Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297239000 | Nested | 40 |
20080277982 | STACKABLE CHAIR - A stacking chair having a seat, a back support, and a frame for supporting the seat and back support. The frame includes a pair of spaced apart leg members, a back support member, and a seat support member. The leg members have a front portion and rear portion interconnected by a connecting portion to give the leg members a generally U or V shape. The chair further includes a stacking member disposed on each leg member. The stacking member shaped to receive the upper surface of a leg member of a like chair such that the stacking member rests on the connection portion of a like chair and the upper chair in the stack is positioned forward of the lower chair thereby offsetting the stack's tendency to lean back due to the weight and position of the back support thus providing for the stability of a stack of chairs. | 11-13-2008 |
20080315645 | Chair capable of being firmly stacked - A chair capable of being firmly stacked comprises a seat; at least one supporting leg being connected to a bottom of the seat, the supporting leg including a resisting section and a wheel assembly; one end of the resisting section being connected to a bottom of the seat and another end of the resisting section being connected to the wheel assembly; the wheel assembly including a connecting block and a wheel pivoted to the connecting block; one inner side of the connecting block being formed with a resisting groove; the wheel being installed at an outer side of the supporting leg and being rotatable with respect to the connecting block; the resisting groove having a shape corresponding to a periphery of the resisting section so that the resisting groove can receive the resisting section of another chair. | 12-25-2008 |
20080315646 | CHAIR CAPABLE OF BEING FIRMLY STACKED - A chair capable of being firmly stacked comprises a seat; at least one supporting leg being connected to a bottom of the seat, the supporting leg including a resisting section and a wheel assembly; one end of the resisting section being connected to a bottom of the seat and another end of the resisting section being connected to the wheel assembly; the wheel assembly including a connecting block and a wheel pivoted to the connecting block; one inner side of the connecting block being formed with a resisting groove; the wheel being installed at an outer side of the supporting leg and being rotatable with respect to the connecting block; the resisting groove having a shape corresponding to a periphery of the resisting section so that the resisting groove can receive the resisting section of another chair. | 12-25-2008 |
20090072599 | CHAIR - 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. | 03-19-2009 |
20090273214 | Tilting Nestable Table and Chair Set - A portable chair and table set is provided that is tiltable and nestable to simplify and accommodate compact storage. The chair includes a seat shell that is pivotably mounted to a nestable support frame. Hinges connect the shell to the frame and are configured to hold the seat shell in a tilted configuration for storage. In this tilted configuration, several chairs can be horizontally nested so that the overall length of the nest chairs is minimized. Similarly, the table includes a table top having a unitary desk surface and modesty panel that is pivotably mounted to a support frame by hinges that are configured to hold the table top in a tilted configuration that allows horizontal nesting of several tables in a minimal overall length. The hinges can be easily disengaged by manual movement of the table top to its in use position. | 11-05-2009 |
20090284057 | STACKABLE CHAIR - The present invention discloses a stackable chair that can be used to stack up to ten of the stackable chairs in a generally vertical direction. The stackable chair can include a chair frame that has a seat support section with a front leg and a back leg extending in a downward direction therefrom. A cushion can be attached to the seat support section, the cushion having a rigid perimeter layer and a cushion layer extending across the rigid perimeter layer. The rigid perimeter layer can also have a central aperture and a support structure that extends across the aperture. The rigid perimeter layer provides a suitable structure such that a plurality of chairs can be stacked on top of each other in a generally vertical direction. | 11-19-2009 |
20100066139 | MONOBLOC ROCKING CHAIR - The present disclosure is directed to a monobloc rocking chair. The rocking chair includes a seat, backrest, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and rockers extending between front and rear legs. The chair is molded of a single material include a downwardly opening cavity and formed to taper outwardly from top to bottom. The cavity is formed by the seat being supported directly from below by front legs and being supported directly from above by a backrest. Rear legs are spaced from the seat. This allows two identical chairs to nest when vertically stacked for compact shipping, storage, or display. The monobloc rocking chair can include one or more arms or be armless. | 03-18-2010 |
