Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297411380 | Angularly | 31 |
20080315658 | Adjustable, locking armrest for chair - An armrest that is infinitely adjustable is provided by the combination of a pin and slot arrangement for adjusting the arm in one direction and a second pin and slot arrangement for angularly adjusting the arm in a different direction, the second pin being in the form of a locking cam which locks the arm to a portion of the chair. | 12-25-2008 |
20090127911 | Downwards folding seat - A folding seat for an aircraft has a backrest, a seat area and an armrest. The seat area is pivotable. When the seat area is pivoted, the armrest is pivotable downwards, the seat area and the armrest being coupled by at least one coupling element in the form of a bevel gear. | 05-21-2009 |
20090140566 | Circular Regulation System - Circular regulation system, which may be fixed in a discrete number of positions, characterized in that it comprises a train of three gears ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090230750 | INFINITELY ADJUSTABLE ARMREST FOR SEAT - Apparatus includes an inner tube affixed to a seatback and an outer tube affixed to an armrest and coaxially mounted over the inner tube. A substrate is affixed to the outer tube and a slave link is pivotally attached to the inner tube with a lock link pivotally attached to the slave link for reciprocal movement. A lock mechanism is movable between a locked position in which the lock mechanism frictionally engages the lock link and an unlocked position in which the lock link is free to slide relative to the lock mechanism. An adjustment lever moves the lock mechanism from the locked position into the unlocked position. A spring biases the lock mechanism into the locked position to hold the lock link and the armrest in a selected position. | 09-17-2009 |
20100194168 | ARMREST FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to an armrest ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100253126 | Vehicle armrest - An armrest for a motor vehicle seat includes an armrest body configured to coupled to a fixing mechanism. The armrest body includes axle pins and stop pins and the fixing mechanism includes a pivot bearing and a stop groove. The axle pins are configured to insert into the pivot bearings and pivot about an axis of rotation. The distance between the stop pins is smaller than the distance between the pivot bearings. | 10-07-2010 |
20100289317 | ADJUSTABLE SLIDING ARMREST - An adjustable sliding armrest that may be extendable in length and varied in rotational position is provided. The armrest generally includes a support member, a slide member, a locking mechanism, and a tilt adjusting mechanism. The support member and slide member are in slidable communication with one another, and the locking mechanism may serve to lock the position of the slide member with respect to the support member. Moreover, the tilt adjusting mechanism may be utilized to selectively increase or decrease the tilt angle of the armrest. Such features allow users of various arm lengths to adjust the armrest to their comfort. | 11-18-2010 |
20100308636 | Adjustable Armrest For A Road Vehicle - An adjustable armrest for a vehicle seat comprising an armrest housing pivoted on a seat back frame and a pair of locking elements in the housing, one of which is adjustable and the other being fixed. A seat back stop is engageable with the adjustable locking element. A seat occupant, using an armrest release mechanism, may adjust the relative positions of the locking elements to change a desired active position of the armrest. A memory feature permits return of the armrest to the desired active position from an upright stowed position. | 12-09-2010 |
20110049960 | AIRCRAFT SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE ARMREST - An aircraft seat has an adjustable armrest in which the armrest platform is supported by a hinged attachment to an armrest support member. The hinged attachment between the armrest platform and the arm support member is located at the wrist-end of the arm support member near the aircraft control stick. The armrest platform and the armrest support are locked into position by means of telescoping struts that are controlled at the wrist-end of the arm platform member. The telescoping struts can be selectively locked to create triangular and/or quadrilateral trusses that lock the armrest firmly into position and may include springs or other elements to bias the armrest platform up and forward so that the armrest “floats” when the telescoping struts re released. | 03-03-2011 |
