Abstract: A table includes a table top with at least three corners. A support assembly includes a plurality of hollow tubes configured to carry electrical/data wires and having end openings. Each tube is connected to the underside of the table top such one end of the tube is arranged at a corresponding corner of the table top so that an end opening is accessible at the corresponding corner. The support assembly further includes a plurality of leg assemblies, each leg assembly including a pair of leg members joined at a curved portion, the curved portion sized and configured a tube with the end opening accessible at the curved portion. An outlet plate is mounted to the leg assembly to cover the end opening and is provided with one or more electrical sockets and data ports connectable to electrical/data wires carried in the hollow tube.

Abstract: Various vehicle seat improvements are enabled herein.

Abstract: A sit assist device (1) comprising a base (2) adapted to be supported by a seating surface, and a sitting platform (3) hingedly connected to the base (2) and movable between a raised position and a lowered position to assist a user to sit down onto and to stand up from the sitting platform (3). A primary biasing means (4) provides a primary resilient bias to resiliently bias the sitting platform (3) from the lowered position to the raised position over an operating range, thereby moving the sitting platform (3) from the lowered position to the raised position over the operating range as the user stands up from the sitting platform (3) and slowing the movement of the sitting platform (3) from the raised position to the lowered position over the operating range as the user sits down onto the sitting platform (3). A secondary biasing means (5) provides a secondary resilient bias to supplement the primary resilient bias over a portion of the operating range adjacent the lowered position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat cushion arrangement comprising a first cushion member; a second cushion member being adjustable relative to the first cushion member; and a seat depth adjustment device for adjusting the second cushion member relative to the first cushion member along a longitudinal adjustment axis, wherein the seat depth adjustment device in particular comprises an adjustment member to which the second cushion member is fastened and which is adjustable between a foremost position and a rearmost position relative to a guiding member for adjusting the second cushion member relative to the first cushion member; a trim member connected to both the first and second cushion members, which trim member covers a gap between the first and second cushion members at least in the foremost position of the adjustment member and is at least partially retracted into the gap in the rearmost position of the adjustment member; and an elastic member (a) connected to the trim member and to at least one of the guidi

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided herein. The vehicle seat includes a seatback pivotally coupled to a seat bottom. An adjustment assembly is operably coupled with the seat and includes a linear actuator. The linear actuator is configured to release a recliner mechanism when moved in a first direction and is configured to release a track assembly when moved in a second direction.

Abstract: An upholstered modular furniture item (1) is described that is formed by a plurality of modular compositions substantially composed of polymeric material. The furniture item is configured such that the modular compositions can be combined with one another by means of at least one fitting element arranged in each one of the modular compositions so that different modular compositions have fitting elements with an interacting structural form for providing the combination of the modular compositions and formation of the modular furniture item (1).

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat frame; a seat pad; a seat cover; and a support member. An end of the support member is hooked over a receiving portion provided within the seat frame with the support member being disposed within the seat frame. A first portion supported by the support member and a second portion that is not supported by the support member are formed in the seat pad on the seat frame, and a reverse side of the vehicle seat at the second portion is covered with the seat cover extending from a seating side of the seat pad around to the reverse side of the seat pad. A distal portion of the seat cover is retained by a retaining portion provided on a second portion-side end of the support member, the distal portion covering the reverse side of the vehicle seat at the second portion.

Abstract: A lift mechanism for a reclining chair is provided. The lift mechanism can include a lock that prevents the seat from shifting from a reclining position into a seat-lift position without first shifting into an upright, closed position. The lock is shiftable between a locked position, where the chair is prevented from shifting into a seat-lift position and an unlocked position where the chair is permitted to shift into a seat-lift position. The lift mechanism can include an activator tube that can shift the lock between the unlocked and locked positions.

Abstract: An operating lever includes a fixing portion, a handle, and an interface. The fixing portion is to be fixed to a power transmitter. The handle is to be gripped by a user. The interface connects the fixing portion and the handle. The fixing portion, the handle, and the interface are integrally formed. The interface has a weak portion at a portion other than the outer periphery of the interface, the weak portion being weaker than other portions.

