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 Class   297CHAIRS AND SEATS
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  1           SEATING DEVICE REORIENTS AS UNIT
  2           . (1 indent ) To expose nonoccupant support
  3           . (1 indent ) Inverting
  4           PORTABLE BOTTOM WITH OCCUPANT ATTACHER
  5           WITH OCCUPANT-PROPELLED WALKER OR SKATER FRAME
  6           . (1 indent ) Bottom movable to nonuse position
  7           WITH REMOVABLE OR REORIENTABLE CRIB SIDE
  8           . (1 indent ) Fabric crib side
  9           . (1 indent ) Side added to front edge of bottom
  10           . (1 indent ) Side storable within or upon seating device
  11           .. (2 indent ) Within or upon armrest
  12           .. (2 indent ) Side withdrawn laterally of device
  13           FOLDING BOTTOM PERMITS SEAT ROTATION ABOUT VERTICAL AXIS
  14           BOTTOM AND BACK CONNECTED TO AND FOLDABLE IN WALL OR PARTITION
  15           . (1 indent ) In floor
  16.1           COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR; I.E., RELATIVELY FOLDING BOTTOM, BACK, AND LEGS
  16.2           . (1 indent ) Collapsed to a compact bundle having all rigid elongated elements extending in a single longitudinal direction
  17           . (1 indent ) Collapsed components form self-contained carrying case
  18           . (1 indent ) Nonpivoted crossed legs
  19           . (1 indent ) With means to hold chair in plural operative configurations
  20           .. (2 indent ) By adjustable leg-to-rocker connection
  21           .. (2 indent ) Set means operative between back post and rear leg
  22           ... (3 indent ) Back-to-leg prop
  23           .... (4 indent ) Single element forms back post and front leg
  24           .. (2 indent ) Set means interconnects front leg and rear leg
  25           ... (3 indent ) Brace or tie interconnection
  26           .... (4 indent ) Bottom forms or supported by tie
  27           .. (2 indent ) Set means include armrest
  28           ... (3 indent ) Rigid with armrest
  29           . (1 indent ) Journaled connections of parts permit occupant to change configuration
  30           . (1 indent ) With concurrently folding footrest
  31           . (1 indent ) Front leg folds relative to integral bottom-rear leg; e.g., beach type
  32           . (1 indent ) With folding rocker
  33           .. (2 indent ) Rocker disengages from leg to permit folding
  34           . (1 indent ) Rearwardly folding back
  35           . (1 indent ) With folding armrest
  36           .. (2 indent ) Laterally swinging
  37           ... (3 indent ) To overlie or underlie bottom
  38           .. (2 indent ) Slidably connected to chair component
  39           .. (2 indent ) Back, arm, bottom, and front leg form collapsible parallelogram
  40           .. (2 indent ) Folds forwardly and downwardly
  41           .. (2 indent ) Pivoted to integral back and leg
  42           . (1 indent ) Laterally collapsible
  43           .. (2 indent ) Against fixed standard
  44           .. (2 indent ) Folding back or bottom sections
  45           .. (2 indent ) Fabric bottom and back
  46           . (1 indent ) Back and legs collapse concurrently
  47           .. (2 indent ) Parallel leg pairs
  48           .. (2 indent ) Back articulated to both leg pairs
  49           ... (3 indent ) Above and below bottom
  50           .. (2 indent ) Back-to-leg articulation above back-to-bottom articulation
  51           . (1 indent ) Back and legs collapse independently
  52           .. (2 indent ) Back pivoted to and abutting a leg
  53           .. (2 indent ) To overlie and underlie bottom
  54           ... (3 indent ) Noncrossed legs
  55           . (1 indent ) Relatively collapsible bottom, rear legs, and integral back and front legs
  56           .. (2 indent ) Crossed legs
  57           ... (3 indent ) Bottom detachably or slidably connected to back
  58           .. (2 indent ) Rear leg pivoted to back above bottom connection
  59           . (1 indent ) Relatively collapsible bottom, front legs, and integral back and rear legs
  60           .. (2 indent ) Upwardly tilting bottom elevates pivoted front legs
  61           HEADREST INTERCONNECTED WITH BACK FOR RELATIVE CONCURRENT MOVEMENT
  62           COMPONENT REORIENTABLE TO STACKED BUNKS
  63           COMPONENT OF ADJACENT SEATS REORIENTABLE TO SINGLE BED
  64           . (1 indent ) Back pivots rearwardly between and coplanar with bottoms
  65           .. (2 indent ) Bottom moves horizontally responsive to reclining of back
  66           .. (2 indent ) Rear seat component supports reclined back
  67           . (1 indent ) Facing seats
  68           LEGREST OR FOOTREST INTERCONNECTED TO MOVE RELATIVE TO BOTTOM AND CONCURRENT WITH BOTTOM OR BACK
  69           . (1 indent ) With means to permit independent adjustment of legrest or footrest
  70           .. (2 indent ) Footrest adjustable independently of legrest movement
