Back Or Back Standard Integral With Leg Patents (Class 297/446.1)
  • Patent number: 9759248
    Abstract: A chair comprises: two side frames, each of the two side frames comprising a front supporting leg and a rear supporting leg; a seat portion fixed between the two side frames; and a backrest portion connected to the rear supporting legs of the two side frames via a plug structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: YOTRIO GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hui Wu
  • Patent number: 9108555
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat with seat part, backrest, belt restraining system and support structure supporting the seat part and backrest. Belt restraining system comprises belt reversal means and belt lock. Belt reversal means is positioned in an upper corner region of the backrest and belt lock positioned in seat area of seat part. Support structure has asymmetrical framework with main force braces extending substantially vertically. Main force braces converge in junction region and underside of support structure a first, second and third one of main force braces is arranged on the side towards the junction region as a thrust brace guided forwards as far as a front foot; on the side towards the junction region as a tension brace at the rear guided as far as a first rear foot; tension/thrust brace at the rear guided as far as a further rear foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: GRAMMER AG
    Inventors: Roland Uebelacker, Johann Deml, Sergej Schustjew
  • Publication number: 20150054313
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: GCI OUTDOOR, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel R. Grace
  • Publication number: 20140152069
    Abstract: The seating furniture (1) configures a bench including two side frame members (2a, 2b), each having two legs (3) connected to a seat-supporting cross member (4) from which a backrest-supporting post (6) upwardly extend. Seat slats (16) are connected to the cross members (4) and backrest slats connected to the posts (6). The seat slats (16) are secured to first planar profiles (17) forming a seat assembly (5) which is secured to the cross members (4) by first mounting screws inserted in through holes of the cross member (4), and the backrest slats are secured at their ends to second planar profiles forming a backrest assembly which is secured to the posts (6) by second mounting screws inserted in through holes of the posts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Francesc SERRA CODINA
  • Publication number: 20130264856
    Abstract: A honeycomb-shaped panel is formed from a plurality of generally sinusoidally shaped strips of molded fiberboard material each having spaced, oppositely directed flat peaks, the peaks of adjacent strips being secured together to form a plurality of hexagonally shaped cells extending perpendicular to the surfaces of the sheet. The strips may be cut from a single sheet of corrugated fiberboard sheet material and then secured together to form the honeycomb panel, or a plurality of such panels may be secured together face to face with their ribs aligned to form a stack, and selected cuts may be made through the secured, stacked panels to form a plurality of honeycomb panels of desired surface shape and height dimensions. The strips forming the cells are substantially rigid and resistant to collapse of the cells, and form a substantially rigid core when assembled between two flexible fiberboard skins, while the panel is bendable to adopt a desired panel curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Noble, John F. Hunt, Timothy L. Newburn, Hongmei Gu, James F. Mahoney, Coleen M. Lassegard
  • Patent number: 8511753
    Abstract: A dismountable chair assembly includes a chair frame, back cushion, and seat cushion. The chair frame includes an H-shaped chair frame, two inverse L-shaped front chair feet, and a front transverse shaft. The back cushion is arranged to two upper shafts of the H-shaped chair frame. The lower sides of the two upper shafts are rear chair feet. A middle shaft serves to link the two inverse L-shaped chair feet and support the seat cushion. A bottom side of the seat cushion has a round skirt. Two columns are formed to a front side of the skirt. Two open holes are formed to a rear side of the skirt for being penetrated by the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet. Two rear sides of two inverse L-shaped front chair feet penetrating through the two open holes can be fixed to the middle shaft of the H-shaped chair frame by bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventor: Tsung-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 8256845
    Abstract: A bamboo chair includes L-shaped first bamboo strips arranged in parallel, L-shaped third bamboo strips arranged in parallel, first reinforcing members fixedly connected between the straight horizontal sides of the L-shaped third bamboo strips and the straight horizontal sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips in a parallel manner, a second reinforcing member fixedly connected between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips and the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips at the bottom side, L-shaped second bamboo strips arranged in parallel and supported between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips and the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped third bamboo strips, and third reinforcing members respectively fixedly connected between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped third bamboo strips and the straight horizontal sides of the L-shaped second bamboo strips and between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped second bamboo strips and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: Wen-Tsan Wang
  • Patent number: 8152237
    Abstract: A chair is designed to stack generally vertically with a number of like chairs. A chair frame has a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs and a generally horizontal seat frame element that is supported by the front and rear legs. A generally horizontal stack frame element is interconnected with the front and rear legs of the chair frame and is spaced below the seat ring. A seat is supported by the chair frame. When the chair is stacked on a like chair, the stack frame element of the upper chair is disposed on and supported by the seat frame element of the lower chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory M. Saul
