161 |
Portable seat |
US14931674 |
2015-11-03 |
US09770109B2 |
2017-09-26 |
Denis Mailloux |
A portable hunting seat includes a pole assembly having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end configured to engage a ground surface and the opposing second end spaced from the first end by a length of the pole assembly. The portable hunting seat includes a seat positioned along the length of the pole assembly, between the first end and the second end, and a gun rest extending from the second end of the pole assembly. The seat and the gun rest are movably coupled to the pole assembly such that the portable hunting seat is selectively reconfigurable between a deployed orientation and a transport orientation. |
162 |
Articulating seating apparatus and system |
US14934293 |
2015-11-06 |
US09756947B2 |
2017-09-12 |
Brian Karl Lee |
An improved seating apparatus and system includes an interconnected plurality of articulating assemblies having an upright position and a seated position. Each of the articulating assemblies includes a seat member pivotally connected to a base member, and a back member pivotally connected to the seat member. The articulating assemblies are configured to pivot incrementally relative to one another between the seated position and the upright position. A portion of the articulating assemblies can be in the seated position while another portion can be in the upright position. The result can be a wave-like and/or curvilinear seating surface. The articulating assemblies are configured to automatically return from the seated position to the upright position. The articulating assemblies can be configured to articulate in two directions to provide two seating surfaces positioned on opposite sides of the back member of the seating apparatus. |
163 |
VEHICLE SEAT |
US15598739 |
2017-05-18 |
US20170253147A1 |
2017-09-07 |
Minoru FUKUTANI; Norito AKIMOTO |
Vehicle seat including: a seat back pivoted to a side of the floor, a seat cushion pivoted to the seat back; and a front leg element having an upper end pivoted to the seat cushion and a lower end pivotally locked to the side of floor in a releasable manner, thus normally providing a four-pivotal-point linkage in the seat. Maintaining the four-pivotal-point linkage adversely restricts design and actions of the seat. Inequality conditions are therefore set in that four-pivotal-point linkage, such that folding down the seat back by an angle exceeding a predetermined angle results in unlocking of the lower end of the front leg element from the side of floor, thereby destroying the four-pivotal-point linkage. Hence, a freedom of design is increased for the seat and floor. Further, leverage mechanism(s) may be provided to facilitate the ease of unlocking the front leg element from the side of floor. |
164 |
CHAIR, STOOL ASSEMBLY, AND SYSTEM |
US15434169 |
2017-02-16 |
US20170238712A1 |
2017-08-24 |
Tong Jin Kim |
A chair including structural members having hinge joints at ends thereof pivotally coupling each of the members to one or more adjoining members. The chair is configured to be arranged in a collapsed configuration wherein all of the members are in the same plane and define a substantially planar shape, and configured to be arranged in an expanded configuration to define a seat, armrests, support legs, and leg braces of the chair. A stool assembly includes at least first and second stools configured to be stackable such that the seats of the stools abut face to face and in combination define a composite base. A system for constructing furniture includes multiple joints each having slots configured to receive and retain structural members and configured to be assembled with the structural members to form a piece of furniture with the multiple joints defining corners of the piece of furniture. |
165 |
Hinge mechanisms and foldable furniture |
US15152217 |
2016-05-11 |
US09732545B2 |
2017-08-15 |
Barry McCullough |
Embodiments generally relate to hinge mechanisms. Many of the hinge mechanism embodiments may be used in foldable furniture. The foldable furniture may be a foldable seat or table. The hinge mechanism may include a central cylinder with a body defining a hinge axis. The central cylinder may have rotate channel(s) transverse to the hinge axis and locking channels extending axially from the rotate channel(s). Collar(s) may couple with the central cylinder and may include pin(s) that protrude inwardly into the rotate channel(s) and locking channel(s) of the central cylinder. In some embodiments, an intermediate cylinder may be disposed between the central cylinder and the collar(s). The intermediate cylinder may have slots corresponding to the rotate channel(s) of the central cylinder. When pin(s) and locking channel(s) are aligned, the central lock cylinder may move axially to lock the collars in a desired angular position (e.g., a deployed or folded configuration). |
166 |
Flexible furniture system |
US15067541 |
2016-03-11 |
US09689161B2 |
2017-06-27 |
Todd P. MacAllen; Stephanie J. Forsythe |