Abstract: A guard for a rotatable or swivel seat includes a first generally planar surface and an opposing second generally planar surface. The first and second surfaces define an inner peripheral edge that surrounds a central opening. A skirt extends generally perpendicularly from the first and second surfaces. The skirt generally surrounds and is spaced radially outwardly from the inner peripheral edge. The guard includes a plurality of equidistantly spaced-apart fastener points formed on or in at least one of the first and second surfaces. Each fastener point is spaced radially outwardly from the inner peripheral edge and radially inwardly from the skirt. The guard is attachable to a platform of a seat in both a first configuration wherein the skirt of the guard extends away from the platform of the seat and a second configuration wherein the guard is inverted from the first configuration.

Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a seat frame; a seat pad; and a support body disposed based on a center portion of a distribution of a sitting pressure applied by a seated occupant to the seat pad. The support body is supported with respect to the seat frame such that a front end portion thereof is rotatable in a right-left direction about a straight line tilted upward in a direction from a front side toward a rear side, and a rear end portion thereof is movable in the right-left direction. The seat pad includes a fixed portion that is supported at a fixed position by the seat frame, and a movable portion that is supported by the support body such that the movable portion is movable.

Abstract: A chair for use with a vehicle is provided. The chair includes a base and a chair assembly slidably coupled to the base. The chair assembly includes a support frame, a seat coupled to the support frame, an upper back support coupled to the support frame, and a lower back support coupled to the support frame and independently rotatable with respect to the upper back support.

Abstract: A foldable mobile restaurant booth and a method of its use are configured for ease of mobility and storage by allowing the seat portion to fold upward toward the seat back. The booth has a seat back and seat portion coupled to a base, and a linkage arrangement coupling the seat portion to the seat back. The base may have a plurality of wheels for allowing the booth to roll easily on the ground. The linkage arrangement permits the seat portion to move between a first, operative position to a second, folded position in which the seat portion extends at an angle no more than 45 degrees from vertical.

Abstract: A synchronous mechanism for a chair, such as an office chair, including a base unit, a seat support arranged above and moveably on the base unit, a backrest support arranged on the base unit so as to be capable of being pivoted about a pivot axis oriented horizontally and in transverse direction of the chair, and a prestressing device. The prestressing device exerts a prestressing force acting upwards on the seat support and forwards on the backrest support. The seat support is connected to the base unit via a coupling mechanism providing movability of the seat support relative to the base unit. The coupling mechanism is arranged to positively control the movements of the seat support relative to the base unit such that the seat support can be moved back and forth on its own between positions which are parallel to one another when the backrest support is fixed.

Abstract: A seat for a transport vehicle includes a seat surface, an armrest, and a child armrest. The child armrest is configured to adopt an adult position and a child position. In the adult position the child armrest is arranged in a stowed position in which the child armrest is incorporated in a contour of the armrest. In the child position the child armrest is arranged in a use position in which the child armrest has a reduced spacing from the seat surface in the vertical direction and a reduced spacing from an opposing armrest in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A compact aircraft cabin crew attendant seat includes a seat back portion, a shell that encloses the seat back portion, a head rest portion mounted to a top portion of the seat back portion, and a seat portion or squab. The seat portion includes a hinge that is slidably attached within a vertical slot in the shell, allowing the seat portion to be folded down in an open position of the crew attendant seat for use. The seat portion hinge moves vertically between an upper position in the compact closed position and a lower position in the open position. A major portion of the crew attendant seat is formed from high strength carbon fiber reinforced composite to reduces weight. A vertical shock absorption system is configured to absorb energy during a crash landing.

Abstract: An adjustable seat assembly providing a compact size with the ability to pivot or tilt the lower seat frame manually and independent of the seat back.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat for vehicles, comprising a backrest part with a support frame and a respective lining; a seat part; and a chassis to which the support frame of the backrest part is firmly attached and to which the seat part is attached such that it can shift forward or backward, the backrest part being provided with a rotating vane between the support frame and its lining, with an upper end attached in an articulated manner to the frame or to the chassis and with a lower end provided with a slide where a thrust pin arranged in the rear area of the seat part slides, such that the rotation of the vane with respect to the frame or the chassis shifts the seat and modifies the profile of the lining in the area covering the vane and therefore the shape of the support surface that the backrest part offers the user.