  • Patent number: 8096620
    Abstract: A modular seat frame for a school bus seat includes riser assemblies for supporting the seat fabricated from a moldable material reinforced locally by attachment and reinforcement members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Erik C. Wilson, Yogesh D Aundhkar, Atul P Khanapurkar, Narasimha D Gupta
  • Patent number: 8033611
    Abstract: A bench includes at least two feet, a plurality of seat plates, a back plate, and an armrest. A back portion is extended from an upper edge of each foot, and a cushion portion is formed at a bottom of the back portion. The seat plates and the back plates are fixed to the cushion portions and the back portions of the feet by bolts, and the armrests are fixed to the back plate and two lateral sides of the seat plate by bolts so as to form a strong and fine bench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Danny Plastics Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Lu Chen
  • Patent number: 7971935
    Abstract: An ergonomic chair having a seat with selectively located slot patterns or spring mechanisms to reduce pressure on the occupant of the seat and a flexible back that allows the occupant to recline while at the same time providing lumbar support. An embodiment of the chair may be telescopically stacked in a space-saving configuration of a plurality of identical chairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Manuel Saez, Lachezar Tsvetanov
  • Publication number: 20100078985
    Abstract: A honeycomb-shaped panel is formed from a plurality of generally sinusoidally shaped strips of molded fiberboard material each having spaced, oppositely directed flat peaks, the peaks of adjacent strips being secured together to form a plurality of hexagonally shaped cells extending perpendicular to the surfaces of the sheet. The strips may be cut from a single sheet of corrugated fiberboard sheet material and then secured together to form the honeycomb panel, or a plurality of such panels may be secured together face to face with their ribs aligned to form a stack, and selected cuts may be made through the secured, stacked panels to form a plurality of honeycomb panels of desired surface shape and height dimensions. The strips forming the cells are substantially rigid and resistant to collapse of the cells, and form a substantially rigid core when assembled between two flexible fiberboard skins, while the panel is bendable to adopt a desired panel curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: James F. Mahoney, Coleen M. Lassegard, Robert Noble, Timothy L. Newburn, Hongmei Gu
  • Patent number: 7552975
    Abstract: A backrest attachment device for a chair is disclosed and includes a metal bow with two bends that is designed such that a shorter intermediate piece with a 90° bend is connected to a comparatively long flank, the shorter intermediate piece in turn having connected thereto a shorter end piece with a 90° bend, wherein an intended level formed by the long flank and the intermediate piece and an intended level formed by the intermediate piece and the end piece are perpendicular to each other, and wherein the metal bow is insertable with a long flank portion thereof through an elongated hole introduced into the backrest frame and interlocked with a simple rotary motion in an interlocking mechanism within the backrest frame, and wherein the end piece of the metal bow is connectable to the frame of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Klaus Maier, Kurt Buntru
  • Publication number: 20090072599
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chair that comprises: a seat portion; two or more front leg members coupled to the seat portion, each front leg member comprising at least one first tube member; two or more rear leg members coupled to the seat portion, each rear leg member comprising at least one second tube member; a backrest portion coupled to the two or more rear leg members; and two or more leg cross members, each leg cross member having a first end capable of engaging with said at least one first tube member and a second end capable of engaging with said at least one second tube member, whereby each leg cross member connects a pair of front leg member and rear leg member. The chair may be further adapted to facilitate easy and secure stacking wherein the leg cross members of an upper chair are supported by the seat portion of a lower chair in a vertical stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventor: Jianye Xu
  • Patent number: 7404607
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a bar stool that is easy to Additionally, certain embodiments of the present invention provide a bar stool that own into a flat disassembled state that is compact and cost effective for shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Vendor Development Group
    Inventor: Dean Crue
  • Patent number: 7036887
    Abstract: A chair with back and arms, adapted for putting on and removing footwear, wherein the seat is located approximately twenty-two inches above the local grade and wherein the arms extend approximately twenty-two inches from the back; consisting also of a stationary, outwardly extending, and attached footrest approximately eight inches below the seat. The chair may further have a storage compartment formed beneath the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Inventor: Andrew William Kneier
  • Patent number: 6997514
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed is furniture comprised of a closed-cell foam known as ethylene vinyl acetate, herein known as E.V.A. This new use of E.V.A. material provides structural integrity when various shapes are laminated together. The designs are based upon modular units that provide efficiency in fabrication as well as versatility in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Tarantino, Sharon A. Tarantino
  • Patent number: 6899396
    Abstract: A chair includes a tubular U-shaped back frame. The back frame defines a pair of spaced apart back legs. A pair of tubular L-shaped side members, each of which defines a front leg and an arm, are connected the back legs. A tubular U-shaped seat frame is connected to each of the front legs and each of the back legs. A connecting member is connected across the seat frame adjacent the connections of the seat frame to the back legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Mercuries Asia, Ltd.
