181 |
Chair with elastically-deformable seat and/or backrest |
US15157483 |
2016-05-18 |
US09826838B2 |
2017-11-28 |
Giancarlo Piretti |
A chair comprising: a metal frame formed by a plurality of metal elements, including a seat portion having two seat support elements and a backrest portion having two backrest support elements extending upwardly from the seat portion, a flexible backrest panel and/or a flexible seat panel of plastic material having two lateral hollow portions into which respective support elements are inserted, wherein, in a rest condition, there is a transverse clearance between outer edges of said lateral hollow portions and the respective support elements and wherein, in a deformed condition of the flexible backrest panel and/or flexible seat panel said transverse clearance is reduced to zero. |
182 |
CHAIR WITH PLUG TYPE CONNECTION STRUCTURE |
US15177736 |
2016-06-09 |
US20170261021A1 |
2017-09-14 |
Hui Wu |
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. |
183 |
Chair with plug type connection structure |
US15177736 |
2016-06-09 |
US09759248B1 |
2017-09-12 |
Hui Wu |
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. |
184 |
CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE UNIT, SLAT FOR USE IN FORMING A FURNITURE UNIT AND METHOD OF USING A CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE UNIT |
US15507064 |
2015-08-20 |
US20170238707A1 |
2017-08-24 |
Stephane LEATHEAD |
The convertible furniture unit comprises a hinge member pivotally linking first and second furniture portions to allow the first and second furniture portions to relatively pivot relative to each other to adopt a number of different angular relative positions, and a locking mechanism to releasably lock the first and second furniture portion in a given angular relative position. The first and second furniture portions each comprise a number of slats that are intermeshed with and are slidable between the slats of the other one of the first and second furniture portions. Each slat comprises a hinge portion pivotally attached to the hinge member, an arm extending away from the hinge portion and a free extremity opposite the hinge portion. The first and second furniture portions are capable of adopting at least:•a first position wherein the arms of the slats of the first furniture portion extend away from the hinge member and through the arms of the slats of the second furniture portion; and•a second position in which the arms of the slats of the first furniture portion extend away from hinge and away from the arms of the slats of the second furniture portion without crossing or extending through the arms of the slats of the second furniture portion. The first and second positions of the first and second furniture portions are both operable for use of the furniture unit by a user. |
185 |
Bench top for bench seats |
US14994003 |
2016-01-12 |
US09730521B2 |
2017-08-15 |
Murdo Paterson; Mal Paterson; Shawn Kennedy |
A bench top for a bench seat includes mounting elements for coupling to sides of bench seat members and a seat unit. The seat unit includes: a seating top; front and back members extending generally away from the seating top; ribs extending inwardly from the front and back members that, together with a front lip and a back lip, provide front and back pockets for receiving respective mounting elements therein; and joining elements at opposing sides of the seat unit for cooperating with joining elements of adjacent units. The seat unit is resilient to move the front and back lips away from each other for installation over the mounting elements and to return to a less flexed state as the front and back lips move toward each other when the mounting elements are received in the front and back pockets. |
186 |
FOLDING CHAIR |
US15383377 |
2016-12-19 |
US20170172304A1 |
2017-06-22 |
Giancarlo PIRETTI |
A folding chair comprising: a seat comprising a seat panel fixed to two seat supports, a backrest comprising a flexible backrest panel and two backrest supports having respective upper portions that engage respective side edges of said flexible backrest panel, a folding frame carrying the seat and the backrest and comprising a first structure including a pair of rear legs and a second structure including a pair of front legs, wherein the first structure and the second structure are articulated together about a first axis, a pair of joints each comprising a first half-coupling fixed to a respective rear leg and a second half-coupling fixed to a respective front leg, wherein the first half-coupling, the second half-coupling, and a respective seat support are rotatable relative to each other about said first axis, so that the first structure, the second structure and the seat are rotatable about said first axis between a position of use and a storage position. |
187 |
CHAIR WITHOUT COMBINING COMPONENTS |
US14968928 |
2015-12-15 |
US20170164745A1 |
2017-06-15 |
TSUNG-CHIEH HUANG |
A chair without combining components comprises a chair frame including two leg frames for combining a chair seat and two assembly posts; a rear transversal supporting rod installed at a back side between the two leg frames of the chair frame; each of two lateral side of the chair back having an insertion hole for receiving one of the two assembly posts and a buckling sleeve; wherein in assembly, the assembly post is inserted into the hollow portion of the buckling sleeve and then the buckling sleeve is inserted into the insertion hole of the chair back; after assembly, a top end of the buckling sleeve is between a top end of the assembly post and an inner upper wall of the insertion hole so as to suffer forces from the assembly post toward the inner upper wall of the insertion hole. |
188 |
FLEXIBLE CHAIR |
US15175253 |
2016-06-07 |