20100066140 | STACKABLE CHAIR WITH FLEXIBLE BACK - A chair having a seat, a seat back and a frame with spaced apart side members and a rear member interconnecting the side members is provided. The chair also includes a support interconnecting the two side members. A seat support bracket interconnects the rear member to the mid portion of the support member. A spring interconnects the seat back to the support member. The proximal end of the spring is attached to the support member, and the distal end of the spring is attached to the seat back. The spring translates a portion of the load placed on the seat back onto the support member, and allows the user to recline. A support having a flange is disposed on each of the legs in a predetermined manner so as to place the chair on top of a like chair in a predetermined position convenient and conducive to stacking. | 03-18-2010 |
20100156155 | MESH STACKING CHAIR - A stackable chair has a seat and a backrest carried between opposite frame sides each with a backrest support, a front leg and a rear leg. One or both of the seat and the backrest have a continuous sheet of flexible and elastic mesh or patterned open texture plastic held across and substantially covering an opening in an all-plastic hoop fixed between the frame sides. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156156 | CLAMPING JOINT FOR A CHAIR - A clamping joint for a chair includes a joint coupling a front leg and a rear leg to the seat at an overlap with an inner clamp coupled to the seat and an outer clamp coupled to the inner clamp with the front leg and the rear leg clamped between the inner and outer clamps at the overlap. A finger on one of the inner or outer clamps extends towards the other and disposed between the front and rear legs. | 06-24-2010 |
20100194160 | STACKING AND NESTING CHAIR - A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair. | 08-05-2010 |
20100244515 | Reclining Chair - In the specification and drawings a chair is described and shown with a resiliently flexible frame having a front seat support; a seat slidably engaged to the front seat support; and a back rotatably engaged to the frame, the back being rotatably engaged to the seat. | 09-30-2010 |
20100289306 | STACKING CHAIR - 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. | 11-18-2010 |
20100314923 | SEATING DEVICE WITH ERGONOMIC ARMRESTS - Various embodiments of the present invention provide seating devices having an armrest with a triangular cross-section that twists along its length to provide a support surface with increased comfort to the occupant, in addition to making the chair strong and durable. The seating device of the present invention may also be stackable. | 12-16-2010 |
20100327643 | NESTABLE AND STACKABLE CHAIR - A chair is provided comprising a seat assembly including a seat back and a seat bottom and a support frame including a left leg assembly and right leg assembly connected by a transverse support member. The seat back is pivotably connected to each of the leg assemblies such that an upper portion of the seat back pivots in relation to the leg assemblies between a first seat back position and a second seat back position. The seat bottom is rotatable in relation to the seat back between an upright position and a horizontal position. The seat bottom is slidingly engaged with the leg assemblies such that pivoting of the seat backward from the first seat back position to the second seat back position causes the seat bottom to slide forward from a first seat bottom position to a second seat bottom position. | 12-30-2010 |
20110084526 | CHAIR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A chair includes four legs for placing on a ground surface and a seat mounted on the legs at a predetermined height relative to the ground surface, wherein space is left clear between the seat and the legs on at least one side of the seat for the purpose of receiving the legs of an adjacent chair, this space being bounded by frame parts for close fitting round legs of an adjacent chair, and a backrest arranged above the level of the seat. | 04-14-2011 |
20110089730 | CHAIR - There is provided a chair ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110175412 | NESTABLE CHAIR WITH SEAT ROTATION AND STOP ARRANGEMENT - A nesting chair includes a base having a transverse member. A backrest and seat are interconnected with the base. A seat rotation mechanism is configured to allow the seat to rotate from an initial seating position to an upwardly rotated nesting position. The seat rotation includes a first bearing area defined by an underside of the seat, and a second bearing area defined by a separate bearing member. The first and second bearing areas are located on opposite sides of the transverse member. A retainer arrangement is used to secure the bearing member to the seat with the transverse member therebetween. The seat is rotatable about the transverse member from the initial seating position to the upwardly rotated nesting position to enable the nesting chair to be nested with a plurality of like chairs. The transverse member is provided with a stop engageable with the seat for maintaining the seat in the seating position. | 07-21-2011 |