Abstract: To obtain a vehicular seat with which the expansion and deployment of expanding portions can be completed in a short amount of time. A vehicular seat has: a seat cushion; a first expanding portion that is provided in the seat cushion on one side thereof with respect to a seat width direction center and which, upon receiving a supply of gas, is expanded and deployed; a second expanding portion that is provided in the seat cushion on the other side thereof with respect to the seat width direction center and which, upon receiving a supply of gas, is expanded and deployed in such a way as to oppose the first expanding portion across a central space portion in the seat width direction; and gas supplying device which, when actuated at the time of a frontal impact of the vehicle, supplies gas to the first expanding portion and second expanding portion.

Abstract: A wheelchair having an adjustable seat includes a seat frame including first and second side support members. The side support members are extendable between a first position defining a first length and a second position defining a second length greater than the first length. A seat member is coupled at a first side thereof to the first side support member and at a second side thereof to the second side support member. The seat member extends between the first and second side support members to define a seat area having an initial depth corresponding to the first length of the side support members and a width corresponding to a distance between the side support members. The seat member includes an auxiliary portion for extending the seat member to an extended depth corresponding to the second length of the side support members.

Abstract: A release mechanism of a seat, including a two way motion actuator that moves in both a first direction and in a second direction; a recliner release mechanism that releases a recliner of the seat in response to the two way motion actuator moving in the first direction; and a slide release mechanism that releases a slide mechanism of the seat in response to the two way motion actuator moving in the second direction. The release mechanism also including a first unintentional movement prevention device that prevents the slide mechanism from being released when the two way motion actuator moves in the first direction; and a second unintentional movement prevention device that prevents the recliner from being released when the two way motion actuator moves in the second direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting seat length, comprising a seat front plate (12) that is movable relative to a seat frame (11), the plate (12) being mounted on a carriage that is slidably guided on a stationary mounting attached above said frame, the carriage and the mounting being situated between the frame and the seat front plate. The device comprises motor-driven control means for controlling the sliding of the carriage relative to the stationaly mounting, the motor-driven control means (4) including a motor (43) arranged near the front of the seat, in front of the frame (1) and beneath the path of the seat front plate (12).

Abstract: A chair comprises a seat, a back, a pivotal connection between the back and the seat, a pair of arms, each in a pivotal connection with the seat and the back, plurality of legs, a rotational connection between the seat, the back and the pair of arms relative to the plurality of legs and a pivotal connection between one end of each leg and the seat.

Abstract: A rear row vehicle seat in which a pair of spaced apart and fixed supports are mounted upon a floor of a vehicle. A seat bottom exhibits a pair of side plates pivotally secured between said fixed supports. A seat back is pivotally mounted at its side ends to axially aligning locations of the side plates, offset from a pivot axis established between the seat bottom and the fixed supports, and such that upward pivoting of the seat bottom causes a combined pivotal and vertically induced displacement of the seatback. A latch is mounted to a rear facing location of the seatback and an elongated striker bar is mounted to a structurally supported and elevated location of the vehicle. The striker bar exhibits a combined arcuate and vertically extending profile for engaging the latch while accommodating vertical sliding of the seatback.

Abstract: A retractable flight attendant chair includes an anchor box, a sled coupled to the anchor box for horizontal translation of the retractable chair into and out of the stowage compartment, and a chair mounted on the sled. The chair includes an expanding/folding backrest and seat portion that allows the chair to be stowed in a small envelope compartment when not in use.

Abstract: Provided is a corrective chair using a slider means that includes a supporting leg, a seat plate that is coupled to the supporting leg and on which a user seats, and a backrest whose lower part is coupled to an upper part of the supporting leg and that supports a back of the user when the user seats on the seat plate. The chair includes a slider that is interposed between the supporting leg and the seat plate.

Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, includes a seat part (3), a backrest (4) attached to the seat part (3) to pivot about a backrest axis (L), seat rails (9) for adjusting the seat length position of the vehicle seat (1), which rails are provided on the seat part (3), a control lever (30) for unlocking the seat rails (9) that is pivotably mounted on the seat part (3), and an unlocking cam (40) for acting on the control lever (30). The unlocking cam (40) is fixed to the backrest. The control lever (30) has a deactivated state in which the unlocking cam (40) moves past the control lever (30) at a distance during the pivoting of the backrest (4) and an activated state in which the unlocking cam (40) is seated against the control lever (30) and acts thereon during the pivoting of the backrest (4).

Abstract: A vehicle seat apparatus includes a seat unit supporting mechanism rotatably supporting a seat unit about a rotation axis in a roll direction of a vehicle and a yaw direction of the vehicle. The rotation axis is set so that a rear side is higher than a front side in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat apparatus, and so as to pass near a waist of a driver sitting on the vehicle seat apparatus.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a basic structure, a backrest support which is articulated on the basic structure in a lockable manner by at least one fitting, a backrest structure a backrest that has the backrest support and the backrest structure, the backrest being movable in relation to the basic structure by a kinematic system in order to transfer the vehicle seat from at least one use position, in which it can be sat on, into an out-of-use position or into a further use position and back again. A four-bar linkage temporarily exists the four-bar linkage controlling the kinematic system.

Abstract: An office chair includes a seat and a backrest that are pivotally connected together at a pivot axis such that the backrest can pivot with respect to the seat between an upright position and a reclining position. The seat is mounted on a base such that the seat can move with respect to a base, and the seat includes front and rear portions that can pivot with respect to one another. When the backrest is pivoted from the upright position to the reclining position, both of the seat and the pivot axis move forward with respect to said base, and the seat front portion flexes with respect to the seat rear portion such that the angle between said upward faces of said seat front portion and the seat rear portion increases. The backrest may also include an upper portion and a lower portion that can pivot with respect to one another. When the backrest is moved to the recline position, the angle between the forward faces of the upper and lower backrest portions decreases.

Abstract: A reclining seat comprising a seat base (10) and a backrest (11), wherein the seat base is mounted on a support structure moveable along at least one guide path (16, 17) whereby the seat base is moveable between upright and reclined use or seating positions and a retracted state, control means being provided for controlling movement of the seat base along said at least one guide path, preferably with infinite adjustment, between said upright and reclined seating positions.

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatpan coupled with a track assembly that has a rail and a slide. The vehicle seating assembly also includes a cushion assembly that has a movable cushion and a base cushion with a slot. The movable cushion is slidable between a forward position and a rearward position on the seatpan. In addition, the vehicle seating assembly includes a coverstock with a first portion that is disposed over a movable cushion. The coverstock also has a second portion that is disposed between the seatpan and the cushion assembly. The second portion of the coverstock is withdrawn through the slot when the movable cushion moves to the forward position. A gap is defined by the area between the base cushion and the movable cushion in the forward position. The gap is concealed by the coverstock when the movable cushion is in the forward position.

Abstract: A folding wheel chair having a pair of side frames 11 and 12, cross links 13 connecting said side frames each other, and a foldable seat 20 connected to the upper end of the cross links is provided. The seat 20 consists of a front right section 21, a front left section 22, a rear right section 23 and a rear left section 24. The front right and left sections are connected swingably to front edges of said rear right and left sections via a transverse axis X1 at the rear edges, and are connected swingably to the front portions of said cross links respectively via a transverse axis X2, the front right and rear right sections are connected swingably to the right edges of said front left and rear left sections via a longitudinal axis Y1 at the left edges, the rear right and left sections are connected to the cross links via a spring member 30.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle seat assembly having a seatback member and a lower seat member. The lower seat member has a generally horizontal and upwardly-facing seating surface. The seatback member has a cushion portion and is selectively rotatable between an upright position in which the cushion portion is adjacent the wall and a lowered position in which the cushion portion extends farther forward than the seating surface. The seatback member functions to support the back or head of an occupant (when the seatback member is in the upright position) or as an extension to the lower seat member to provide additional fore/aft support to a child seat.

