Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297173000 | Table pivotally connected to seat | 25 |
20080252109 | Aircraft Passenger Seat - The invention relates to an aircraft passenger seat comprising components such as a seat part, backrest and at least one console that laterally delimits the seat part and forms an armrest. Said console comprises a receptacle for a tray ( | 10-16-2008 |
20080265632 | Pedicure Chair With Flip-Up Tray - A spa chair having an apparatus for extending and retracting a tray from the spa chair is disclosed along with a method for utilizing the spa chair in one or more manicure and/or pedicure procedures. A pivoting mechanism coupled to the tray includes first attaching members for attaching the pivoting mechanism to the spa chair and a second attaching member for attaching the pivoting member to a tray. The pivoting mechanism also includes a shaft retained by the first attaching members and a spring for biasing a shaft and second attaching member in a particular direction. The pivoting mechanism is operable to lockingly secure the tray in at least one of an extended or retracted position. | 10-30-2008 |
20100060044 | TRAY TABLE ASSEMBLY - A tray table assembly for a reclinable seat that includes a tray table support arm including a support arm guide member and a slot for receiving a seat frame guide member therein for providing vertically translation of the assembly with seat movement, a support arm guiding member defining a guiding surface and an assembly stowing detent, a tray table pivotably attached to the tray table support arm, and a mechanical stop for limiting rotating of the tray table support arm. | 03-11-2010 |
20100109389 | AUTOMOBILE SEAT INCLUDING A FOLDABLE BACK COMPRISING A MEMBER DEFINING A TABLET, AND AUTOMOBILE WITH SUCH SEAT - An automobile seat including a seating portion, a back that can be folded onto the seating portion and including a rear face at least partially covered by a member defining a tablet and that can be brought into a substantially horizontal position. The member defining the tablet includes a rotary tray mounted on the rear face of the back so as to pivot about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the rear face to be moved into a position in which a portion of the rotary tray laterally protrudes from the rear face of the back. | 05-06-2010 |
20110012393 | SOFA WITH SIDE TRAY TABLE - A sofa with a tray table mechanism. A tray table that is configured to fold out is attached to a seat deck of the sofa via a pair of hinges that is placed on a side of the seat deck. The tray table includes a panel for holding small items that is attached to the seat deck via the pair of hinges. The panel is further connected underneath to a u-shaped leg member via a pair of brackets, where the u-shaped leg member is used for supporting the panel. The tray table may be easily closed or opened. In this manner, an individual on the sofa may easily access an item on the tray table without the physical effort involved in obtaining the item by getting off the sofa. | 01-20-2011 |
20110316312 | COMBINATION BENCH AND TABLE - A combination bench and table may include a platform that is movable between a bench configuration and a table configuration. The platform may form a backrest in the bench configuration and a table in the table configuration. The platform may be supported by a cantilever support member that extends upwardly at an angle and a connecting assembly preferably connects the platform and the cantilever support member. The connecting assembly may allow the platform to pivot about an axis and the axis may be disposed proximate a front edge of the table and the lower portion of the backrest. The axis may also be generally vertically aligned with a midpoint of a connecting member of the frame. Further, the axis may be generally horizontally aligned with a lower edge of the backrest when the combination bench and table is disposed in the bench configuration. | 12-29-2011 |
20120126587 | CHAIR WITH FOLDABLE DESK - A chair with a foldable desk includes a support leg having a crossbar. A seat plate installed above said support leg includes an upper seat, a lower cover and a coupler into which the crossbar is rotatably inserted. The seat plate rotates between a vertical position and a horizontal position. A back installed above a rear side of the seat plate is capable of tilting forward and rearward with tilting means. A desk installed above a side of the support leg includes an upper plate with an attachment member on its bottom. The upper plate may swing between an upper position and a lower position within an angle range. | 05-24-2012 |
20120200124 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING COMPUTER PERIPHERALS ON A CHAIR - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for supporting computer peripherals on a chair. An apparatus for supporting computer peripherals on a chair includes a support plate, a mounting plate, and a pivoting member. The support plate includes a substantially flat surface for supporting a computer peripheral. The mounting plate includes one or more engagement mechanisms for engaging a side of an armrest of a chair. When the mounting plate is engaged to the side of the armrest the mounting plate is oriented in a substantially vertical plane. The pivoting member couples the support plate to the mounting plate. The pivoting member permits the support plate to pivot relative to the mounting plate between a chair access mode and a peripheral usage mode. | 08-09-2012 |
