| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297445100 | BOTTOM, BACK AND LEG (I.E., CHAIR) | 36 |
| 20080217983 | LONG-LEGGED CHAIR STRUCTURE - A long-legged chair includes a chair leg frame, a seating part, a back part, a dining tray, and two armrests; the seating part is fitted on the chair leg frame in a separable manner, and it can be easily fitted to and separated from the chair leg frame; the back part is pivoted to the seating part in an adjustable manner; the armrests are fitted on top of the chair leg frame; the dining tray is fitted on and supported by the armrests in a forwards and rearwards displaceable manner such that it can be adjusted in position. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090289490 | Structure of a mesh supporting frame of a mesh chair and assembly of the mesh chair - A mesh chair includes a mesh supporting frame, and a mesh positioned over and joined on the mesh supporting frame; the mesh supporting frame has several joining post portions spaced apart on a loop-shaped side thereof; the mesh is stretched to a tense state and joined on the mesh supporting frame with the joining post portions of the frame being passed through the openings on the periphery thereof; afterwards, a wrapping layer is formed over and around the joint between the mesh and the mesh supporting frame by injection molding to join the mesh and the mesh supporting frame together; thus, the mesh is firmly joined on the mesh supporting frame, having such a tension and elasticity as to provide supporting force to a sitter on the mesh chair. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090295214 | BARIATRIC SEATING FURNITURE - An article of seating furniture that is particularly desirable for use with bariatric patients is disclosed. The seating furniture includes a seat portion that includes a front seating area and a rear seating area. The front seating area is defined by a generally semi-elliptical front perimeter surface while the rear seating area is defined by a different, generally semi-elliptical rear perimeter surface. The surface area of the front seating area is less than the surface area of the rear seating area to provide enhanced ingress and egress for a bariatric patient. The seating furniture includes a back portion and two pair of support legs that further enhance the desirability of the seating furniture for a bariatric patient. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100038951 | CHAIR FRAME ASSEMBLY - A chair frame assembly includes a frame, a plurality of mounting blocks, and a plurality of wheel devices. The frame includes a plurality of legs each having a coupling hole extending along a first longitudinal axis at a first acute angle to a vertical axis. Each coupling block includes an upper, insertion section having an engaging hole extending along a second longitudinal axis and a lower, coupling section extending along an axial axis at a second acute angle to the second longitudinal axis the same as the first acute angle. The insertion section of each coupling block is engaged in the coupling hole of one of the legs with the first longitudinal axis coincident with the axial axis and with the second longitudinal axis perpendicular to the ground. Each wheel device includes a wheel and an axle coupled in the engaging hole. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110221253 | Ergonomic Side Chair - A reclinable chair is disclosed having right and left side connectors for pivotally connecting a backrest to a base assembly. The connectors bias the backrest into the upright position when unoccupied. In certain embodiments, the connectors can comprise elastic members, ball joints, or a plurality of elastic springs. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120032491 | HIGH CHAIR WITH FOLDING LEGS - A high chair ( | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120074754 | BAMBOO CHAIR - A bamboo chair includes L-shaped first bamboo strips arranged in parallel, L-shaped third bamboo strips arranged in parallel, first reinforcing members fixedly connected between the straight horizontal sides of the L-shaped third bamboo strips and the straight horizontal sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips in a parallel manner, a second reinforcing member fixedly connected between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips and the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips at the bottom side, L-shaped second bamboo strips arranged in parallel and supported between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips and the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped third bamboo strips, and third reinforcing members respectively fixedly connected between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped third bamboo strips and the straight horizontal sides of the L-shaped second bamboo strips and between the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped second bamboo strips and the arched vertical sides of the L-shaped first bamboo strips. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120086258 | FURNITURE FOOT WITH BALL JOINT AND FELT PAD - A furniture foot comprises (a) a furniture foot connector; (b) a foot base having a molded portion; (c) a ball joint connecting the furniture foot connector to the foot base; and (d) a felt pad co-molded with the molded portion of the foot base, such that the felt pad protrudes away from the foot base. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120153700 | SEATING FURNITURE WITH INDEPENDENTLY FREE-SWINGING SEAT AND BACKREST - An article of furniture, such as a chair, including a free-swinging seat and a free-swinging backrest. The chair includes a seat and backrest coupled to a chair frame, where the chair frame includes first and second laterally spaced apart components. The first and second components each have a floor strut and a pair of legs that may be arranged in a substantially triangular configuration for supporting the seat. The chair also includes a coupling device, which may include a spring element, coupled to the legs and configured to allow forward movement of the seat and backward movement of the backrest, where movement of the seat and backrest may occur independently of one another. In some embodiments, the maximum movement of the seat and backrest may be limited by restricting movement of the coupling device. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120228916 | Furniture construction - Furniture is constructed from a plurality of vertically oriented slats whose upper edges form at least one functional surface and that have tabs formed along their side edges and accommodating notches formed within their bottom edges. Tabs fit within notches allowing slats to connect perpendicularly and hold each other upright in spaced relation without a superstructure or any continuously extending support components. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130175844 | ERGONOMIC CHAIR EMPLOYING STACKED LAYER CONSTRUCTION - An ergonomic chair employing stacked layer construction including a frame having a seat, a back support, and a plurality of support legs. The seat and the back support each include a plurality of parallel-stacked, thin layered slats, with each of the slats being spaced from one another, and being similarly flexible and securely mounted within a corresponding slot formed in the frame. The parallel-stacked, thin layered slats are subjected to a load with each thin layered slat flexing toward the next lower-positioned slat for progressively increasing the resistance to the load. Each of the slats exhibits linear flexibility and rotational flexibility about a horizontal axis of the slat for adjusting to a shift in the load on the stacked, thin layered slats for providing a comfortable seating surface on the ergonomic chair. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140015299 | CHAIR STRUCTURE - A chair structure includes a main body and a cushion. When the cushion is disposed on the cushion frame of the main body, the cushion is forwardly inclined to naturally enable the pelvis of the user to incline in the same manner and enable the lumbar vertebra to naturally curve, so that the ischium of the user's hips would sustain most upper body weight of the user instead of the pelvis. Also, it reduces the pressure between the thigh of the user and the front edge of the chair, so the user can sit on the chair for a longer period of time while the spine can naturally maintain an S shape to reduce physical/physiological uncomfortableness caused by improper sitting manner. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140252836 | Anchoring System for Seat Back - A seating system adapted for use in stadium, auditorium, and/or theater-type settings. The system utilizes seat back pins, support beams, and anchors for installing seat backs in series and without requiring custom components to account for variability in dimensions. A method for installing seat backs provides the installer with multiple degrees of freedom when adjusting the position of a seat back being installed, including lateral positioning and rotational orientation. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150015051 | CHAIR ASSEMBLY - A chair assembly includes a frame, seat, and a back. The frame has two foot frames and two back supports. The foot frame has an upper rod, and an extending supporting rib is formed to the upper rod. The back support has an assembling sheet. The seat has a cut for receiving the upper rod of the foot frame on two lateral sides thereof, and the rear side of the seat also has a cut for receiving the transverse shaft of the frame. The back has two pin holes on two lateral sides of the bottom thereof for receiving the back supports of the frame, and the pin hole has a slot for receiving the assembling sheet of the back support. The seat is fixed to the frame, and the back is fixed to the frame through the assembling sheet of the back support with two fastening components. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150308171 | FOLDING CHAIR WITH HINGE - A folding chair has a backrest, a seat and legs that are coupled to two hinges. The folding chair has an open position and a closed position. In the closed position the backrest portion is parallel to the seat portion and in the open position the angle between the seat portion and the backrest portion is greater than 90 degrees. The hinges are made of two elongated rod structures each having a helical center section. The two elongated rod structures are coupled together with a bolt to form the hinge. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20190142167 | CLASSROOM CHAIR HAVING A MULTIFUNCTION SEATBACK | 05-16-2019 |
| 297446100 | Back or back standard integral with leg | 3 |
| 20100078985 | Engineered Molded Fiberboard Panels. Methods of Making the Panels, and Products Fabricated From the Panels - A honeycomb-shaped panel is formed from a plurality of generally sinusoidally shaped strips of molded fiberboard material each having spaced, oppositely directed flat peaks, the peaks of adjacent strips being secured together to form a plurality of hexagonally shaped cells extending perpendicular to the surfaces of the sheet. The strips may be cut from a single sheet of corrugated fiberboard sheet material and then secured together to form the honeycomb panel, or a plurality of such panels may be secured together face to face with their ribs aligned to form a stack, and selected cuts may be made through the secured, stacked panels to form a plurality of honeycomb panels of desired surface shape and height dimensions. The strips forming the cells are substantially rigid and resistant to collapse of the cells, and form a substantially rigid core when assembled between two flexible fiberboard skins, while the panel is bendable to adopt a desired panel curvature. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20130264856 | ENGINEERED MOLDED FIBERBOARD PANELS AND PRODUCTS FABRICATED FROM THE PANELS - A honeycomb-shaped panel is formed from a plurality of generally sinusoidally shaped strips of molded fiberboard material each having spaced, oppositely directed flat peaks, the peaks of adjacent strips being secured together to form a plurality of hexagonally shaped cells extending perpendicular to the surfaces of the sheet. The strips may be cut from a single sheet of corrugated fiberboard sheet material and then secured together to form the honeycomb panel, or a plurality of such panels may be secured together face to face with their ribs aligned to form a stack, and selected cuts may be made through the secured, stacked panels to form a plurality of honeycomb panels of desired surface shape and height dimensions. The strips forming the cells are substantially rigid and resistant to collapse of the cells, and form a substantially rigid core when assembled between two flexible fiberboard skins, while the panel is bendable to adopt a desired panel curvature. | 10-10-2013 |