  71           . (1 indent ) Common actuator controls vertical adjustment and relative movement of parts
  72           . (1 indent ) Back reversible as to bottom
  73           .. (2 indent ) Back movement disposes footrest for use from rear
  74           ... (3 indent ) Common rocker arm carries opposed footrest
  75           . (1 indent ) Relatively movable rest sections move simultaneously
  76           .. (2 indent ) Footrest extends angularly of depending legrest
  77           . (1 indent ) Face-to-face seats suspended to oscillate
  78           . (1 indent ) Interconnection includes back-controlled movable armrest
  79           .. (2 indent ) Armrest linkage connected to legrest below legrest-to-bottom pivot
  80           .. (2 indent ) Armrest directly pivoted to upper extension of legrest
  81           ... (3 indent ) With concurrently movable bottom
  82           .... (4 indent ) Bottom pivoted to supporting frame at rear
  83           . (1 indent ) With means to move bottom relative to and concurrently with back
  84           .. (2 indent ) Rest advances forwardly of bottom
  85           ... (3 indent ) Advancing linkage includes lazy tong pivoted to rest
  86           .. (2 indent ) Common actuator articulates bottom and rest to back
  87           .. (2 indent ) Bottom actuator for rest
  88           . (1 indent ) Bottom and back movable as unit relative to legrest
  89           .. (2 indent ) Advancing legrest pivoted to lazy tong linkage
  90           . (1 indent ) Interconnector articulated to back extension below back-to-bottom pivot
  91           .. (2 indent ) By plural links
  92           CHAIR WITH INTERCHANGEABLE AND REVERSIBLE BOTTOM AND BACK
  93           . (1 indent ) One-piece bottom and back
  94           BACK REVERSIBLE AS TO BOTTOM; E.G., WALKOVER TYPE
  95           . (1 indent ) Back movement tilts bottom oppositely
  96           .. (2 indent ) Gear actuator
  97           .. (2 indent ) Back-actuated cam in bottom-carried slot
  98           ... (3 indent ) Cam carried by back support
  99           ... (3 indent ) Cam actuator slidably connected to back
  100           . (1 indent ) Bisector link rigidly connected to back
  101           . (1 indent ) Multiple links, pivotally connected to back
  102           .. (2 indent ) Crossed link back inverter
  103           .. (2 indent ) Parallelogram linkage
  104           . (1 indent ) Link pivoted to back and armrest
  105           DISPLACEABLE BOTTOM EXPOSES SUPPLEMENTAL BODY SUPPORT
  106           . (1 indent ) Lazy tong-mounted supported
  107           . (1 indent ) Laterally extensible
  108           . (1 indent ) Bottom inverts to form extension of subjacent support
  109           .. (2 indent ) Plural sections exposed by inverting bottom
  110           .. (2 indent ) Armrest or back inverts with bottom to support extension
  111           . (1 indent ) Supplemental body support positioned forwardly of bottom
  112           BACK CARRIES STORED SUPPLEMENTAL BODY SUPPORT
  113           . (1 indent ) Armrest movable from recess in back
  114           . (1 indent ) Supplemental support pivoted to upper end of back
  115           ARMREST MOVABLE TO DIVERSE USE POSITION
  116           . (1 indent ) Pivots laterally
  117           .. (2 indent ) Releasable from back-connected upright position
  118           CONVERTIBLE
  119           . (1 indent ) Table
  120           .. (2 indent ) Additional table leaf extensible from converting component
  121           .. (2 indent ) Common table with plural bottoms
  122           .. (2 indent ) Sectional table formed of bottom and back
  123           .. (2 indent ) Bottom and back move as unit
  124           .. (2 indent ) Back-to-table top
  125           ... (3 indent ) Rear of back
  126           .... (4 indent ) Extends beyond bottom for concurrent use
  127           .... (4 indent ) Supported on armrest
  128           .... (5 indent ) Slidably connected to armrest
  129           . (1 indent ) To nonoccupant support device
  130           . (1 indent ) Alternately usable seat mounts
  131           .. (2 indent ) Rocker retractable to inoperative position
  132           ... (3 indent ) Ends of composite rockers contact inwardly
  133           .. (2 indent ) Detachable rocker
  134           .. (2 indent ) Seat detachable from subjacent table or stool
  135           WITH TABLE, DESK, OR EASEL
  136           . (1 indent ) Seat supported within periphery of apertured table
  137           .. (2 indent ) Seat rotatable about vertical axis
  138           .. (2 indent ) Seat movable along table-mounted horizontal track
  139           . (1 indent ) Table forms carrying case for seat
  140           . (1 indent ) Seat inoperatively positionable beneath table
  141           .. (2 indent ) Pivotally movable seat
  142           ... (3 indent ) Horizontally swinging
  143           .. (2 indent ) Slides on track or guide
  144           . (1 indent ) Extensible from within or beneath seat component
  145           .. (2 indent ) From armrest