US20160360891A1 |
2016-12-15 |
Alessandro PIRETTI |
A chair comprising: a support structure including a rigid front fixing element, and an essentially L-shaped seating element, including a seat portion and a backrest portion connected to each other via an arcuate connecting portion, wherein the seat portion comprises a front fixing section fixed to said rigid front fixing element, a main seat section having a concave cross-section and a planar bending section located between said front fixing section and said main seat section and having a flat cross-section. |
189 |
Bench and methods for making thereof |
US14873122 |
2015-10-01 |
US09456697B2 |
2016-10-04 |
Sarkis Simitian |
Provided is a bench comprising: a) a plurality of parallel middle members, each of the middle members having at least two openings; b) at least two crossbars with a first end and a second end, each of the crossbars configured to go through one of the two openings; c) a plurality of legs for attaching to the crossbars, the legs making contact with a ground; wherein the plurality of the middle members are spaced apart from each other in such configuration that each of the two openings align from one middle member to another, and each of the crossbars transverses one of the openings of the middle members to be attached to the legs at the first and the second end of the crossbar, a top surface of the middle members in the configuration attached to the legs defining a sitting area of the bench. |
190 |
Three point adirondack chair |
US14998643 |
2016-01-26 |
US20160220027A1 |
2016-08-04 |
Paul G. Milde |
The present invention relates to an Adirondack style chair with an improved design that increases stability on uneven ground and increases structural strength by means of a triangular seat support assembly. Specifically, the Adirondack style chairs of the present invention comprise first and second seat members angled toward each other to form a “V” shape where the point of the “V” extends beyond the rear of the chair so as to come together at the point of contact with the ground, a seat section attached to the top of the seat support members, a back support section attached to the seat support members to form an angle generally comfortable for sitting and two vertical first and second front legs attached to each side of the seat support member at the front or side of the chair. The present invention also relates to an Adirondack style loveseat formed by positioning two 3-point Adirondack Chairs next to each other where each chair has been fabricated to remove the abutting armrests, and the abutting front leg member does not extend above the height of the seat section. |
191 |
Web-strapped furniture, web-strapping for furniture, and methods for web-strapping furniture |
US14022956 |
2013-09-10 |
US09370247B1 |
2016-06-21 |
John W. Caldwell |
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, methods of providing web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, web-strapped furniture, and methods of web-strapping furniture. One exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide an exemplary strap assembly of material for furniture upholstery comprising at least one fastener fastened into each end of the strap such that a tail end of each fastener is secured from extraction from the strap. In one exemplary strap assembly embodiment, fasteners would be fastened in each corner of each end of a strap so that a tail end of each fastener would be secured from extraction from the strap. Other exemplary embodiments would provide an exemplary article of furniture and methods of making an exemplary article of furniture, comprising said strap assemblies installed to span a space between opposing chair rails. |
192 |
BENCH AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEREOF |
US14873122 |
2015-10-01 |
US20160095441A1 |
2016-04-07 |
Sarkis Simitian |
Provided is a bench comprising: a) a plurality of parallel middle members, each of the middle members having at least two openings; b) at least two crossbars with a first end and a second end, each of the crossbars configured to go through one of the two openings; c) a plurality of legs for attaching to the crossbars, the legs making contact with a ground; wherein the plurality of the middle members are spaced apart from each other in such configuration that each of the two openings align from one middle member to another, and each of the crossbars transverses one of the openings of the middle members to be attached to the legs at the first and the second end of the crossbar, a top surface of the middle members in the configuration attached to the legs defining a sitting area of the bench. |
193 |
FLEXIBLE SEATING SURFACE |
US14939514 |
2015-11-12 |
US20160058193A1 |
2016-03-03 |
Teresa A. Bellingar; Larry A. Wilkerson; Peter J. Beyer |
A seat has a first ischial region, a second ischial region, a tailbone region and a thigh transitional region, each having at least one slot. Each slot generally opens outward, away from a center of the seat. Each slot may have an elongated central portion and two distal portions extending from the central portion. The central portion and distal portions may have a specific configuration relative to each other to provide desired support characteristics. The slots may allow flexing and cantilevering of portions of the seat to dynamically contour the seat based on the weight of the user. |
194 |
Flexible seating surface |
US14551521 |
2014-11-24 |
US09185985B2 |
2015-11-17 |
Teresa A. Bellingar; Larry A. Wilkerson; Peter J. Beyer |