20110140498 | Armrest Assembly that can Adjust its Leftward and Rightward Positions - An armrest assembly includes a mounting bracket, a limit member mounted on the mounting bracket, and an armrest support mounted on the limit member. The bottom of the mounting bracket is provided with a slideway which has a first side provided with an upright limit face and a second side provided with an oblique limit face. The limit member has a first side provided with an upright mating face abutting the upright limit face and a second side provided with an oblique mating face abutting the oblique limit face. Thus, the upright mating face and the oblique mating face are limited by the upright limit face and the oblique limit face respectively, so that the limit member is moved in the slideway smoothly and stably without producing any vibration to facilitate movement of the armrest support relative to the mounting bracket. | 06-16-2011 |
20120032489 | ARMREST FOR AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - An armrest for an aircraft seat is disclosed. The armrest includes an arm support portion having a first end and a second end, a first pivot member, the first end of the arm support portion attached to the first pivot member for pivoting the arm support portion about a first axis, and a second pivot member linked to the first pivot member for pivoting the arm support portion about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis such that the arm support portion may be positionally adjusted. A method of construction of an aircraft seat and a seat for use in an aircraft are also disclosed. | 02-09-2012 |
20120098319 | ADJUSTABLE ARMREST WITH PUSH BUTTON - The present invention provides for a vehicle armrest assembly mounted to a vehicle seat back movable from a stowed position to a functioning position. The armrest assembly includes an armrest housing having a gas shock disposed within the armrest housing. A pivot bracket is mounted within the armrest housing and in line with the gas shock. The pivot bracket has a first end and a second end. The first end of the pivot bracket abuts the gas shock so as to actuate a nozzle on the gas shock. The second end of the pivot bracket abuts a button. When the button is pressed, the button pushes the pivot bracket, transfers energy through the pivot bracket to the nozzle of the gas shock, and actuates the nozzle of the gas shock thereby permitting movement of the armrest assembly. | 04-26-2012 |
20120133189 | ARMREST DEVICE - An arm-rest device is constituted by including the following: an armrest body to be installed to a seat rotatably upward/downward; a ratchet mechanism including stationary-side first ratchet teeth, and movable-side second ratchet teeth rotating integrally with the armrest body; coiled springs for urging those in such a direction that they press one another; releasing cam units for releasing the ratchet mechanism from the meshing; elastic claws and a flanged portion for retaining that release; cut-offs for returning the ratchet mechanism to the meshing. And, the armrest body is made of resin, thereby integrally molding the second ratchet teeth at the time of its molding. It thus becomes an armrest device that is lightweight as a whole, whose assembly can also be done with less man-hour requirements, whose feeling of use is also satisfactory, and which is inexpensive and small in size. | 05-31-2012 |
20120212026 | ADJUSTABLE SLIDING ARMREST - An adjustable sliding armrest that may be extendable in length and varied in rotational position is provided. The armrest generally includes a support member, a slide member, a locking mechanism, and a tilt adjusting mechanism. The support member and slide member are in slidable communication with one another, and the locking mechanism may serve to lock the position of the slide member with respect to the support member. Moreover, the tilt adjusting mechanism may be utilized to selectively increase or decrease the tilt angle of the armrest. Such features allow users of various arm lengths to adjust the armrest to their comfort. | 08-23-2012 |
20120235461 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PIVOTABLY SUPPORTING AN ARMREST ON A SEAT - A seat assembly includes a seat including a back and an armrest assembly. The armrest assembly includes a fastener supported on the back of the seat and that defines an axis. A fixed spacer is disposed about the fastener, and a spring bushing is disposed about the fixed spacer. An armrest includes a frame having a rotating bushing supported on the spring bushing. As a result, the frame and the armrest can pivot relative to the fastener and the back of the seat. The spring bushing applies a radial force against both the rotating bushing and the fixed spacer. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242132 | ARMREST ADJUSTMENT MEMBER - An armrest adjustment member including an armrest support, an outer sleeve, a positioning rod, a positioning part and an armrest body is revealed. The armrest support is disposed with a guide slot and symmetrical toothed bars on inner surfaces of the guide slot. The outer sleeve with an opening on one side is mounted on an upper part of the armrest support. The opening is mounted with a button. The T-shaped positioning rod arranged in the outer sleeve includes two top ends pivoted to the outer sleeve and a bottom end locked into a toothed groove of the toothed bar moveably. The bottom end is released from the toothed groove by pressing the button. The positioning part is disposed above the outer sleeve and is mounted between an armrest pad and an armrest base of the armrest body. Thus the armrest is adjusted horizontally, vertically or rotated. | 09-27-2012 |