  146           .. (2 indent ) From back
  147           . (1 indent ) Extensible from wall or receptacle
  148           . (1 indent ) Table supported on both arms
  149           .. (2 indent ) Horizontally adjustable
  150           ... (3 indent ) And movable to inoperative position
  151           ... (3 indent ) Pin and slot type
  152           .. (2 indent ) Means for attaching seat and table to adjacent support
  153           .. (2 indent ) Removable
  154           .. (2 indent ) Movable to inoperative position
  155           ... (3 indent ) To side of chair
  156           . (1 indent ) Straddle-type seat
  157.1           . (1 indent ) Table with opposed seating
  158.1           .. (2 indent ) With semi-enclosing support structure (e.g., booth)
  158.2           ... (3 indent ) Movably mounted table or seat
  158.3           .. (2 indent ) Planar horizontal seating (e.g., picnic table)
  158.4           ... (3 indent ) Folding
  158.5           ... (3 indent ) Having separable components
  159.1           .. (2 indent ) Folding
  160           . (1 indent ) Tablet-arm type
  161           .. (2 indent ) Adjustable to multiple use positions
  162           .. (2 indent ) Connected to move to inoperative position
  163           . (1 indent ) Table behind seat
  164           .. (2 indent ) Both independently vertically adjustable
  165           ... (3 indent ) Tiltable seat
  166           .... (4 indent ) Single pedestal
  167           .. (2 indent ) Tiltable seat
  168           ... (3 indent ) Vertically adjustable
  169           ... (3 indent ) With tiltable table
  170           . (1 indent ) Chair-secured standard supports table
  171           .. (2 indent ) Standard is vertical extension of chair leg
  172           .. (2 indent ) Standard spaced from chair by base element
  173           . (1 indent ) Table pivotally connected to seat
  174R           . (1 indent ) Table in front of seat
  174CS           .. (2 indent ) Child seat detachably mounted to table
  175           MILKER STOOL TYPE
  176           . (1 indent ) With tail guard or holder
  177           . (1 indent ) Pail support movable as unit relative to seat
  178           .. (2 indent ) Pail support vertically movable
  179           . (1 indent ) Adjustable as to pail size
  180.1           WITH HEAT EXCHANGER OR MEANS TO PROVIDE FLUID OR VAPOR TREATMENT
  180.11           . (1 indent ) Portable supplemental pad
  180.12           . (1 indent ) Electric heating element
  180.13           . (1 indent ) Power source propels air for heat exchange
  180.14           .. (2 indent ) Fan directly attached to a chair or seat component
  180.15           . (1 indent ) Liquid medium
  180.16           . (1 indent ) Occupant`s motion actuates a ventilating means (e.g., rocking movement, etc.)
  181           SIMULATION; E.G., ANIMAL OR VEHICLE
  182           WITH DEBRIS CATCHER
  183.1           WITH HANDLE
  183.2           . (1 indent ) Movable to inoperative position
  183.3           .. (2 indent ) Alternate use (e.g., prop for baby seat, etc.)
  183.4           . (1 indent ) Adjustable plural use positions
  183.5           . (1 indent ) For use with chair in collapsed position (e.g., stadium chair)
  183.6           . (1 indent ) For nonoccupant use
  183.7           .. (2 indent ) Seat back grip
  183.8           ... (3 indent ) Detachable
  183.9           . (1 indent ) For use by occupant while seated
  184.1           WITH WEATHER SHIELD OR INSECT PROTECTOR (E.G., CANOPY, SCREEN, ETC.)
  184.11           . (1 indent ) Detachable or movable for seat occupancy
  184.12           . (1 indent ) Transparent visor
  184.13           . (1 indent ) For child seat
  184.14           . (1 indent ) Enclosure type
  184.15           . (1 indent ) Flexible canopy having framework
  184.16           .. (2 indent ) Umbrella type
  184.17           .. (2 indent ) U-shaped elements have ends which converge toward a common laterally extending axis (e.g., baby carriage type, etc.)
  185           WITH MIRROR
  186           WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OR INSTRUMENT SUPPORT
  187           PRIE-DIEU TYPE OF KNEELING STAND
  188.01           WITH HOLDER OR RECEPTACLE FOR DISPARATE ARTICLE
  188.02           . (1 indent ) Holder or receptacle collapses as seat pivots
  188.03           . (1 indent ) For apparel
  188.04           . (1 indent ) On or integral with backrest
  188.05           .. (2 indent ) Adjustable
  188.06           .. (2 indent ) Detachable
  188.07           .. (2 indent ) Having closure means
  188.08           . (1 indent ) Directly under occupant seating portion
  188.09           .. (2 indent ) Accessible by displacement of seating surface
  188.1           ... (3 indent ) Pivotally displaced
  188.11           .. (2 indent ) Horizontally slidable (e.g., drawer)
  188.12           .. (2 indent ) Detachable
  188.13           .. (2 indent ) Having closure means
  188.14           . (1 indent ) On or integral with armrest (e.g., beverage cup holder)
