161 |
POWER MECHANISM FOR RECLINERS |
US14044573 |
2013-10-02 |
US20140091606A1 |
2014-04-03 |
Lucas R. Waltz; Peter J. Fynboh; Jeffrey Cooper; Joseph L. Anibas; Nicholas J. Robinson; Richard E. Gorka; John R. Breen; Timothy A. Brandtner |
A power mechanism for a recliner having a limiter controlling the relative angle between a transfer linkage and arm affixed to the drive axle as the transfer linkage applies tangential force to the arm to rotate the drive axle. The limiter prevents the relative angle between the transfer linkage from over collapsing to minimize strain on the linkage assembly and the motor driving the rotation of the drive axle. |
162 |
DETACHABLE SEATING DEVICE |
US13613924 |
2012-09-13 |
US20140008954A1 |
2014-01-09 |
Ashok RAMTEKE |
The present invention relates to a detachable seating device comprising an arrangement in a seat base to hold a seat back, a mechanism to couple a seat base, the seat back and a seat back cover, a mechanism of reclining the seat back housed in the seat back cover, a mechanism for adjusting one or more reclining positions, one or more detachable side support pads and hand rests and a mechanism housed in the seat base for detaching and replacing at least one detachable side support pad with at least one hand rest. |
163 |
SAFETY TRIGGER MECHANISM AND FUNCTIONAL FRAME FOR MOTION FURNITURE |
US13078053 |
2011-04-01 |
US20120096975A1 |
2012-04-26 |
Guoliang Du; Paul L. Chen; Jianjun Hu; Benny Mack Owens |
The present invention discloses a safety trigger mechanism and functional frame for motion furniture for driving a drive mechanism of motion furniture. The safety trigger mechanism includes a mounting board, and a pull wire, a fork and a first restoring spring connected in turn. The fork is mounted turnably about a first rivet on the mounting board by the first rivet, and a bent hook is disposed on one end of the fork and interlocked with a driving arm of the drive mechanism. The safety trigger mechanism further includes a safety hook with a notch, which is mounted turnably about a second rivet on the mounting board by the second rivet. One side edge of the safety hook abuts against the bent hook of the fork, and the driving aim has an arresting pin disposed thereon. The initial position of the arresting pin is in the notch of the safety hook, and the arresting pin is detached from the notch of the safety hook when the safety hook turns clockwise. Since the arresting pin of the driving arm is hooked by the safety hook to ensure that the drive mechanism cannot be unfolded, the present invention has more safety. Even if a large external force acts on the driving arm, the drive mechanism won't unfold itself. |
164 |
Mobile ergonomic rotating adjustable chair with lumbar support |
US12461052 |
2009-07-30 |
US08100476B2 |
2012-01-24 |
Jeffrey B. Jenkins |
An apparatus for sitting, including: a keystone assembly which connects various parts of the apparatus; a back that provides support for at least a person's back or shoulders; a floating lumbar support, which provides support for a person's lower back, attached to the keystone assembly; a seat that can adjust between a forward tilted and reclined position; a plurality of rollers, disposed on the keystone assembly, on which the seat rests; a central column, attached to the keystone assembly, on which the seat can spin; and a lower torsion spring connected to the seat and disposed on the keystone assembly allowing controlled movement of the seat. |
165 |
Cup holder |
US29382151 |
2010-12-29 |
USD643252S1 |
2011-08-16 |
Kenneth G. Seidl; Michael Burwell |
A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder. |
166 |
CHAIR-TYPE MASSAGE MACHINE |
US13042639 |
2011-03-08 |
US20110156458A1 |
2011-06-30 |
YOSHITOSHI MORITA; Tsuyoshi Watanabe; Hidefumi Nomura |
A chair-type massage machine includes a backrest for the back of the user to bear on, a seat for the user to sit in, and a reclining mechanism for pivotally moving the backrest and the seat. The reclining mechanism includes a single drive source to recline the seat while permitting the user to hold a related posture, the drive source being coupled to the backrest and the seat by a link assembly. The link assembly is operable to pivotally move the backrest from a raised position to a reclined position via an intermediate position by operating the drive source, the seat being tiltable to raise a front end thereof when the backrest is pivotally moved from the raised position to the intermediate position, the seat being tiltable to lower the raised front end thereof when the backrest is pivotally moved from the intermediate position to the reclined position. |
167 |
ARTICULATED CHAIR HAVING UNIVERSAL RECLINING ARMREST SYSTEM |
US12982815 |
2010-12-30 |
US20110095587A1 |
2011-04-28 |
Jeff Baker; Mike Bradfield; Brad Baker |