20130076082 | PREMIUM SEAT OFFERING EXTRA WIDE BED - Embodiments of the invention provide premium seats for aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles that provide extra seat room by providing an improved tray table configuration, which also enhances privacy for each passenger. Certain embodiments also provide an improved outer armrest configuration. | 03-28-2013 |
20130093221 | SEAT TABLE HAVING A CONTROLLED, OPTIMISED PATH AND IT'S ASSOCIATED SEAT - The invention essentially relates to an aeroplane seat base ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130134744 | TABLE ACCESSORY FOR A CHAIR - A fully articulable table apparatus for personal use is configured for attachment to a chair, such as a recliner chair. In one embodiment, the table apparatus has a mounting bracket configured to attach to the chair and a mounting post configured to attach to the mounting bracket. The table apparatus also includes an elbow that has a vertical leg configured to rotatably connect to the mounting post. The table apparatus also includes a swing arm having an outer circumferential notch formed on a proximal end of the swing arm which is configured to rotatably connect to a horizontal leg of the elbow. The table apparatus also includes a hinge configured to rotatably connect to a distal end of the swing and a table portion configured to rotatably connect to the hinge. | 05-30-2013 |
20130292971 | QUAD CHAIR HAVING A TRAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING - A collapsible quad chair has a frame selectively moveable between a collapsed configuration of the chair and a use configuration of the chair, and a fabric frame cover attachable to the frame to define a back portion and a seat portion of the chair. A support is coupled to the frame and a plate is mounted on the support. The plate is sized and shaped to provide a user sitting in the chair with a surface suitable for allowing the user to rest a dish of food while eating a meal while sitting in the chair. | 11-07-2013 |
20130320718 | MODULAR FURNITURE AND METHOD - Modular furniture includes several members connected together without fasteners or other hardware. While some of the members slide together, some members are locked in place by other members. The modular furniture includes one or more members that engage other members in a twist and lock fashion that helps hold the modular furniture together during everyday use. The twist and lock may be achieved using a substantially L-shaped slot in one member and a corresponding slot in a mating member, which allows the mating member to rotate (twist) within the L-shaped slot. The modular furniture is locked together at several different members and stages of assembly, and includes a final stop member that assures the furniture cannot come apart inadvertently during normal use. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328358 | Multifunctional Seating Furniture - Seating furniture in the form of a bench having a main frame ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140110976 | COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR WITH TABLE - A self-storing table that is pivotally mounted to a collapsible chair such that when the self-storing table is down, it does not interfere with the closing of the collapsible chair. | 04-24-2014 |
20140110977 | Tray with Armrest Clamp - A tray attached to a pivot housing, support arm, and armrest clamp may be easily and quickly detached and reattached to an armrest on a chair. The tray may rotate around an arm hub when a stationary lower index plate in the arm hub is displaced from an upper index plate in the index housing. The tray is restrained from rotation when the upper and lower index plates are in contact with one another. The tray may be disconnected from the support arm while the support arm remains clamped to an armrest. The armrest clamp includes a bevel gear driven in rotation by a clamping ring on the support arm. The bevel gear drives rack gear attached to a traveling clamp jaw. Rotating the clamping ring displaces the traveling clamp jaw relative to a stationary clamp jaw, enabling the armrest clamp to securely clamp to an armrest. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117726 | SEATING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a seating apparatus, and more particularly to a combined table and chair. We describe a seating apparatus comprising a table ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140300148 | VERTICALLY STOWED TRAY TABLE ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT - A tray table assembly for a passenger seat including a horizontal rail arranged alongside the seat, the horizontal rail having a length extending from the seatback to a position forward of the seat, a carriage assembly configured to travel horizontally along the rail, and a tray table attached to the carriage assembly, the tray table configured to pivot between a vertical orientation in which the tray table is stowed alongside the seatback and a horizontal orientation in which the tray table is positioned forward of the seatback. | 10-09-2014 |