  188.15           .. (2 indent ) Movably mounted to inoperative position
  188.16           ... (3 indent ) Into armrest
  188.17           .... (4 indent ) By sliding motion
  188.18           .. (2 indent ) Holder detachable from armrest
  188.19           .. (2 indent ) Having closure means
  188.2           . (1 indent ) Detachable from chair structure
  188.21           . (1 indent ) Adjustable with respect to the chair structure
  195.1           STRADDLE SEAT (E.G., SADDLE TYPE, ETC.)
  195.11           . (1 indent ) Other than cycle seat
  195.12           . (1 indent ) Plural related seats
  195.13           .. (2 indent ) Detachable seat
  196           . (1 indent ) Base-attached cantilevered spring mounts seat
  197           . (1 indent ) Filamented supporting surface
  198           . (1 indent ) Laminated leaf spring-mounted
  199           . (1 indent ) Pneumatic cushion
  200           .. (2 indent ) Plural independent compartments
  201           . (1 indent ) Sectional or split relatively movable supporting surface
  202           . (1 indent ) Depressed portion spaces body supporting surfaces
  203           . (1 indent ) Rear end supported on inclined rod independently of support for front end
  204           . (1 indent ) With means to adjustably set tautness of supporting surface
  205           .. (2 indent ) Rod mounting bracket includes tautness setting means
  206           .. (2 indent ) Front spring adjustably clamped to rear spring
  207           .. (2 indent ) Threaded adjusting means extends longitudinally of seat
  208           . (1 indent ) Coil spring-mounted
  209           .. (2 indent ) Vertically oriented
  210           ... (3 indent ) Serially arranged tension and compression springs
  211           ... (3 indent ) Parallel stems each supported by encircling spring
  212           ... (3 indent ) Rear coil directly secured to front connected member
  213           .. (2 indent ) Axis extends laterally of seat
  214           . (1 indent ) With cushioned top
  215           . (1 indent ) Bow spring-mounted
  215.1           . (1 indent ) Including an upwardly extending portion at rear of seat
  215.11           .. (2 indent ) Extends upwardly above waist to provide back support
  215.12           ... (3 indent ) Movable back support
  215.13           . (1 indent ) Adjustable to plural use positions
  215.14           .. (2 indent ) Longitudinally
  215.15           .. (2 indent ) Angularly
  215.16           . (1 indent ) Molded plastic saddle
  216.1           CRASH SEAT
  216.11           . (1 indent ) Force-absorbing means incorporated into child seat
  216.12           . (1 indent ) Force-absorbing means incorporated into headrest area
  216.13           . (1 indent ) Force-absorbing means incorporated into back
  216.14           .. (2 indent ) For absorbing rear-impact force
  216.15           . (1 indent ) Bottom and back interconnected for relative concurrent movement
  216.16           . (1 indent ) Bottom and back movable as unit in response to force
  216.17           .. (2 indent ) Rectilinearly vertically
  216.18           .. (2 indent ) In horizontal plane
  216.19           .. (2 indent ) Tiltably
  216.2           ... (3 indent ) Mounted on support legs
  217.1           COMBINED
  217.2           . (1 indent ) With measuring device
  217.3           . (1 indent ) With electrical feature
  217.4           .. (2 indent ) Sound producing
  217.5           ... (3 indent ) Enclosure
  217.6           .. (2 indent ) Illumination
  217.7           . (1 indent ) Mounted on accommodating platform (e.g., stairs, deck, etc.)
  218.1           UPHOLSTERY COVER DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO FRAME
  218.2           . (1 indent ) Cover connector attached to cushion
  218.3           . (1 indent ) Cover attached by an element mounted to the frame
  218.4           . (1 indent ) Cover connector mounted by hem inserted elongated member (e.g., drawstring, bar, etc.)
  218.5           . (1 indent ) Cover attached to frame by separate element
  219.1           DETACHABLE SUPPLEMENTAL FLEXIBLE PAD OR COVER
  219.11           . (1 indent ) For straddle seat
  219.12           . (1 indent ) For child seat
  220           . (1 indent ) Headrest
  221           .. (2 indent ) With cover supply
  222           ... (3 indent ) With cutter
  223           . (1 indent ) Reversible or with replaceable section
  224           . (1 indent ) With elastic section
  225           . (1 indent ) Wraparound one-piece bottom, back, and shoulder or arm
  226           . (1 indent ) Hem-inserted keeper bar
  227           . (1 indent ) Armrest
  228           .. (2 indent ) And bottom or back cover formed of one piece
  228.1           . (1 indent ) Slipcover for bottom or back
  228.11           . (1 indent ) Having flexible hem-inserted securing means (e.g., drawstring, elastic band, etc.)
  228.12           . (1 indent ) Having elongated flexible free-end securing means
  228.13           . (1 indent ) Having rigid or semirigid securing member (e.g., zipper, hook, ring, snap, button, etc.)