20110266847 | STACKABLE CHAIR WITH FLEXIBLE BACK - A stackable chair having a back member may flex to allow for improved user comfort. An inline spring-to-frame configuration with a pair of spring members reinforced by steel plates on the top and bottom of each end of each spring is attached to the underside of the left and right members of the seat support frame. The spring-to-frame configuration may allow the back support frame to flex relative to the seat support frame. | 11-03-2011 |
20110278889 | CHAIR - A chair includes a base, a backrest and a back brace supporting the backrest from the base. The base may include a seat assembly made up of a pan and a flexible support membrane over an upward opening cavity defined by the pan. The back brace may provide a flexible support for the generally planar member formed as a serpentine shape defined by a first curved portion opening toward said base and a second curved portion opening away from said base. The backrest may have an outer frame made from an extruded member having a generally tubular member and a fin coextruded with said generally tubular member to provide a fastening substrate for panels. The base may further include a leg assembly made up of a plurality of leg members and a joiner member joining horizontal portions of the leg members. | 11-17-2011 |
20120126596 | STACKABLE CHAIR WITH TELESCOPIC LEG MECHANISM - A chair for facilitating efficient stacking includes a seat element having a seat frame, a plurality of front legs attached to a front portion of the seat element, a plurality of rear legs attached to a back portion of the seat element, and one or more telescopic leg mechanisms disposed on at least one of the front or rear legs, wherein the telescopic leg mechanisms provide for lateral movement of the at least one of the front or rear legs with respect to the seat element. | 05-24-2012 |
20120235454 | SEAT FURNITURE HAVING A RAPIDLY ADJUSTABLE FRAME - Seat furniture includes a frame which is adjustable such that the height and inclination of the seat supported by the frame can be easily and rapidly varied. The seat furniture includes a seat platform, which is supported by an adjustable frame, in which two pairs of legs are integrated, the height-adjustment devices of which have locking devices which are operated by operating elements located near the seat platform. When the front operating device is operated, the movable locking devices of the front pair of legs are released. The height of the front pair of legs can then be varied. The set of the corresponding rear elements functions in the same manner. Articulated hinges integrated in the frame permit each adjustment while the support area on the floor does not change. The adjustable frame is configured in such a way, in particular in regard to the rear legs and the frame braces, that a cavity remains for a stacking fit which is compatible with the shape and the dimensions of the seat platform and the other structural elements and the operating elements, and consequently several units can be stacked one on top of the other. | 09-20-2012 |
20120248837 | ANTI-BALLISTIC CHAIRS - The present invention is directed to Anti-ballistic Chairs with the preferred embodiment consisting of a conventionally appearing stacking chair with padded seat cushion and back rest, having a tubular framework with arm rests, having the addition of a skirt section below the seat extending to the floor level. The core of the chair will consist of layers of flexible anti-ballistic fabric, also known as soft armor, wrapped in two directions around the tubular members of the back rest, seat and skirt section. Alternatively, the stacking chair will be constructed of pre-manufactured hard anti-ballistic armor components, also known as hard armor. Two additional embodiments will be folding chairs with tubular frameworks, the first having hard armor anti-ballistic surfaces and the second being able to have hard armor or soft armor anti-ballistic surfaces. | 10-04-2012 |
20120313411 | NESTING CHAIR - A nesting chair having a support frame having a back support portion, a pair of front legs having an stopping member for load bearing in an active position, a pair of rear legs and a rear support. The nesting chair further includes a seat having a top side and an under side for engagement of the stopping member, a support member mounted to the under side of the seat having an engaging end for pivotally engaging the rear support and slidably disengaging from the rear support; and a holding member mounted to the under side of the seat for engaging, and holding the seat to the nesting chair relative to the rear support member in an active position. | 12-13-2012 |
20130099534 | Chair with Improved Back Spring - Disclosed is a stackable chair containing a flexible back support frame mechanism that includes an improved spring system designed to allow reclining movement of a back support frame relative to a seat assembly. The back support frame and seat assembly are connected using right and left spring members disposed in a substantial surface-to-surface contact relationship with the seat assembly and back support frame members. | 04-25-2013 |