Abstract: A wheelchair having an adjustable seat includes a seat frame including first and second side support members. The side support members are extendable between a first position defining a first length and a second position defining a second length greater than the first length. A seat member is coupled at a first side thereof to the first side support member and at a second side thereof to the second side support member. The seat member extends between the first and second side support members to define a seat area having an initial depth corresponding to the first length of the side support members and a width corresponding to a distance between the side support members. The seat member includes an auxiliary portion for extending the seat member to an extended depth corresponding to the second length of the side support members.

Abstract: A synchronous mechanism for a chair, such as an office chair, including a base unit, a seat support arranged above and moveably on the base unit, a backrest support arranged on the base unit so as to be capable of being pivoted about a pivot axis oriented horizontally and in transverse direction of the chair, and a prestressing device. The prestressing device exerts a prestressing force acting upwards on the seat support and forwards on the backrest support. The seat support is connected to the base unit via a coupling mechanism providing movability of the seat support relative to the base unit. The coupling mechanism is arranged to positively control the movements of the seat support relative to the base unit such that the seat support can be moved back and forth on its own between positions which are parallel to one another when the backrest support is fixed.

Abstract: A chair, on a chair seat or a chair frame, includes guide rails which are fixed to the chair seat in a forward and backward direction, and movers which are coupled to the guide rails and are moved in a forward and backward direction of the chair. The chair with a backrest which is movable in a forward and backward direction of the chair comprises a brake device which fixes the movements of the movers, and the brake device comprises brake pieces which receive the operation of a brake lever, and then are compressed to a fixed region of the chair and fix the movers.

Abstract: A movable seating arrangement includes a seat pan, a back support rigidly connected with the seat pan, and a seat member slidably mounted to the seat pan. The seat member can be moved from a retracted position proximate the back support to an extended position displaced forward of the upright position, without movement of the back support. In certain embodiments, a lumbar support is mounted to the back support, and motion of the seat member to its extended position causes a mid portion of the lumbar support to flex forward from a flattened position.

Abstract: A release mechanism selectively actuates a recliner between a locked condition and an unlocked condition allowing pivotal movement of a seat back between a seating and fold flat position. The release mechanism includes a recliner cam lever operatively coupled to the recliner for actuating the recliner between the locked and unlocked conditions. A recliner handle lever engages the recliner cam lever in a first actuated position to actuate the recliner between the locked and unlocked conditions allowing pivotal movement of the seat back between a seating position and a fold flat position and further engages the recliner cam lever in a second actuated position to release a seat cushion from the floor and allow pivotal movement of the seat cushion between a seating position and tumbled position when the seat back is maintained in the fold flat position.

Abstract: A seat controlling mechanism includes motors for actuating a plurality of seat sections, a position detecting apparatus detecting positions of the seat sections and a controlling apparatus controlling the seat sections to move to a predetermined position, wherein an interfering range, an interference avoidable range in which an interference avoidance control is executed and a normal operation range are set in the controlling apparatus, and when at least one of the seat sections positions in the interference avoidable range, the controlling apparatus prohibits the movement of the at least one of the seat sections toward the interfering range.

Abstract: A seat assembly having a collapsible cushion support assembly disposed on a seat bottom frame and an adjustable support mechanism. The adjustable support mechanism supports a seat occupant and extends from a seat bottom frame to a seat back frame.

Abstract: A chair chassis, comprising a chassis pedestal, a left and a right connecting rod for back, a seat supporting frame, an adjusting handle, the adjusting handle comprises an adjusting screw rod. On the adjusting screw rod exists a locating block for mounting handle and, the first pulling line and the second pulling line are wrapped around it, the two pulling lines are respectively used to lock or unlock the tilting angle of the back and to lock or unlock the position of the supporting frame; the adjusting handle also comprises a block for the pulling line, which is connected with the third pulling line, and the block for the pulling line is connected with the adjusting screw rod and, can relative slide on it. The invention is multi-functioned with the action of only one adjusting handle, and the structure of the invention is compact, and it is convenient to operate.