  229           . (1 indent ) One-piece bottom and back
  230.1           SUPPLEMENTAL BACK
  230.11           . (1 indent ) Flexible occupant back-engaging surface spans framework
  230.12           . (1 indent ) Including a rigid panel
  230.13           . (1 indent ) Back and supplemental back together form occupant back-engaging surface
  230.14           . (1 indent ) Including a means to adjust supplemental back relative to a seat back
  250.1           SUPPLEMENTAL SEAT (E.G., CHILD SEAT, ETC.)
  251           . (1 indent ) Armrest-supported
  252           . (1 indent ) Fore or aft board straddling clamps
  253           . (1 indent ) Secured by bottom-back crevice
  254           . (1 indent ) Back-connected
  255           .. (2 indent ) Collapsible or foldable unit
  256           ... (3 indent ) Rigid panel-type bottom
  256.1           . (1 indent ) Adjustable to plural operative positions
  256.11           .. (2 indent ) Vertically
  256.12           .. (2 indent ) About a vertical axis; i.e., rotates
  256.13           .. (2 indent ) Tiltable
  256.14           .. (2 indent ) Reversible
  256.15           . (1 indent ) Having a front guard or barrier
  256.16           . (1 indent ) Detachably mounted to a support base
  256.17           . (1 indent ) For shopping cart
  232           PLURAL RELATED SEATS
  233           . (1 indent ) Combinable to form single seat
  234           . (1 indent ) Movement of one seat effects storage of either seat
  235           .. (2 indent ) Both move to effect storage of one
  236           .. (2 indent ) Moving seat stores within or beneath other bottom
  237           ... (3 indent ) Stored seat withdraws to substitute for other
  238           .. (2 indent ) Within back
  239           . (1 indent ) Nested
  240           . (1 indent ) Relatively rotatable
  241           .. (2 indent ) One seat has floor roller
  242           .. (2 indent ) Coaxially
  243           . (1 indent ) Tandem
  244           . (1 indent ) Oppositely facing
  245           . (1 indent ) Face to face
  246           .. (2 indent ) Oscillating on rollers
  247           .. (2 indent ) Oscillating on rockers
  248           . (1 indent ) Coupled side-by-side
  249           .. (2 indent ) Adjustable within or to arcuate row
  257           . (1 indent ) Relatively movable
  258.1           ROCKER-MOUNTED
  259.1           . (1 indent ) Bottom connected to rocker for movement supplemental to rocking motion
  259.2           .. (2 indent ) Providing reclining motion
  259.3           .. (2 indent ) Providing swinging motion
  259.4           .. (2 indent ) Spring attached
  260.1           . (1 indent ) With means to impart rocking motion
  260.2           .. (2 indent ) Motor operated
  260.3           .. (2 indent ) Actuating footrest
  261.1           . (1 indent ) Track-mounted rocker (e.g., platform rocker)
  261.2           .. (2 indent ) Providing grooved guide
  261.3           ... (3 indent ) With anti-friction means
  261.4           .. (2 indent ) Rocker pivotally connected to track
  262.1           .. (2 indent ) Meshed teeth engagement
  263.1           .. (2 indent ) Rotatable about vertical axis to reorientate chair
  263.2           ... (3 indent ) Having anti-friction means to facilitate rotation
  264.1           .. (2 indent ) Spring return to neutral position
  265.1           ... (3 indent ) Coil spring
  266.1           .... (4 indent ) Extensible
  267.1           .... (5 indent ) With opposing compressible coil spring
  268.1           ... (3 indent ) Leaf spring
  268.2           ... (3 indent ) Transversely extending spring (e.g., torsion bar)
  269.1           .. (2 indent ) With mean to lock rockers to track
  270.1           . (1 indent ) With means to limit or inhibit rocking motion
  270.2           .. (2 indent ) Pivotal stop
  270.3           .. (2 indent ) Plural stops
  270.4           .. (2 indent ) To plural operative positions
  270.5           .. (2 indent ) Stop engages ground
  271.1           . (1 indent ) With attached footrest or legrest
  271.2           .. (2 indent ) Mounted on roller or wheel
  271.3           .. (2 indent ) Adjustable
  271.4           .. (2 indent ) Pivotally connected to bottom or support frame
  271.5           . (1 indent ) With floor or ground contacting rocker
  271.6           .. (2 indent ) Having curved rail
  272.1           . (1 indent ) Rocker attachment
  272.2           .. (2 indent ) Cushion or shoe
  272.3           ... (3 indent ) Inflatable
  272.4           .. (2 indent ) Tip, guard, or shield
  273           OSCILLATING SUSPENDER CONNECTED TO OR THROUGH ADJUNCTIVE REST
  274           . (1 indent ) Baby jumper type
  275           .. (2 indent ) With belt or garment restrainer
  276           . (1 indent ) Suspender passes through armrest to bottom
  277           . (1 indent ) Suspender connected to back
  278           .. (2 indent ) Adjustable connection for movement relative to bottom
  279           .. (2 indent ) And legrest or footrest
  280           .. (2 indent ) And armrest or side frame
  281           . (1 indent ) Armrest or side frame-connected
  282           .. (2 indent ) Bottom dependent from subjacently mounted armrest
  283.1           CHANGEABLE OR REVERSIBLE SUPPORTING SURFACE
  283.2           . (1 indent ) Back and bottom
  283.3           . (1 indent ) Back
  283.4           . (1 indent ) Headrest
  284.1           BOTTOM OR BACK WITH MEANS TO ALTER CONTOUR
  284.2           . (1 indent ) Having adjustment means for seat surface tension
  284.3           . (1 indent ) Having a plurality of adjacent relatively adjustable sections
  284.4           . (1 indent ) Providing support for lower back (i.e., lumbar) region
  284.5           .. (2 indent ) Portable with seat attacher