A freestanding extensible wall for partitioning an area of a room, said wall having a base, a top, oppositely directed surfaces extending between said base and said top, said base, top and surfaces defining a core, said core comprising a cellular structure having multiple voids extending from said base to said top upon movement of said oppositely directed surfaces away from each other, said base having a width of at least 10 centimeters and placed on a floor, and said core having a height of at least 1 meter, whereby opposite ends of said core may be moved apart to expand said cellular structure and extend the length of said core and to form at least a substantially straight freestanding wall configuration, while maintaining its vertical extent. |
167 |
Adjustable stool |
US15142199 |
2016-04-29 |
US09687080B1 |
2017-06-27 |
Frank W. Thiel |
An adjustable stool is transferrable between a stow position and a use position. The adjustable stool includes at least two arms that are pivotally attached to a base. The at least two arms can pivot between two positions. The adjustable stool also includes a seat platform, upon which a user sits, stands, and/or kneels when the adjustable stool is in the use position. The seat platform can engage the at least two arms when the at least two arms are in an upright or angular position relative to the base. The seat platform is selectively suspendable between the at least two arms at different heights relative to the base. The at least two arms are able to fold flat and be contained in the base when the adjustable stool is in the stow position. |
168 |
Combination Cooler Support and Drink Display Device |
US14963392 |
2015-12-09 |
US20170164753A1 |
2017-06-15 |
Keith Rudolph |
A combination cooler support and drink display device combined with a cooler support includes a frame that comprises a pair of front legs and a pair of back legs. Each of a pair of beams is pivotally coupled to a respective front leg and a respective back leg. A platform, which is rigid, is pivotally coupled to each of the front legs and each of the back legs. The frame is foldable. With the frame unfolded, the pair of beams are coplanar and in substantial parallelism with the platform. Each of a pair of side tables has an inner edge hingedly coupled to a respective beam. Cup holders are positioned in the side tables. The platform is configured to support and position a cooler to dispense drinks into cups, and the cup holders are configured to store the cups prior to and after filling. |
169 |
Reinforcing Method and Arrangement for Foldable Furniture |
US15409495 |
2017-01-18 |
US20170119147A1 |
2017-05-04 |
Frank Tsai |
A reinforcing arrangement for reinforcing a joint portion between two support units of a foldable furniture object, comprising a first mounting unit which comprises a first mounting body and a first guiding member outwardly protruded from the first mounting body mounting on the first support unit; a second mounting unit which comprises a second mounting body and a second guiding member or a second guiding groove complimentary to and moveably engaging with the first mounting unit to define a maximum extending angle of movement, thereby the first and second support unit are guided to lock into position at an unfolded position at the maximum extending angle and to unlock at a folded position; and a connecting unit pivotally connecting the first support unit and the second support unit between which the two mounting units are positioned, thereby the joint portion is reinforced. |
170 |
ROPE GUIDING DEVICE AND WALKING STICK CHAIR HAVING THE SAME |
US15271449 |
2016-09-21 |
US20170086542A1 |
2017-03-30 |
Chih-Ting Pao |
A rope guiding device includes a base seat, two limiting link assemblies connected to the base seat, and a limiting rope. Each of the limiting link assemblies has a retaining space therein, and a guiding groove in spatial communication with the retaining space. The limiting rope includes two head pieces respectively and movably retained in the retaining spaces of the limiting link assemblies, and a rope body having two opposite end portions that respectively extends through the guiding grooves of the limiting link assemblies and that are respectively connected to the head pieces. Each of the head pieces has a width greater than the width of each of the guiding grooves and the width of the rope body. |
171 |
Multiple use device |
US14745706 |
2015-06-22 |
US09591924B1 |
2017-03-14 |
Anthony W. O'Neal |
Multifunctional device can be used, inter alia, as a stool, table, bench, or toilet, and can be carried on one's back. There are also many accessories that, in embodiments, are added to the basic structure, such as a back rest, a shooting stick with adjustable height, an umbrella, a hunting blind attachment, a privacy skirt, and toilet paper holders. The basic structure contains, in embodiments, shaped functionality for propping elongate items, e.g., a rifle or fishing pole. |
172 |
Foldable Mobile Restaurant Booth |
US15180536 |
2016-06-13 |
US20160286962A1 |
2016-10-06 |
Steve M. Whittington; Jeffrey Allen Schreiner |
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 scat 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. |
173 |
PORTABLE SEATING DEVICE |
US14986612 |
2015-12-31 |
US20160192780A1 |
2016-07-07 |
Robert Scott Sinclair; Joel Beebe; Nick Vallo; Christos Ragias |