A seat has a first ischial region, a second ischial region, a tailbone region and a thigh transitional region, each having at least one slot. Each slot generally opens outward, away from a center of the seat. Each slot may have an elongated central portion and two distal portions extending from the central portion. The central portion and distal portions may be substantially linear and may have a specific configuration relative to each other to provide desired support characteristics. The slots may allow flexing and cantilevering of portions of the seat to dynamically contour the seat based on the weight of the user. Multiple grooves may be included at the front of the seat to facilitate curling of the front of the seat. |
195 |
DROP IN SEAT DECK FOR FURNITURE ASSEMBLIES |
US14695491 |
2015-04-24 |
US20150305504A1 |
2015-10-29 |
Nicholas J. Robinson; Timothy A. Brandtner |
A drop-in seat deck for furniture assemblies. Various embodiments reduce the complexity and bulk of the seating frame, and also reduce the labor associated with assembly. Unlike the conventional spring suspensions, which apply constant spring loaded forces on the frame rails to maintain the springs in tension, the spring load force of the disclosed drop-in seat deck is provided by solely by the structure of the drop-in seat deck. Thus, the frame can be designed to support only the weight of the seated person is transferred to the rails of the seating frame, without consideration for pre-loading the seat deck. In various embodiments, dimensional changes to the seat deck occur under load. In some embodiments, these changes are accommodated by enabling a free end of the seat deck to slide on a support surface; in other embodiments, the changes are accommodated by flexures that are integral to the seat deck. |
196 |
Structure for mounting seating body of chair |
US13381087 |
2011-10-03 |
US09066595B2 |
2015-06-30 |
Taku Kumazawa |
The structure for mounting a seating body according to the present invention includes a seating body mounting portion, a leg mounting portion and a screw. The seating body mounting portion is provided to a back surface of a seating face of a seating body, and has a screw hole. The leg mounting portion is provided to a leg member, and includes a through-bore formed thereon into which a screw shaft can be inserted. The screw fixes the seating body mounting portion and the leg mounting portion. The seating body mounting portion contacts the leg mounting portion on a first region in which the screw hole is formed and on a second region which is spaced from the first region via a groove. |
197 |
SUPPORT PANEL |
US14457457 |
2014-08-12 |
US20150044429A1 |
2015-02-12 |
Efraim HAIMOFF; Nir APELBAUM |
Provided is an injection molded panel having a top side and a bottom side. The panel is configured with at least an elastic portion, the elastic portion including a plurality of undulating deformable strands intersecting with one another at rigid connecting locations, the rigid connecting locations alternatingly extending at opposite sides of the panel at alternating top peaks and bottom peaks, the peaks defining together the respective top side and the bottom side. |
198 |
Seat for molded plastic chairs |
US13459426 |
2012-04-30 |
US08857914B2 |
2014-10-14 |
William E. Adams; Robert G. Schreiber |
A seat on a stool, chair or bench has a permanent depression in the surface of the seat that corresponds in shape to an end view of a human iliac bone. This shape has concave curved central channel which has a first end and a second end. There is a first concave boomerang shaped channel having a central portion connected to the first end of the concave curved central channel and a second concave boomerang shaped channel having a central portion connected to the second end of the concave curved central channel. A chair, stool or bench whose seat has such a permanent depression is more comfortable to the person sitting on that seat than hard seats on seating devices known in the art. |
199 |
Gas-assisted co-injection molded chair |
US13104227 |
2011-05-10 |
US08663514B2 |
2014-03-04 |
Adam Daniel Deskevich; Hendrik Richard Van Hekken; Richard A. Wolfe |
The invention is directed to an article made from co-injection molding using gas-assist. The article has an inner material and an outer material. The inner material has a blowing agent uniformly distributed throughout the inner material. The outer material surrounds the inner material. The use of the blowing agent in the inner material produces a repeatable and consistent structure, as the blowing agent is uniformly activated through the product. The use of the gas-assist the heat and pressure associated with the blowing agent is allowed to out gas, thereby insuring that the finished molded chair or other item is aesthetically pleasing while providing increased strength and reduced weight compared to traditional plastic chairs formed with known methods. |
200 |
Web-strapped furniture, web-strapping for furniture, and methods for web-strapping furniture |
US13296671 |
2011-11-15 |
US08550565B2 |
2013-10-08 |
John W. Caldwell |
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, methods of providing web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, web-strapped furniture, and methods of web-strapping furniture. One exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide an exemplary strap assembly of material for furniture upholstery comprising at least one fastener fastened into each end of the strap such that a tail end of each fastener is secured from extraction from the strap. In one exemplary strap assembly embodiment, fasteners would be fastened in each corner of each end of a strap so that a tail end of each fastener would be secured from extraction from the strap. Other exemplary embodiments would provide an exemplary article of furniture and methods of making an exemplary article of furniture, comprising said strap assemblies installed to span a space between opposing chair rails. |