20140339861 | ROTATABLE TRAY WITH AN ANGLE ADJUSTING FUNCTION - A rotatable tray is installed on a child seat for accommodating a container, and the rotatable tray includes a platform, a fixing base, a positioning base, a resilient component and a supporting base. The platform includes a communicating chamber, and the fixing base is fixed in the communicating chamber. The positioning base includes a first engaging portion, and the positioning base is slidably disposed in the communicating chamber. The resilient component is disposed between the fixing base and the positioning base. The supporting base is connected to the platform, an engaging base protrudes from an end of the supporting base, and a second engaging portion is disposed on the supporting base. The engaging base is pivoted in the communicating chamber so that the platform can rotate relative to the supporting base. The resilient component drives the first engaging portion to selectively engage with the second engaging portion. | 11-20-2014 |
20140361584 | Seating Assembly Having A Seat-Mounted Attachment Assembly For Adjustable Extension Arm - A seating assembly is described with a seat member, attached to which is an attachment assembly which can support adjustable arms that support a work surface. The seat member attachment or attachment assembly is includes a plate and a seat mounting assembly. A first adjustable arm is attached to the seat member by a first connecting means. The attachment assembly includes a seat bar member that can be fixed to the seat member and mounting assembly to permit rotation of the adjustable arms around an axis that is perpendicular to the seat member. The mounting assembly has a male component that is adapted to mate with a female component in the first connecting means and a plate member that attaches to the bar member. The first adjustable arm is connected to a second adjustable arm by a second connecting means that allows rotational and pivotal articulation or universal rotation of the second adjustable arm which supports a work surface that is adapted for example for a portable device such as by way of example a computer tablet. The seating device also allows the user to change from a seated to a standing position without removing components from the seating assembly. | 12-11-2014 |
20150123431 | COMPUTING DEVICE TRAY FOR FOLDING ATTACHMENT TO A CHAIR - A platform assembly mountable on a back rest of the chair with a mounting feature and including a platform rotatable connected to a frame member engaged to the back rest of the chair by the mounting feature. The frame member can extend above the mounting feature to position the platform at a useful height, while extending below the mounting feature to engage the back rest to stabilize the platform. The platform can be rotated into a deployed position such that the platform extends outward from the rear of the chair to provide a writing surface or a support surface for an electronic device. | 05-07-2015 |
20150359332 | FOLDING CHAIR AND SIDE TABLE THEREOF - A side table for a folding chair is provided according to the present application, which includes a vertical tube configured to be fixed to a chair frame of the folding chair; a bent tube having a first bent portion and a second bent portion which are fixedly connected, and the first bent portion being inserted in the vertical tube; a side table board rotatably arranged on the second bent portion; a first locking mechanism configured to fix the first bent portion in an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the vertical tube; and a second locking mechanism configured to fix the side table board to the second bent portion. The side table according to the present application may support objects, facilitate placing objects, such as a cup, for the user, thus is convenient for the user. A folding chair having the side table is easy to use. | 12-17-2015 |
20160000222 | RETRACTABLE SOFA TABLE - Elongated vertical stem to pivotally attached on one extremity to the frame of the sofa arm rest and pivotally mounting a table on the free extremity for rotating between a retracted position disposed in the extended plane of the stem and a working position perpendicular to the plane of the stem. | 01-07-2016 |
20160039524 | A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A TRAY TABLE FOR A PASSENGER SEAT, TRAY TABLE FOR A PASSENGER SEAT, AND PASSENGER SEAT - A support structure for attachment to a tray table for a passenger seat, a tray table for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. The support structure comprises a support arm shaped to substantially match at least a first portion of a peripheral contour of the tray table; and a connecting structure for connecting the support arm to the tray table in a manner such that the support arm is configurable into a stowed position in which the support arm extends substantially along said at least first portion of the peripheral contour of the tray table and at least one support position for supporting an item on the tray table in an angled orientation between a surface of the item and the surface of the tray table. | 02-11-2016 |
20160059759 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO AUTOMATIC TABLE DEPLOYMENT - The invention provides an electrically driven stowable and deployable table mounted on a support structure, wherein the table comprises a switch mechanism operable by a user to select between a first, automatic, operation for stowing and deployment of the table, and a second, user adjustable operation for user adjustment of the deployed position of the table. | 03-03-2016 |