A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for coupling to a pivoting mechanism of an articulated chair. The pivoting mechanism enables the chair to move throughout an operable range of motion while maintaining a fixed rotational position of an attached armrest adapter. The armrest assembly further includes an adjustable joint to provide 360° of rotational adjustment to the armrest relative to the fixed position of the armrest adapter. |
168 |
Articulated chair having universal reclining armrest system |
US12324836 |
2008-11-27 |
US07862123B2 |
2011-01-04 |
Jeff Baker; Mike Bradfield; Brad Baker |
A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for coupling to a pivoting mechanism of an articulated chair. The pivoting mechanism enables the chair to move throughout an operable range of motion while maintaining a fixed rotational position of an attached armrest adapter. The armrest assembly further includes an adjustable joint to provide 360° of rotational adjustment to the armrest relative to the fixed position of the armrest adapter. |
169 |
Mobile ergonomic rotating adjustable chair with lumbar support |
US11349987 |
2006-02-09 |
US07585028B2 |
2009-09-08 |
Jeffrey B. Jenkins |
An apparatus for sitting, including: a keystone assembly which connects various parts of the apparatus; a back that provides support for at least a person's back or shoulders; a floating lumbar support, which provides support for a person's lower back, attached to the keystone assembly; a seat that can adjust between a forward tilted and reclined position; a plurality of rollers, disposed on the keystone assembly, on which the seat rests; a central column, attached to the keystone assembly, on which the seat can spin; and a lower torsion spring connected to the seat and disposed on the keystone assembly allowing controlled movement of the seat. |
170 |
Vibration damping floor structure |
US10900526 |
2004-07-28 |
US07188820B2 |
2007-03-13 |
Atsuhiko Kobayashi; Hironori Ooshima; Hajime Sugimoto |
A vibration damping floor structure for reducing vibrations and shocks applied to a building. The vibration damping floor structure includes a frame structure formed by connecting a plurality of frames, a plurality of ball bearing supports formed on predetermined locations of the frame structure, and a plurality of ball bearings formed on each ball bearing support. Each bearing support is structured so that all of the ball bearings can contact the floor by adjusting the height and following the inclination of the floor. |
171 |
Vibration damping floor structure |
US10900526 |
2004-07-28 |
US20050045796A1 |
2005-03-03 |
Atsuhiko Kobayashi; Hironori Ooshima; Hajime Sugimoto |
A vibration damping floor structure for reducing vibrations and shocks applied to a building. The vibration damping floor structure includes a frame structure formed by connecting a plurality of frames, a plurality of ball bearing supports formed on predetermined locations of the frame structure, and a plurality of ball bearings formed on each ball bearing support. Each of the bearing support includes means for following an inclination of a floor surface of the building and means for adjusting height, thereby contacting all of the ball bearings with the floor surface of the building. |
172 |
HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR STOOL |
US10227514 |
2002-08-26 |
US20040036333A1 |
2004-02-26 |
Ming-Chuan
Lin |
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. |
173 |
Sleeping chair |
US09906582 |
2001-07-13 |
US20020084682A1 |
2002-07-04 |
Amy
L. Tsui
Collins |
Chairs that are capable of moving in a fixed space to promote sleeping in the seated user are described. Also described are methods of inducing sleep in a subject using these sleeping chairs. |
174 |
Reclining chair |
US09569075 |
2000-05-11 |
US06325455B1 |
2001-12-04 |
Shianp J. Chung |
A reclining chair including a seat frame and a base is disclosed. The seat frame is suspended from pivot connectors that are connected between right and left side stand members and right and left sides of the seat frame by means of plates that include a arcuate slot. Locking members are received in the slots and are used to lock the seat frame relative to the base in a range of angular orientations as defined by arcuate slots formed in the plates. The seat frame is spring biased into an upright position when the locking members are released. |
175 |
Novelty chair |
US858008 |
1977-12-06 |
US4221431A |
1980-09-09 |
Charles F. Rose |
A novelty chair simulating a conventional water closet having a cushioned seat and backrest. Support arms may be provided and the chair may be mounted on a base for better stability. The chair may also be rotatably mounted on the base. |
176 |
Movement device |
US394829 |
1973-09-06 |
US4018102A |
1977-04-19 |
Frederick S. Faiks |
