Abstract: Example lie-flat passenger seat configurations for transportation are described. A non-elevated passenger seat includes a seat base and a seatback pivotably connected to the sliding bar. The seat base may be opened upwardly or downwardly. The seatback may be opened sideway such that a space originally used for seat base and seatback is converted to a passage accessible by the passenger. An elevated-height passenger seat also includes a seat base, a seatback pivotably connected to the seat base, and a hinge at an upper portion of the seatback. The elevated-height passenger seat may rotate upwardly around the hinge. When the elevated-height passenger seat rotates upwardly, the elevated-height passenger seat transitions from a seating position to an elevated position with the seat base and the seatback forming a flat bed such that the passenger can lie flat on the flat bed formed by the seat base and the seatback.

Abstract: A motor vehicle having a motor vehicle seating arrangement mounted on a floor of the motor vehicle is disclosed in which a utility item in such as a central seat is supported by two spaced apart outer seats so that no floor engaging support is required for the central seat. Advantageously, the central seat is slidingly supported by the pair of outer seats so as to permit one of the outer seats to be slid forward to improve access to a row of seats mounted to the rear of the motor vehicle seating arrangement without moving the central seat or the other outer seat.

Abstract: An improved passenger vehicle with an adjustable seat is described. The seat is provided with a frame which includes a back subframe having a backrest cushion, a seat subframe with a seat cushion and a fastening subframe. The fastening subframe is suitable for mutually fastening the back subframe to the seat subframe, and/or is suitable for attaching one of the back subframe and seat subframe, or both, to a floor of the passenger vehicle. The frame can be adjusted between a seating position and a sleeping position. The upper side of the seat cushion in the sleeping position is situated below the upper side of the seat cushion in the seating position.

Abstract: A lockable pivoting articulation joint includes a first joint section, a second joint section, a pivot bearing allowing the first and second joint sections to be rotatable in relation to each other about a main axis, and a locking mechanism on the first joint section switchable between a release condition and a locking condition. The second joint section is lockable in relation to the first joint section in at least one relative rotational position. On the second joint section a retaining surface is provided. The locking mechanism has a clamping lever attached to the first joint section to be pivotable about a clamping lever axis between a locking position and a release position. The clamping lever has a clamping surface for locking abutment on the retaining surface and the clamping surface is inclined in relation to a tangential plane.

Abstract: A 3-seat seating grouping is presented that includes a center seat configured for vertical translation from a lower position to a raised position when converted from an upright to an inclined mode. The center seat can be disposed between an aft-facing seating assembly and a fore-facing seating assembly, and be configured to overlap both when in a lie-flat position. Non-overlapping footspace can be shared between a center passenger and an aft-facing passenger. When upright, a center seat can be at the same height as a non-translating aft- or fore-facing seat, reducing loads on a seat track during aircraft take-off. Seats within the 3-seat group can be angled or aligned with respect to cabin longitudinal axis. A plurality of 3-seat groups can be combined in various orientations to span a cabin. Groups can be arranged to mirror each other to maximize seating directed to an aisle.

Abstract: A motor vehicle seat is provided with a seat back which can be tilted from a substantially upright use position into a substantially horizontal non-use position. The seat back has at least one wing-rest which, in the non-use position of the seat back, can be tilted about a tilting axis extending in seat direction from a lower armrest non-use position into an upper armrest use position for forming an armrest. The wing-rest is preloaded into the armrest use position. A seat arrangement is also provided with such a motor vehicle seat.

Abstract: A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for coupling to a pivoting mechanism of an articulated chair. The pivoting mechanism enables the chair to move throughout an operable range of motion while maintaining a fixed rotational position of an attached armrest adapter. The armrest assembly further includes an adjustable joint to provide 360° of rotational adjustment to the armrest relative to the fixed position of the armrest adapter.

Abstract: A reclining chair is provided. The reclining chair has back, seat, and leg sections. The reclining chair has movable arm rests. In some embodiments, storage units are provided as part of the reclining chair.