20120261970 | APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS INCLINATION ADJUSTMENT OF A PIVOTABLE VEHICLE PART - The invention relates to an apparatus for continuous inclination adjustment of a component part of a vehicle, in particular a pivotable vehicle armrest, pivotable about a pivot axle. The apparatus is configured to lock various angles of inclination in a first pivoting direction and unlock them when a pre-settable angle of inclination is reached and/or exceeded. This allows the pivotable component part of the vehicle to be moved back into a starting position contrary to the first pivoting direction. The continuous inclination adjustment apparatus has a sleeve freewheel device for setting the continuous inclination, a coupling device for coupling and uncoupling the sleeve freewheel device and a control device for actuating the coupling device. | 10-18-2012 |
20120292974 | ROTATABLE ARMREST - An armrest for a chair having a first member, connected to the chair; a second member selectively rotatable relative the first member; means disposed between the first and second members for resisting the rotational movement between the first and second members. | 11-22-2012 |
20130076096 | ARMREST EXHIBITING MULTIPLE STACKED AND FIXED SECTORS IN ALIGNMENT WITH RETRACTABLEPAWLS AND EXHIBITING OFFSET ENGAGING TEETHFOR ENSURING INCREMENTAL PIVOTAL ADJUSTABILITY - An incrementally adjustable armrest associated with a seatback having an armrest supported in pivotal fashion to a frame location of the seatback. At least one sector is fixed to the seatback frame and supports a pivotal location associated with the armrest. A plurality of teeth are located along a circumferential edge extending location of the sector corresponding to a range of adjustment associated with the armrest. A plurality of pawls are arranged in a stacked relationship and are pivotally secured to the armrest at a location such that additional teeth associated with the pawls are biased in an engaging direction against the sector. A teethed pattern associated with a selected pawl individually seats within a circumferential location associated with the sector teeth. | 03-28-2013 |
20130147251 | SEAT ARMREST FRAME - An armrest frame including a first portion including a shaft and a single plastic material lining overmolded around the shaft and a second portion including at least one branch attached to the lining. A seat including a backrest and an armrest including such a frame, pivotally connected to the backrest. | 06-13-2013 |
20130307308 | Chair with Foldable Armrest and Armrest Locking Mechanism - A chair that facilitates user ingress and egress has a chair support structure and a seat, a backrest, and at least one armrest coupled to the chair support structure. A lower portion of the armrest is coupled to the chair support structure and an upper portion of the armrest is coupled to the lower portion to allow rotation of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion around a horizontal axis that splits the armrest into the two portions. The upper portion can be placed in an upright position above the lower portion and a folded position alongside the lower portion by rotation of the upper portion around the horizontal axis. The upper portion can be locked in the upright position with a locking mechanism that can extend through both the lower portion and the upper portion to prevent rotation of the upper portion around the horizontal axis. | 11-21-2013 |
20140077568 | Multi-functional structure for armchair armrest pad - A multi-functional structure for armchair armrest pad comprises an armrest frame connecting unit, a block slider, a movable fixing unit, a rotary positioning unit, a fixing unit, an inclined movable unit, a pressing unit, an armrest pad and a top board, wherein the unlocked position can easily get when pressing the pressing unit, thus the armrest pad can be adjusted to the front, back, left, right, and be rotated to the right and the left, and the locked position can easily get when letting go the pressing unit, thus the armrest pad can be fixed and remained the angle which is adjusted. | 03-20-2014 |