20130187422 | CHAIR HAVING FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN SEAT AND BACK - A chair includes a support assembly, a chair seat coupled to the support assembly, a chair back and a buckle. A lower portion of the buckle is coupled to the support assembly, while an upper portion of the buckle is coupled to a bottom portion of the chair back. The buckle is configured to orient the chair back at an obtuse angle relative to the seat and is flexible in certain embodiments to vary the angle. The top portion of the chair back includes a top edge and a slot formed in the top edge that extends toward the bottom portion to divide the chair back into left and right portions that can flex relative to each other. | 07-25-2013 |
20130328367 | ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT FURNITURE AND METHOD - An adjustable height chair has a pair of side frames and a seat frame with two seat/backrest portions secured together, with the seat frame pivotably mounted in the side frames. The chair height is changed by rotating the side frames in a direction opposite to the rotation of the seat frame, so that a seat panel which previously served as a platform to sit on becomes a backrest, and vice-versa. The chair preferably has one or more crossbars to serve the double duty of strengthening the frame of the chair, and supporting the seat panels in both sitting positions of the chair. | 12-12-2013 |
20140042788 | RECLINING CHAIR - In the specification and drawings a chair is described and shown with a resiliently flexible frame having a front seat support; a seat slidably engaged to the front seat support; and a back rotatably engaged to the frame, the back being rotatably engaged to the seat. | 02-13-2014 |
20140145480 | CHAIR - A chair may include a backrest, a seat, and a frame that supports the backrest and seat. The frame may include a plurality of interfacing portions. Each interfacing portion may include a receivable surface and a receiving surface. The receiving surface may have a shape configured to accept a surface having substantially the same shape as the receivable surface. Each interfacing portion may further include an offset separating the receivable surface and the receiving surface. Each interfacing portion may further include a profile having a length larger than the offset. | 05-29-2014 |
20140191546 | STACKING AND NESTING CHAIR - A stackable and nestable chair includes a seat assembly, a pair of rear legs spaced apart by a first distance, and a pair of front legs spaced apart by a second distance different than the first distance. The front legs and the rear legs mutually connected by a crossbar, and the seat assembly is supported by the crossbar when the seat is in an operable position. A plurality of casters are each attached to a bottom of each of the front and rear legs, wherein each caster includes a notch that is configured to couple with a leg of an adjacently stacked chair. | 07-10-2014 |
20140252823 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BODY MOTION STACK CHAIR - The present invention comprises a chair that allows small, subtle multi-directional motion by the user while maintaining the functionality and space requirements of a stack chair. The chair of the present invention comprises motion that is facilitated by flexible supports mounted to the frame of the chair which suspend and support the chair's seat. A range of motion in the seat is thereby provided which is limited by integrated stopping mechanism built into the chair's frame. Allowing the user to change seating attitude with concomitant motion of the chair seat improves user comfort and prevents or delays user fatigue during long seating sessions while maximizing efficiency of work accomplished during a seating session. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252824 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BODY MOTION STACK CHAIR - The present invention comprises a chair that allows small, subtle multi-directional motion by the user while maintaining the functionality and space requirements of a stack chair. The chair of the present invention comprises motion that is facilitated by flexible supports mounted to the frame of the chair which suspend and support the chair's seat. A range of motion in the seat is thereby provided which is limited by integrated stopping mechanism built into the chair's frame. Allowing the user to change seating attitude with concomitant motion of the chair seat improves user comfort and prevents or delays user fatigue during long seating sessions while maximizing efficiency of work accomplished during a seating session. | 09-11-2014 |
20150042135 | Chair with ball-casters - A chair is mounted on ball-casters. Each leg of the chair is mounted on a caster wheel that is surrounded by a ring of small metal balls, such as ball bearings, enabling the chair to roll freely without scuffing or scratching the floor or dulling the floor polish, and making it virtually impossible for the occupant to lean back in the chair with any stability. | 02-12-2015 |