  284.6           .. (2 indent ) Having a fluent material within flexible container
  284.7           .. (2 indent ) Rectilinear vertical adjustment
  284.8           .. (2 indent ) Rectilinear horizontal adjustment
  284.9           . (1 indent ) Providing support for the sides of a seated occupant
  284.11           . (1 indent ) Located at the front of the seat bottom
  285           BACK MOVEMENT RESILIENTLY OPPOSED IN OPERATING POSITION
  286           . (1 indent ) Resilient support includes armrest
  287           .. (2 indent ) Integral leg and armrest
  288           ... (3 indent ) Rear leg
  289           .. (2 indent ) Rearward back tilting axially compresses spring
  290           .. (2 indent ) Spring leaf or spring rod armrest
  291           . (1 indent ) Spring centers back on pivot
  292           . (1 indent ) Coil spring surrounds horizontal pivot
  293           . (1 indent ) Coil spring comprises horizontal pivot
  294           . (1 indent ) Resilient leg integral with bottom or back
  295           .. (2 indent ) Bottom and back
  296           . (1 indent ) Back secured to resilient upright bar or rod
  297           .. (2 indent ) Bar or rod rigidly secured to bottom
  298           .. (2 indent ) Bar or rod operatively adjustable with respect to bottom
  299           . (1 indent ) Spring mounts terminal of back
  300.1           . (1 indent ) Back and seat adjust simultaneously
  300.2           .. (2 indent ) Back tilts while seat inclination adjusts
  300.3           ... (3 indent ) Fluid-spring
  300.4           ... (3 indent ) Torsion bar or torsion spring
  300.5           ... (3 indent ) Coil spring
  300.6           ... (3 indent ) Including back limiting device
  300.7           .... (4 indent ) Adjustable
  300.8           .... (5 indent ) Manually
  301.1           . (1 indent ) Back adjusts independent of seat
  301.2           .. (2 indent ) Fluid-spring
  301.3           .. (2 indent ) Torsion bar or torsion spring
  301.4           .. (2 indent ) Coil spring
  301.5           .. (2 indent ) Including back movement limiting device
  301.6           ... (3 indent ) Adjustable
  301.7           .... (4 indent ) Manually
  302.1           . (1 indent ) Back and bottom adjust in a fixed relationship
  302.2           .. (2 indent ) Fluid-spring
  302.3           .. (2 indent ) Torsion bar or torsion spring
  302.4           .. (2 indent ) Coil spring
  302.5           .. (2 indent ) Including back movement limiting device
  302.6           ... (3 indent ) Adjustable
  302.7           .... (4 indent ) Manually
  303.1           . (1 indent ) Adjustable resistance
  303.2           .. (2 indent ) Fluid spring
  303.3           .. (2 indent ) Torsion bar or torsion spring
  303.4           .. (2 indent ) Coil spring
  303.5           ... (3 indent ) Coaxial adjustment member extends through coil
  307           . (1 indent ) Constantly oriented during up-and-down movement
  308           .. (2 indent ) Back immovable relative to bottom
  309           .. (2 indent ) Bottom component resiliently supports back
  310           WITH MEANS TO CONTROL REARWARD CHAIR TIPPING
  311           MOVABLE BOTTOM
  312           . (1 indent ) Independently movable resilient bottom sections
  313           . (1 indent ) Tiltable
  314           .. (2 indent ) Laterally
  315           ... (3 indent ) With laterally folding back
  316           .. (2 indent ) Interconnected with back for relative concurrent movement
  317           ... (3 indent ) Bottom slides forwardly while tilting
  318           .... (4 indent ) On roller
  319           ... (3 indent ) Back-actuated cam tilts bottom
  320           ... (3 indent ) Back supports rear of bottom
  321           .... (4 indent ) Front of bottom carried by link
  322           ... (3 indent ) Bottom tilts with concurrent horizontal movement
  323           ... (3 indent ) With armrest interconnected for mutual movement
  324           ... (3 indent ) Back moved by folding of bottom
  325           .. (2 indent ) Bottom and back tiltable as unit
  326           ... (3 indent ) About stationary horizontal pivot
  327           .... (4 indent ) To plural use positions
  328           .... (5 indent ) With set means horizontally spaced from pivot
  329           ... (3 indent ) With concurrent horizontal movement
  330           .. (2 indent ) Motor actuated
  331           .. (2 indent ) Movable to inoperative position
  332           ... (3 indent ) Biased to position
  333           .... (4 indent ) Spring axis coaxial with pivot axis of bottom
  334           ... (3 indent ) On link
  335           ... (3 indent ) About stationary horizontal pivot
  336           .... (4 indent ) Disengages holding abutment rearwardly of pivot
  337           . (1 indent ) Movable independently of back
  338           .. (2 indent ) Vertically
  339           ... (3 indent ) With force-multiplying means
  340           . (1 indent ) Interconnected with back for relative concurrent movement
  341           .. (2 indent ) Back tilts and bottom moves forwardly
  342           ... (3 indent ) Rearwardly tilting of back
  343           .... (4 indent ) Back slidably connected to back support
  344.1           . (1 indent ) Bottom and back movable as a unit
  344.11           .. (2 indent ) Mounted for horizontal oscillating movement
  344.12           .. (2 indent ) Vertically adjustable
  344.13           ... (3 indent ) And horizontally adjustable
  344.14           ... (3 indent ) Horizontal movement concurrent with vertical movement; i.e., oblique movement
  344.15           ... (3 indent ) Pivotal linkage assembly
  344.16           .... (4 indent ) Gas or hydraulic cylinder
  344.17           .... (4 indent ) Motor actuated
  344.18           ... (3 indent ) Slidably coupled components (e.g., telescoped, etc.)