Abstract: A locking chair adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of a chair component. The mechanism comprises a central shaft, a spiral jaw clutch comprising two interconnecting spiral jaw interfaces and a slotted element wherein the slot is sized to slideably receive the central shaft for displacement of the slotted element when the mechanism is in an unlocked position. A locking pad locks the mechanism against the slotted element. A rotatable adjustment handle allows the mechanism to toggle from a locked position, to an unlocked position, by displacement of the spring mechanism caused by the rotation of the spiral jaw interface fixedly mounted on the adjustment handle, therefore releasing pressure on the locking pad. A spring mechanism is activated when the claimed mechanism goes from a locked position to an unlocked position, pulling the claimed mechanism back to a locked position. The claimed mechanism provides a low cost solution offering better locking capabilities than traditional braking mechanisms.

Abstract: A latch assembly with a first leg securing to a seat bottom and a second leg pivotally engaged to an upper end of a stanchion mount. A sector is pivotally slaved to the second leg opposing the stanchion and exhibits a bottom shoulder projection separating into first and second surface locations. A pendulum pivotally secures to the stanchion and seats against a first sector location with the seat bottom in a downward position. The seat bottom is rotated in an upward direction, causing a detent lever to pivot out of engagement with a notch location of a supporting frame and travel along an edge extending profile thereof, simultaneous with the sector displacing relative to the pendulum. The detent lever reestablishes seating engagement with a second notch location concurrent with the pendulum pivoting into engagement with a second sector location corresponding to an upwardly rotated position of the seat.

Abstract: A chair assembly has a base frame, a backrest frame, a seat frame and a seat-adjusting device. The backrest frame is mounted on the base frame. The seat frame is connected pivotally to the base frame. The seat-adjusting device is mounted between the base frame and the seat frame and may be manipulated to move the seat bar backward or forward relative to the base frame. Therefore, a distance between the seat frame and the backrest frame may be adjusted to adapt for different users.

Abstract: A chair for use by a person with limited lower-body mobility, the chair having a height adjustable seat and chair sides that fold down to form a ramp or bridge to facilitate lateral movement by a user between the chair and an adjacent surface.

Abstract: An adjustable office chair includes a base device, and a seat device disposed on the base device. The seat device includes a fixed seat section, a rear seat section connected pivotally to and disposed behind the fixed seat section, a front seat section connected pivotally to and disposed in front of the fixed seat, and an invertible seat section connected pivotally to a side of the front seat section distal from the fixed seat section. The invertible seat section is movable to a position directly above the fixed seat section to allow a user to sit thereon. The front and invertible seat sections are movable to align with the fixed seat section to allow the user to sit on the fixed seat section. The rear seat section is movable to an inclined position to allow the user to lie on the seat device.

Abstract: A vehicle seat suspension assembly comprises a base, a support member, first and second latch members, and first and second actuators. The seat support member slides forward horizontally and pivots vertically upward. The first latch member has horizontally spaced locking elements and a movable first latch cooperating with one of the locking elements to lock the support member in one of a plurality of horizontal positions. The second latch member has vertically spaced locking elements and a movable second latch cooperating with one of these locking elements to lock the support member in one of a plurality of vertical or tilted positions. The first and second actuators are mounted adjacent the front end of the support member and operatively connected to the first and second latches, respectively.

Abstract: A sitting device that gives the user an option to sit with a lower portion of the body supported by a half seat, while maintaining a standing posture with the unsupported leg. The sitting device includes two, left and right, half seats and a foot stool. The device also includes a seat support frame and two half-seat-position-adjusting actuators. The frame includes a horizontal crossbar and a vertical guide tube, wherein the back end of each of the two half seats is pivotally secured on the horizontal bar. The vertical guide tube houses a length-changing mechanism to vary the height of the sitting device and a height fixing mechanism which prevents yielding of the height of the sitting device when the user sits. Also comprising are the two half-seat-position-adjusting actuators attached at one end of each to the vertical tube and at the other end to the respective half seat.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment device for a motor vehicle seat having an adjusting element adjustably disposed in its longitudinal direction and in the area of one end, connectable in an articulated manner to a vehicle seat structure, and a drive unit driving the adjusting element. In order to provide an adjustment device of the initially named type, that can be disposed at a vehicle seat component in a simple and reliable manner, it is provided that the drive unit comprises means for the articulated, particularly pivotal, connection to a vehicle seat component, particularly a side member of a seat base frame.