A collapsible seating device is provided. In one embodiment, a seating device is provided, the seating device comprising: a seat portion connected to an elongated support body by at least one seat attachment device, wherein the seat attachment device includes a seat release mechanism, and wherein the seat attachment device is operable to selectively lock the seat portion in at least one of a position that is substantially parallel to the elongated support body and a position that is substantially perpendicular to the elongated support body; and not more than one collapsible leg connected to the support body, the collapsible leg operable to be selectively moved into the support body. |
174 |
Foldable chair |
US14583468 |
2014-12-26 |
US09357820B2 |
2016-06-07 |
Chih-Ting Pao |
A foldable chair includes a support unit, a fold unit and a seat unit. The support unit includes a main stick having a positioning groove. The fold unit includes a connecting member connected to the main stick and an upper slider assembly movable along the main stick. The seat unit is connected to the upper slider assembly. The upper slider assembly is operable to engage the positioning groove for preventing the fold unit from converting between an unfolded state and a folded state, and to be disengaged from the positioning groove so as to permit the fold unit to convert between the unfolded and folded states. |
175 |
C-folding chair |
US13999970 |
2014-04-10 |
US09345329B2 |
2016-05-24 |
Alexander Gendell |
A folding chair having seat, backrest, front leg, and rear leg interconnected with backrest pivoted to front leg and back leg, and seat pivoted to front leg and back leg so as to lock backrest when chair is unfolded, and when weight is applied to the seat a force is applied further locking the backrest. A modification provides a folding chair with outer and inner frames for locking backrest and rear leg in position when chair is unfolded for use. |
176 |
WEARABLE CHAIR APPARATUS |
US14899599 |
2014-06-25 |
US20160135604A1 |
2016-05-19 |
Hyung Joon KIM |
A wearable chair apparatus includes: a pants unit configured such that the legs and buttocks of a wearer are inserted therein; and a chair unit configured to be coupled to the pants unit and support the buttocks of the wearer against a ground surface; wherein the chair unit includes: a buttocks support plate configured such that the buttocks are seated thereon; a pair of upper legs and a pair of lower legs configured to extend downward from the buttocks support plate and be coupled to both legs of the wearer; first joints configured to rotatably support the upper legs against the buttocks support plate; second joints configured to rotatably support the lower legs against the upper legs; and wherein upper inclined surfaces and lower inclined surfaces are formed at the lower ends of the upper legs and upper ends of the lower legs. |
177 |
Folding furniture |
US14301987 |
2014-06-11 |
US09237810B2 |
2016-01-19 |
Larry Voris |
A folding chair includes a frame, a seat bottom coupled to the frame, and legs for supporting the seat bottom in a horizontal position relative to the frame. The frame is formed to include a seat back. |
178 |
Chair for outdoor use |
US13718321 |
2012-12-18 |
US09185982B2 |
2015-11-17 |
Susan B. Kilzer |
Embodiments described relate generally to chairs for outdoor use. For example, a chair is provided having elbow pockets/channels, a media compartment with collapsible shade and ventilation, a solar powered media charging station, and a mid-section/lumbar support device. In some embodiments, the chair is a folding chair. In at least some embodiments, the chair provides a selection of seated positions for the user. In various embodiments, the chair is a lounge chair, a folding lounge chair, a sand chair (seat height less than 9″), a folding sand chair, an elevated chair (seat height 16″ or higher), and a folding elevated chair. |
179 |
COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF |
US14268096 |
2014-05-02 |
US20150313361A1 |
2015-11-05 |
Aidan J. Moyle |
A method of manufacturing a coated article includes providing a substrate, positioning a spacer adjacent the substrate, applying a polymer coating to the spacer and the substrate, and removing the polymer-coated spacer to expose an uncoated portion of the substrate. |
180 |
Hinge Mechanisms and Foldable Furniture |
US14742352 |
2015-06-17 |
US20150284980A1 |
2015-10-08 |
Barry McCullough |
Embodiments generally relate to hinge mechanisms. Many of the hinge mechanism embodiments may be used in foldable furniture. The foldable furniture may be a foldable seat or table. The hinge mechanism may include a central cylinder with a body defining a hinge axis. The central cylinder may have rotate channel(s) transverse to the hinge axis and locking channels extending axially from the rotate channel(s). Collar(s) may couple with the central cylinder and may include pin(s) that protrude inwardly into the rotate channel(s) and locking channel(s) of the central cylinder. In some embodiments, an intermediate cylinder may be disposed between the central cylinder and the collar(s). The intermediate cylinder may have slots corresponding to the rotate channel(s) of the central cylinder. When pin(s) and locking channel(s) are aligned, the central lock cylinder may move axially to lock the collars in a desired angular position (e.g., a deployed or folded configuration). |