  344.19           .... (4 indent ) Gas or hydraulic cylinder
  344.2           .... (4 indent ) Motor actuated
  344.21           .. (2 indent ) About vertical axis; i.e., rotates
  344.22           ... (3 indent ) Including means to lock unit at distinct rotated positions
  344.23           .... (4 indent ) Motor actuated
  344.24           ... (3 indent ) Having additional movement in horizontal plane
  344.25           ... (3 indent ) Back tilted to permit seat rotation
  344.26           ... (3 indent ) Including antifriction feature (e.g., ball bearings, etc.)
  350           LATERALLY FOLDING OR COLLAPSING BACK
  351           . (1 indent ) One-piece bottom and back
  352           PORTABLE BACK WITH BOTTOM ATTACHER
  353           MOVABLE BACK
  354.1           . (1 indent ) Tiltable
  354.11           .. (2 indent ) Pivot axis located at or adjacent to a central point of back
  354.12           .. (2 indent ) Plural distinct occupant-supporting positions
  354.13           ... (3 indent ) Movable to a rear-horizontal position
  356           ... (3 indent ) Full stroke adjusting mechanism
  357           ... (3 indent ) Vertical displacement of back disengages holder
  358           ... (3 indent ) Common actuator adjusts height and inclination
  359           ... (3 indent ) Back-pivoted armrest carries latch or holder
  360           .... (4 indent ) Bottom-pivoted armrest
  361.1           ... (3 indent ) Mechanical operator tilts back fore and aft
  362           .... (4 indent ) Gear train
  362.11           .... (4 indent ) Motor actuated
  362.12           .... (4 indent ) Actuated shaft
  362.13           .... (5 indent ) Gas or hydraulic cylinder
  362.14           .... (5 indent ) Threaded shaft
  363           ... (3 indent ) Axially slidable bolt or pawl
  364           .... (4 indent ) Spring-pressed
  365           .... (5 indent ) Engages movable rack
  366           ... (3 indent ) Rack and pawl
  367           .... (4 indent ) Actuator disengages pawl
  368           .... (5 indent ) Actuator rigid with pawl
  369           ..... (6 indent ) Spring-pressed
  370           .... (4 indent ) Actuator disengages rack
  371           .... (5 indent ) Actuator rigid with rack
  372           .... (4 indent ) Depending pawl or rack prop pivoted to back
  373           ... (3 indent ) Serrated clamp hinge
  374           ... (3 indent ) Friction detent
  375           .... (4 indent ) Clamp acts on axially moving rod
  376           .... (4 indent ) Pin and slot
  377           ... (3 indent ) Held by prop behind back
  378.1           .. (2 indent ) Foldable forwardly over bottom
  378.11           ... (3 indent ) Including an inertia-responsive latch
  378.12           ... (3 indent ) Held erect by a releasable latch
  378.13           .... (4 indent ) Latch element supported by a structure separated from chair or seat (e.g., vehicle mounted striker, etc.)