| 297446200 | Integral with plural rear legs | 1 |
| 20120228917 | DISMOUNTABLE CHAIR ASSEMBLY - A dismountable chair assembly includes a chair frame, back cushion, and seat cushion. The chair frame includes an H-shaped chair frame, two inverse L-shaped front chair feet, and a front transverse shaft. The back cushion is arranged to two upper shafts of the H-shaped chair frame. The lower sides of the two upper shafts are rear chair feet. A middle shaft serves to link the two inverse L-shaped chair feet and support the seat cushion. A bottom side of the seat cushion has a round skirt. Two columns are formed to a front side of the skirt. Two open holes are formed to a rear side of the skirt for being penetrated by the two inverse L-shaped front chair feet. Two rear sides of two inverse L-shaped front chair feet penetrating through the two open holes can be fixed to the middle shaft of the H-shaped chair frame by bolts. | 09-13-2012 |
| 297448100 | Front leg integral with rear leg | 1 |
| 20150115686 | Method for Making Seating from Pressure Vessels - Disclosed are seating made from pressure vessels, such as cylindrical propane tanks with hemispherical ends, as well as methods for making this kind of seating. The methods involve cutting sections of the reclaimed tanks and placing those sections on a jig that establishes defined, ergonomic positions for seat and back portions of the furniture, and welding appropriate ends or supports to the sections to form the piece of furniture. The pieces of furniture are made without bending, rolling, or otherwise changing the shape of the cut sections from the pressure vessel. | 04-30-2015 |
| 297451200 | Three support legs only | 3 |
| 20080203804 | Collapsible Support Frame for Furniture - A collapsible support frame includes a plurality of segmented legs pivotally connected to an inner surface of a collar, and are held together by an elastic cord. The legs pivot between a folded and a deployed position. In the folded position, the legs segments form a bundle to facilitate storage or transport. Portions of the legs segments may seat within leg seats formed in the outer surface of the collar. In the deployed position, the legs pivot to contact leg support seats formed at angles in an inner surface of the collar. After contact, each leg extends in a different direction supported by its respective leg support seat. The elastic cord provides tension that keeps the leg segments together in the deployed position, and prevents the leg segments from becoming lost or separated in the folded position. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20130009441 | Seat Cushion - A seat cushion for reducing back pain via elevating specific areas of a user's posterior and back is provided. The seat cushion includes two outer sections of generally semicircular shape and first height, each having a lower layer of firm foam of first thickness and an upper layer of soft foam of second thickness, the first thickness exceeds the second thickness, an inner section of generally rectangular shape with length and width and second height less than the first height, the inner section extends lengthwise between the outer sections forming a channel above the inner section and between the outer sections, a cushion base provides support for the underside of the outer sections and inner section, whereby for the user sitting on the seat cushion, a specific area of the user's posterior and back aligned with the channel is elevated above the channel to relieve pressure on the specific area. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20160249741 | BALL CHAIR | 09-01-2016 |
| 297451300 | Two support legs only | 2 |
| 20100264716 | Bamboo Chair And Method Of Manufacturing The Bamboo Chair - The objective of the present invention is to provide a bamboo chair having a good load-carrying capacity and smooth shape and to provide a method of manufacturing the bamboo chair. The bamboo chair is sturdy, symmetrical and fashionable, has a center, a front, a rear and two sides and comprises multiple bamboo slats, a backrest, a seat, two legs and a base. The method of manufacturing a bamboo chair comprises steps of (A) preparing rough bamboo strips, (B) drying, (C) flattening, (D) finishing, (E) forming slat segments, (G) initial assembly, (I) interim assembly and (K) final assembly. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20150130251 | SEAT ELASTIC SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A seat elastic support structure includes: a slide adjuster; a foot member; and an elastic support body interposed between the slide adjuster and the foot member and having an outer tube member, an inner tube member arranged inside the outer tube member, and an elastic body interposed between the outer tube member and the inner tube member, wherein: an end portion on a (−X, −Z) side in an axis line direction of the inner tube member is in contact with the slide adjuster; the foot member is provided with a through hole ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 297451400 | Single non-moving support leg | 2 |