20140167478 | ARMREST ASSEMBLY - An adjustable armrest for a chair is disclosed herein and comprises an assembly of a mounting plate, a support column, an anti-rotation feature, and two arms. The adjustable armrest's mounting plate is positionable laterally and rotationally about the support column when the anti-rotation feature is disengaged, and is restrained when the anti-rotation feature is engaged. The anti-rotation feature restrains the position of the mounting plate by restraining the rotation of the two arms and is preferably controlled via an actuator button. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167479 | CORE FOR ARMREST - To provide a core for armrest, the core including a stopper pin for restricting rotation, and exhibiting higher resistance to loads. A core for armrest includes a framed body being made of resin, a stopper pin being made of metal, the stopper pin being subjected to insert molding in the framed body so as to protrude a leading-end side thereof toward an outer side of the framed body, and being hooked onto a stopper of a seat, thereby being restricted from rotating, and a rib being integrally molded onto the framed body inside the framed body, and being disposed so as to overlap with respect to a base-end face of the stopper pin in an axial direction of the stopper pin. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175850 | ADJUSTABLE ARMREST DEVICE - An adjustable armrest includes a housing with opposite walls. Each of the walls has a bore formed in it. The boxes support a pivot pin with a gear so that the armrest is pivotable on the pin. A ratchet with a pawl is pivotably connected to and carried by the armrest. The ratchet is also configured so that the pawl may engage the gear to define incremental ratcheting movement of the armrest on the pin when the armrest is pivoted in one direction. There is also provided a cam ring selectively movable with the armrest for rotational engagement with the gear. The cam ring has an exterior cam surface that contacts a portion of the ratchet and pivots the ratchet clear of engagement with the gear when the armrest is pivoted in another direction. The new armrest incorporates fewer components lowering cost of production, improving torsion force and load bearing capabilities, improving life of the furniture piece and strengthening armrest and furniture piece assembly. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183923 | ARMREST DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - An armrest device for a vehicle seat, in particular for a flight passenger seat, having an armrest that is connected to a seat component via a joint unit such that said armrest can be swiveled about a swivel axis. The armrest device comprises a locking unit for locking the joint unit, which has a bearing unit that is provided for the mobile mounting of the armrest. | 07-03-2014 |
20140246891 | Functional chair - The functional chair includes a backrest support, a backrest, a rotation axis, two rotation plates, an operation rod, a massage roller, and an armrest. The backrest is fixed to the backrest support and has a plurality of operation holes perforated at both sides of the front surface in a zigzag pattern, the rotation axis is fixed to a center of the rear surface of the backrest. The two rotation plates have multiple finger-like extensions formed at horizontally the same location as the operation holes and face while not interfering with each other so as to allow each of the finger-like extensions to rotate on the rotation axis through a rotation sleeve. The operation rod is fixed to the opposite side of each finger-like extension on each of the rotation sleeves and emerges to the front direction of the backrest through each operation hole when each rotation plate rotates. | 09-04-2014 |
20140265508 | ADJUSTABLE LIMB SUPPORT FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY VEHICLES - An arm support for a personal mobility vehicle can include a first member having a first end that defines a first cavity, and a first attachment member that extends through the first cavity so as to define an axis. The arm support can further include a second member having a first end that is disposed within the first cavity such that the second member is pivotally attached to the first member by the first attachment member. The arm support can further include an actuator that extends through the first end of the second member and through the first cavity. The actuator can be operatively coupled to the second member such that actuation of the actuator causes the second member to pivot about the axis. | 09-18-2014 |
20140354026 | Armrest, in particular for office chairs - An armrest, in particular for office chairs, comprising a support bracket ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150028645 | Adjustable Armrest Apparatus - An adjustable armrest having a base and an armrest that are coupled together through an articulating joint assembly. The joint assembly includes a body with a first articulating ball joint and a second articulating ball joint. The first articulating ball joint is coupled to the armrest with the second articulating ball joint being coupled to the base. | 01-29-2015 |
20150298587 | ARMREST - An armrest that includes a mounting plate, a block member, and a link member. The link member has a first end and a second end that opposes the first end. The link member is engaged with the mounting plate at a first pivot toward the first end to pivot the link member at the first pivot and laterally move the second end. The link member is engaged with the block member at a second pivot toward the second end to pivot the block member at the second pivot and laterally move an end of the block member that faces the first end. | 10-22-2015 |