrests relative to the seat frame, the piston having a forward end that is connected to one of the latch pin, the latch link, and the pivot link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Sunrise Medical HHG Inc.
    Inventor: James M. Koerlin