A movement device including a rigid inner supporting rod-like member of a closed circuit configuration and a flexible, closed sleeve slidably mounted on the rod-like support member. In one application of the invention, a drawer or the like can be moved relative to a case or the like by securing the drawer to the sleeve and securing the case to the sleeve at points on opposite sides of a point at which the rod-like support member changes direction. In another application, the device is used as a tilting mechanism for chairs by securing the chair body to the sleeve and securing the chair base to the sleeve at points opposite a point at which the rod-like member changes direction. The chair base can be eliminated by setting the rigid rod-like member directly on the floor. The device also provides a rotatable base for a stool. In another application, the device is used as a bearing between a shaft and a bearing sleeve, the shaft frictionally engaging the flexible sleeve on the inside of the closed circuit and the bearing sleeve frictionally engaging the flexible sleeve on the outside of the closed circuit configuration. In another application, the device is used as a drive pulley by supportably engaging the flexible sleeve by several pulley wheels at two spaced points whereby the rotation of one pulley wheel causes the sleeve to slide on the rigid rod-like member and rotates the other pulley wheels. |
177 |
Couch |
US598286 |
1975-07-23 |
US3972565A |
1976-08-03 |
Edwin Smith |
This invention is a new type of couch or chair using multiple elongated reversible cushions for both the back and seat. The cushion, which may be used any place in the seat or back, has an extension on each end thereof so the back and seat cushions will interlock. The extension also overhangs the front of the couch which forms a part of the couch frame. The couch frame has four legs with the front legs supporting the arm rests and the rear legs supporting the back. A horizontal frame extending between the legs supports the seat cushions. Slats extend horizontally under the cushions for both the seat and back. The frame is formed from wood with saddlebag cushions being draped over the arms of the couch. |
178 |
Tilting mechanism for chairs |
US39483073 |
1973-09-06 |
US3806193A |
1974-04-23 |
FAIKS F |
A movement device including a rigid inner supporting rod-like member of a closed circuit configuration and a flexible, closed sleeve slidably mounted on the rod-like support member. In one application of the invention, a drawer or the like can be moved relative to a case or the like by securing the drawer to the sleeve and securing the case to the sleeve at points on opposite sides of a point at which the rod-like support member changes direction. In another application, the device is used as a tilting mechanism for chairs by securing the chair body to the sleeve and securing the chair base to the sleeve at points opposite a point at which the rod-like member changes direction. The chair base can be eliminated by setting the rigid rod-like member directly on the floor. The device also provides a rotatable base for a stool. In another application, the device is used as a bearing between a shaft and a bearing sleeve, the shaft frictionally engaging the flexible sleeve on the inside of the closed circuit and the bearing sleeve frictionally engaging the flexible sleeve on the outside of the closed circuit configuration. In another application, the device is used as a drive pulley by supportably engaging the flexible sleeve by several pulley wheels at two spaced points whereby the rotation of one pulley wheel causes the sleeve to slide on the rigid rodlike member and rotates the other pulley wheels.
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179 |
Sitting furniture |
US20332171 |
1971-11-30 |
US3749444A |
1973-07-31 |
PERSSON E; PERSSON MELIN S |
A piece of sitting furniture with back rest and seat members has two lateral frame bars which extend each along one side edge of the seat member and are bent from the front end of the seat member first downwardly and then rearwardly and upwardly so as to form front legs which in side elevation are of U-shape and the rear U-limbs of which are extended in an upward direction past the seat member and bent rearwardly so as to form an arm rest portion.
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180 |
Longue chair |
US3695685D |
1970-10-16 |
US3695685A |
1972-10-03 |
LAMB THOMAS L |
A chaise lounge having a seat, a back and a footrest, the back and the footrest being pivoted to the seat. A rocker is rigidly attached to the back so that the occupant can rock himself. Adjusting means are provided for locking the assembly in a desired position, the whole assembly being so balanced that an occupant can adjust it while seated.
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