20150076876 | CHAIR - A chair includes a support device that is capable of fitting support devices of another chair, a backrest that is attached to the support device or an intermediate support member provided for the support device so that the backrest is capable of being tilted rearwards, and a seat that is capable of being raised from an unfolded posture to a raised posture overlapping with a front side surface of the backrest, a plurality of chairs being capable of being fitted with each other back and forth by raising the seats thereof. The seat is attached to the support device, the backrest or the intermediate support member so that the seat is capable of being raised and rotated and so that the seat is capable of taking at least one movement of forward movement, retreat movement and tilting at the unfolded posture. | 03-19-2015 |
20150130236 | Chair with Cushion and Stackable Configuration - A chair has a frame with legs, a seat hoop carried by the legs, and a backrest extending above the seat hoop. A seat is carried by the seat hoop of the frame, and has a seat base with a cushion. A perimeter lip circumscribes the seat base and rests over the seat hoop. The seat base has a flexible and resilient corrugated interior capable of deflecting under weight and returning when the weight is removed. An annular bottom projection projects from the seat base between the perimeter lip and the corrugated interior and into the seat hoop, and has an annular bottom surface substantially flush with the lower surface of the seat hoop. | 05-14-2015 |
20150289656 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BODY MOTION STACK CHAIR - The present invention comprises a chair that allows small, subtle multi-directional motion by the user while maintaining the functionality and space requirements of a stack chair. The chair of the present invention comprises motion that is facilitated by flexible supports mounted to the frame of the chair which suspend and support the chair's seat. A range of motion in the seat is thereby provided which is limited by integrated stopping mechanism built into the chair's frame. Allowing the user to change seating attitude with concomitant motion of the chair seat improves user comfort and prevents or delays user fatigue during long seating sessions while maximizing efficiency of work accomplished during a seating session. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296986 | CHAIR WITH EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE GANGING SYSTEM - A chair has a frame with legs, a seat hoop carried by the legs, and a backrest extending above the seat hoop. A seat is carried by the seat hoop of the frame, and has a seat base with a cushion. A perimeter lip circumscribes the seat base and rests over the seat hoop. The seat base has a flexible and resilient corrugated interior capable of deflecting under weight and returning when the weight is removed. An annular bottom projection projects from the seat base between the perimeter lip and the corrugated interior and into the seat hoop, and has an annular bottom surface substantially flush with the lower surface of the seat hoop. | 10-22-2015 |
20150351550 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BODY MOTION STACK CHAIR - The present invention comprises a chair that allows small, subtle multi-directional motion by the user while maintaining the functionality and space requirements of a stack chair. The chair of the present invention comprises motion that is facilitated by flexible supports mounted to the frame of the chair which suspend and support the chair's seat. A range of motion in the seat is thereby provided which is limited by integrated stopping mechanism built into the chair's frame. Allowing the user to change seating attitude with concomitant motion of the chair seat improves user comfort and prevents or delays user fatigue during long seating sessions while maximizing efficiency of work accomplished during a seating session. | 12-10-2015 |
20160051053 | CHAIR WITH A FRAME WITH TUBULAR ELEMENTS - A chair with a frame with tubular elements, which comprises two inverted V-shaped elements that form the front legs and rear legs, are parallel and are joined substantially at their inner curvature to a rod-like crossmember, two L-shaped elements connected by the crossmember on which they are arranged in a parallel configuration so as to form a support for the back and for the seat, respectively with first substantially vertical portions thereof and second substantially horizontal portions. The chair is provided with means for locking vertical stacking with similar chairs. | 02-25-2016 |
20160101714 | TELESCOPIC COVER ELEMENT OF A RECEIVING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE SEAT - A receiving device on a vehicle seat for a holding element of a fastening system which has a receiving element of an equipment part to be fastened, which receiving element can be fixed on the holding element. The holding element is provided with a cover element having a cover opening. The receiving device has a holding part which is reversibly secured on the holding element. The cover element has a casing body which emerges from the cover opening and has cover-element slotted guides that are open with respect to the holding element within the casing body. The casing body of the cover element at least partially surrounds a body of the holding part, and the open side of the cover-element slotted guides of the cover element engages in the holding element whereby the cover element is mounted and is guided in a telescopically movable manner. | 04-14-2016 |