Abstract: A motor vehicle seat is provided that includes, but is not limited to a backrest, which may be pivoted from an essentially upright usage position into an essentially horizontal non-usage position and which has at least one wing rest, which includes, but is not limited to a support part and a cushion part fastened on the support part. The support part is linked on a middle backrest part in such a way that the wing rest may be pivoted, in the non-usage position of the backrest, from a lower armrest non-usage position around the pivot axis extending in the seat direction into an upper armrest usage position to implement an armrest. In the armrest usage position, the cushion part is situated above the middle backrest part while implementing an intermediate space between the cushion part and the middle backrest part. The support part has a cover plate, which covers the intermediate space in one transverse direction. Furthermore, a seating configuration is provided having such a motor vehicle seat.

Abstract: A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for coupling to a pivoting mechanism of an articulated chair. The pivoting mechanism enables the chair to move throughout an operable range of motion while maintaining a fixed rotational position of an attached armrest adapter. The armrest assembly further includes an adjustable joint to provide 360° of rotational adjustment to the armrest relative to the fixed position of the armrest adapter.

Abstract: An armrest for a vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The armrest is intended to be turned around a pivot axis between a first active position and a second folded-away position. The armrest includes an upper part, which in the active position is positioned with its longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a substantially vertical plane through a side surface constituting an outer edge surface of the vehicle seat and intended to support a user's forearm, and at least one lower part provided with a fixing device for attaching the upper part to the vehicle seat. The lower part includes a linking mechanism arranged for setting the upper part in a transverse direction between a first position outside the side surface and an adjustable second position, and a locking device that is arranged to activate a catch that locks the upper part in a set position after it has been moved to the second position. A vehicle seat provided with an armrest and to a vehicle including an armrest are also provided.

Abstract: An industrial vehicle includes a vehicle body, a hood provided on the vehicle body and operable to open and close, an operator's seat provided on the hood, a plurality of pillars erected on the vehicle body for supporting a headguard that covers above the operator's seat and an armrest provided at a side of the operator's seat such that the armrest is pivotable relative to the operator's seat or the hood on a pivotal axis in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The pivotal axis has a first end adjacent to the operator's seat and a second end distant from the operator's seat. The pivotal axis is set such that the first end is located forward of the second end and/or such that the first end is located lower than the second end.

Abstract: An aircraft passenger convenience apparatus comprising: a seat assembly; a support device attached to the seat assembly; and a platform having a top and bottom, the platform at least partially supported by the support device. In the preferred embodiment, the support device is selectable between at least a tray support and an armrest position. Also in the preferred embodiment, the seat assembly includes a seat back.

Abstract: Piece of seating furniture, such as an armchair, includes a basic body on which a seating area is provided. Armrests, such as left and right armrests, are disposed laterally of the seating area. The armrests may be adjusted from a seating position into a lying position in which surfaces of one or more of the armrests form a lying area or a portion of a lying area. In that manner, the piece of furniture may be used for lying down on when the armrests are in there respective lying positions. One or more of the armrests may be pivotably attached to the seating furniture so that the armrests may individually or collectively be adjusted to various positions, so as to provide a variety of seating and lying options for a user of the chair.

Abstract: A physical therapy chair-bed is a patient bed consisting of three parts, the first, the second and the third parts. The first can also be used as backrest of a physical therapy chair with its flanking parts arranged as armrests. The second part can also form a seat. The third part can be kept inside a case underneath the first and the second parts. All the other components are kept inside the case. There are wheels and wheel-locks mounted under the case at each corner. The chair-bed is equipped with a foot-leg exercise set having a footwear set to help the seat occupant exercise his feet and legs in a bicycling manner. The armrests can move to have the patient's arms exercise. Rack guards and footrests are provided. The chair-bed can be mechanically or electrically and electronically controlled where a remote control may be applied.

Abstract: A sofa or the like has an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an arm of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an arm of the sofa. Thus, a back support may be provided for sitting crosswise on the sofa.

Abstract: A sofa or the like has an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an arm of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an arm of the sofa. Thus, a back support may be provided for sitting crosswise on the sofa.