| 20100052397 | Portable Stool - The present invention provides a telescoping leg with a seat configured to collapsibly nest there within during a stowed mode and configured to be extracted and provide a seating surface atop the telescoping leg for supporting a person during a deployed mode. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention a portable stool is provided comprising a leg and a seat configured to collapse and nest within the leg during a stowed mode, the seat configured to be extracted from the leg for providing a seating surface atop the leg for supporting a person during a deployed mode. The present invention can be compacted to a small size so that is can be easily carried in a purse, bag, or pocket. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100052398 | Stool with a noncircular support - An improved seating apparatus is provided, including a seat supported by a fixed seat post, the seat post mating with a support mount fixed to the bottom of the seat. The aligned surfaces of the seat post and support mount are of a non-circular cylindrical shape to prevent rotation of the support mount with respect to the seat post. | 03-04-2010 |
| 297451800 | Modular component | 2 |
| 20080252130 | ARTICLE OF READY-TO-ASSEMBLE FURNITURE - A corner unit for an article of sectional furniture. In an exemplary embodiment, the corner unit includes a frame having a plurality of frame members. The frame may include two internal frame members which are disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. The internal frame members provide rigidity and strength to the frame without requiring other angled cuts and connections for the frame. The frame may also include a cover assembly which provides a seat and at least one storage compartment. The frame members may be interconnected by interlocking protrusions and cutout portions, as well as by threaded fasteners received in push-in connector elements which are held in recesses within the frame members. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20110074200 | BENCH - A bench includes at least two feet, a plurality of seat plate, back plate, and armrest. A back portion is extended from an upper edge of the foot, a vertical cushion portion is formed to a bottom of the back portion. The seat plates and the back plates are fixed to the cushion portions and the back portions of the feet by bolts, and the armrests are fixed to the back plate and two lateral sides of the seat plate by bolts so as to form a strong and fine bench. | 03-31-2011 |
| 297451900 | Woven material (e.g., cane or basket chair) | 3 |
| 20080238176 | Synthetic yarn having a multi-yarn effect - Synthetic yarns are formed from polymer materials which preferably are self-twisted to give a multi-yarn effect. The yarns are used to form woven panels for use in furniture. The single strand yarns have the appearance of multiple strands, while saving on the heating and twisting involved with handling multiple strands. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090134685 | WOVEN ARTICLES FROM SYNTHETIC YARN - An article of furniture includes a frame and a woven panel forming at least one of a seat portion and a backrest portion having an exposed outer surface. The woven panel includes a plurality of synthetic polymer yarns attached to the frame forming interstices within the woven panel. A wash is adhered to at least a portion of the exposed outer surface of the woven panel and within the interstices. A plurality of the yarns within the woven panel is bonded together by the wash within the interstices. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20160135601 | TILE CHAIR - A seat includes a frame defining an interior space bounded by an outer periphery. A fabric portion extends radially inward from the frame. A plurality of bands is engaged with the fabric portion and a plurality of support members is coupled to one or more bands of the plurality of bands. Each support member includes a connection member and a contact member secured to the connection member. The contact members cooperate to form a support surface spanning at least a portion of the interior space. | 05-19-2016 |
| 297451110 | Plastic material | 4 |
| 20100213749 | Furniture and Method of Furniture Component Attachment - A method of attaching furniture components includes providing a first furniture component that may be comprised of polymeric material, positioning a second furniture component adjacent to the first furniture component, positioning stakes attached to the second component through holes formed in the first component, and heating the stakes to bond portions of the second component to portions of the first component. The second component may also be comprised of polymeric material and the stakes may be integral with the second component or formed on the second component. Chairs or other furniture such as office furniture may include components attached together by embodiments of the disclosed method. In some embodiments of the method, a second component may also have projections that are positioned through holes in a third furniture component that may subsequently be heated to bond the third component to the second component. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100283308 | CO-INJECTION MOLDED CHAIR - The invention is directed to an article made from co-injection molding. 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. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120267934 | ONE PIECE PLASTIC CHAIR - A one piece integrally formed moulded plastic chair ( | 10-25-2012 |
| 297451130 | Hollow component | 1 |
| 20100187891 | Chair and Method of Manufacturing Same Using Gas Assist Injection Molding - A chair comprising a combination of injection molded components. The combination includes a gas assist molded rear frame and a gas assist molded front frame. A seat is injection molded using regular injection molding. The seat joins the uppermost part of the front from to a mid-portion of the rear frame. In addition, four connecting rods are insert molded such that plastic jackets surround metal cores. The metal cores have fastening means integrated into their ends. Each of the connecting rods joins and abuts protrusions formed in and extending from the front and rear frames. All of the resin used to mold the frames, seat and connecting rods is a polycarbonate which provides a chair made of the combination with a crystal-like appearance. | 07-29-2010 |