    Inventor: David W. Bales
  • Publication number: 20040232746
    Abstract: A chair frame (10) for a stackable chair. The chair frame (10) includes a seat support (12) for supporting the seat (22) of the stackable chair, the seat support (12) of the frame (10) defining first and second side frame portions (18, 20). The chair frame (10) also includes first and second front leg members (24, 26) and first and second rear leg members (28, 30) extending downwardly from the seat support (12). A back support (36) is secured to the seat support (12), the back support (36) defining first and second side portions (38, 40) and a lower frame portion (44) disposed between the first and second side portions (38, 40) of the back support (36). Also included are first and second bracing structures (46, 48) extending between the seat support (12) and the back support (36), whereby the bracing structures (46, 48) strengthen the engagement of the seat support (12) with the back support (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Daniel Paul Chairs, LLC
    Inventors: Peter W. Barile, Manfred Steinfeld
  • Publication number: 20030230914
    Abstract: A furniture construction includes a frame structure made up of a pair of spaced frame sections connected together, and a furniture component mounted to the frame structure. Each frame section includes a lower base section, an upright, and a furniture component support member extending from the upright and to which the furniture component is mounted. The frame sections are preferably C-shaped when viewed from the side. In one form, the furniture component is a seat mounted to the furniture component support, and the frame structure includes a back support area extending upwardly from the seat. A back is mounted to the back support area. In another form, the furniture component is a desk or table top mounted to the furniture component support. Combination desk/chair units may also be constructed utilizing the same basic frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Bosman, Frederick P. Bohl
  • Publication number: 20030227210
    Abstract: A furniture construction includes a frame structure made up of a pair of spaced frame sections connected together, and a furniture component mounted to the frame structure. Each frame section includes a lower base section, an upright, and a furniture component support member extending from the upright and to which the furniture component is mounted. The frame sections are preferably C-shaped when viewed from the side. In one form, the furniture component is a seat mounted to the furniture component support, and the frame structure includes a back support area extending upwardly from the seat. A back is mounted to the back support area. In another form, the furniture component is a desk or table top mounted to the furniture component support. Combination desk/chair units may also be constructed utilizing the same basic frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Bosman, Frederick P. Bohl
  • Publication number: 20020021039
    Abstract: A mobility assisting device is bedside durable medical equipment (DME) designed especially for those who do not have full use of all of their limbs; more specifically, for those who have use of only one arm and one leg on the same side of the body. Such people, hemiplegics, have limited capabilities for performing physical acts and are very dependent upon caregivers, in order to perform their basic activities of daily living. The bedside special needs assistive device makes certain simple tasks easier for hemiplegics to perform, and makes difficult, more complex tasks possible for them to perform on an independent basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: Shamrock Product Development Inc. & Shamrock Product Development Ltd.
    Inventor: Morley Harper
  • Patent number: 6247754
    Abstract: A chair (20) formed out of two side panels (22, 24) and a seat panel (26). The side panels are formed with complementary slots (32, 34) that allow the side panels to be interlocked. The seat panel is formed to have wings (44) that extend out from the sides of the seat panel adjacent the front of the seat panel. The wings seat in slots (48) that extend rearwardly from the front ends of the side panels. The seat panel is also formed with tabs (52) that extend out from the side edges of the panel. The tabs rest on support surfaces (54, 55) formed on the side panels. The assembly of this chair does not require the use of any fastening tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
    Inventors: Daniel A. Vanderaue, Roman J. Rabiej, Dmitry Azrikan