Abstract: An armrest construction for chairs includes an armrest support having a lower end constructed for attachment to a chair, an upper end, and a mounting block attached to the upper end. A pivot block is pivoted to the mounting block at a main pivot, the pivot block having an upwardly-extending follower. First and second gears are each pivoted to the pivot block, the gears having intermeshing teeth at an inner end such that rotation of the first gear causes the second gear to simultaneously rotate in an opposite direction, the first and second gears further having outer ends. A support plate having pivot/slide members engages the outer ends of the first and second gears, and further has a guide operably engaging the follower to guide lateral movement of the support plate along a predetermined path.

Abstract: The chair of the present invention includes a pair of squeezing members operatively attached to the pair of arm rests whereby when the user sits on the chair, the thighs and the pelvis of the user can be smoothly squeezed by operating the pair of squeezing members for keeping a straight posture of the user.

Abstract: A new foldable lounge for providing a portable chaise lounge with a headrest adaptable to support a recumbent prone user's face in a downward position. The head rest includes foldable armrests positionable to comfortably support the recumbent prone user's arms. The foldable lounge comprises a base portion for supporting the lower body of a user. A rectangular frame separates laterally into a seat portion and a leg rest portion. Further included are leg means whereby the frame may be elevated above and essentially parallel to a supporting surface. Also included are support means whereupon the lower body of the user may be comfortably supported. A backrest portion is provided for support, in a generally upright position, the upper body of the user seated on the base portion. The backrest portion is adaptable for supporting, in a generally horizontal position, the upper body of a supine user.

Abstract: An armrest assembly for a chair comprising, an upper arm, support shaft structure associated with the upper arm, the support shaft presenting an axis of rotation for rotational movement of the upper arm, a structure associated with the chair for receiving the support shaft for relative rotational movement of the upper arm relative the receiving structure about the axis, and a structure for radially rotating the position of the upper arm about the axis of rotation to multiple positions as required for the user's comfort.

Abstract: A sofa system includes a unitary perimetric baseframe including a front panel, a rear panel and opposing side panels. The system also includes a hollow back portion having front and rear edges and an integral internal rigid frame, the back portion rotationally mounted between the side panels and to the rear panel by rear longitudinal hinge elements secured between said rear edge of a top portion and the rear panel. The system also includes a unitary seat portion having a front and rear edge and a rigid base, in which the seat portion is rotationally mounted between the side panels and to the front panel by a front longitudinal hinge element that is secured between the front edge of the rigid base of the seat portion and the front panel. Arms may, if desired, be rotationally mounted to the sides of the baseframe.

Abstract: An adjustable-width seating unit for a passenger-carrying vehicle has a pillar pivotally connected to its support frame to swing about a first axis substantially longitudinally disposed with respect to the seating unit, an armrest mounted on the pillar and rotatable relative to the pillar about a second axis, fixed relative to the pillar and substantially longitudinally disposed with respect to the seating unit. On swinging the pillar about the first axis the armrest may be moved between laterally-spaced positions and by rotating the armrest about the second axis its angular disposition relative to the seating unit may be maintained.A detent adjacent to the pivotal connection of the pillar to the frame locates the pillar positively but releasably in its respective positions and a detent adjacent to the rotational mounting of the armrest similarly locates the armrest in different angular positions relative to the pillar. The arrangement can be such that both detents may be released in a single action.

Abstract: The product display device of the present invention comprises a cabinet frame having a front opening therein. Two or more doors are positioned in covering relation over the front opening so as to form an enclosed compartment within the cabinet frame. Each of the doors includes an upper edge, a lower edge, a latching edge, a hinge edge, a front face and a rear face. The doors are arranged in side-by-side relationship with one another with the hinge edge of one door being adjacent the latching edge of the other door. The hinge edges of the doors are hinged at their upper and lower ends to the cabinet frame. A stop member is attached to the hinge edge of the first door and includes a latch surface extending laterally from the hinge edge and being in facing relationship to the rear face of the latching edge of the other door. A seal is attached to the rear face of the second door and sealingly engages the latch surface of the stop member of the first door to form a seal therebetween.