  378.14           ... (3 indent ) Including means to hold back in forwardly folded position
  380           ... (3 indent ) Tension tie supports back
  381           .... (4 indent ) Armrest tie
  382           ... (3 indent ) Fabric hinges bottom to back
  383           . (1 indent ) Horizontally
  391           HEADREST
  392           . (1 indent ) Chin support
  393           . (1 indent ) Occupant attached
  394           . (1 indent ) Detachable headrest and armrest unit
  395           . (1 indent ) Wall- or ceiling-supported
  396           . (1 indent ) Extension of upper back
  397           . (1 indent ) Portable, with seat attacher
  398           .. (2 indent ) Laterally collapsible
  399           .. (2 indent ) U-clamp mounted
  400           ... (3 indent ) Adjustable
  401           .... (4 indent ) Spring clamp
  402           .... (4 indent ) Screw clamp
  403           . (1 indent ) Movable to inoperative position rearwardly of back
  404           . (1 indent ) Resiliently mounted
  405           . (1 indent ) Ball- and socket-mounted
  406           . (1 indent ) Adjustable laterally
  407           .. (2 indent ) On shiftable mounting
  408           . (1 indent ) Angularly movable about horizontal axis
  409           .. (2 indent ) With horizontal translator
  410           . (1 indent ) Adjustable rectilinearly vertically
  411.1           SUPPORT FOR ARMPIT
  411.2           ARMREST
  411.21           . (1 indent ) Mounted to structure other than a chair or seat component
  411.22           .. (2 indent ) Sill suspended
  411.23           . (1 indent ) Attachable to diverse chairs or seats; i.e., portable
  411.24           .. (2 indent ) Supported by a seating surface
  411.25           .. (2 indent ) Connected to a back
  411.26           . (1 indent ) Detachably interfitted to a particular chair or seat at a connecting joint
  411.27           .. (2 indent ) To bottom
  411.28           ... (3 indent ) And to back
  411.29           .. (2 indent ) To back only
  411.3           . (1 indent ) Movable to nonuse position
  411.31           .. (2 indent ) Armrest or its supporting member movable about a vertical axis
  411.32           .. (2 indent ) Armrest or its supporting member movable about a horizontal axis
  411.33           ... (3 indent ) Supporting member movable about plural horizontal axes
  411.34           ... (3 indent ) Axis parallel to a lateral edge of bottom
  411.35           . (1 indent ) Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
  411.36           .. (2 indent ) Vertically
  411.37           .. (2 indent ) Laterally
  411.38           .. (2 indent ) Angularly
  411.39           ... (3 indent ) Angular adjustment coincides with tilting of the back for relative concurrent movement
  411.4           . (1 indent ) Single element forms plural spaced armrests of a chair or seat
  411.41           .. (2 indent ) And portion of back
  411.42           . (1 indent ) Formed as one-piece with front leg
  411.43           . (1 indent ) Connected to back and front leg
  411.44           . (1 indent ) Connected to back and bottom
  411.45           . (1 indent ) Mounted on an upwardly extending side panel
  411.46           . (1 indent ) Upholstered
  423.1           REST FOR KNEE, LEG, OR FOOT
  423.11           . (1 indent ) For occupant`s knee or shin (e.g., sit-kneel type of chair, etc.)
  423.12           .. (2 indent ) Adjustable relative to chair or seat to plural use positions
  423.13           .. (2 indent ) Convertible to a chair or seat without kneerest
  423.14           . (1 indent ) For nonoccupant use (e.g., shoe salesman`s stool, etc.)
  423.15           .. (2 indent ) Rest at rear of chair or seat
  423.16           .. (2 indent ) Kneeling stool
  423.17           . (1 indent ) Including a portion engaging a side of occupant`s leg
  423.18           . (1 indent ) Having substitute footrest
  423.19           . (1 indent ) Connected to chair or seat for relative movement
  423.2           .. (2 indent ) Horizontally slidable from beneath bottom to a position in front of bottom
  423.21           ... (3 indent ) Having a floor-engaging support
  423.22           ... (3 indent ) Having additional movement to an operative position
  423.23           .... (4 indent ) Including means for adjusting the rest to plural operative positions
  423.24           .... (5 indent ) Angular adjusting means
  423.25           .. (2 indent ) Footrest movably connected to an upright support fixed to chair or seat
  423.26           .. (2 indent ) Pivoted for vertical swinging (i.e., about horizontal axis)
  423.27           ... (3 indent ) Having a floor-engaging support
  423.28           ... (3 indent ) Pivoted to an unusable position beneath bottom
  423.29           ... (3 indent ) Pivot axis parallel to lateral edge of bottom
  423.3           ... (3 indent ) Pivot axis adjacent and parallel to front edge of bottom
  423.31           .... (4 indent ) Held by a prop behind rest
  423.32           .... (5 indent ) Prop adjusts rest to plural use positions
  423.33           ..... (6 indent ) Adjustable friction detent
  423.34           .... (4 indent ) Footrest moves relative to legrest
  423.35           .... (5 indent ) Pivotally movable footrest
  423.36           .... (5 indent ) Slidably adjustable footrest
  423.37           .. (2 indent ) Pivoted for lateral swinging; i.e., about vertical axis
  423.38           .. (2 indent ) Rectilinearly in vertical direction
  423.39           . (1 indent ) Portable
  423.4           .. (2 indent ) Connectable to a chair or seat
  423.41           .. (2 indent ) Self-supported
  423.42           ... (3 indent ) Resiliently mounted
  423.43           ... (3 indent ) Rocker type
  423.44           ... (3 indent ) Adjustable to plural operative positions
  423.45           .... (4 indent ) Rectilinearly in vertical direction
  423.46           .... (4 indent ) Angularly
  440.1           HAVING DETACHABLY INTERFITTING PARTS OR COMPONENTS; I.E., KNOCKDOWN
  440.11           . (1 indent ) Detachable fabric component
  440.12           . (1 indent ) Sheet material folded to form a chair or seat
  440.13           . (1 indent ) Slotted components normal to each other
  440.14           . (1 indent ) Modular components
  440.15           . (1 indent ) Interfitted back and bottom or back frame and bottom frame
  440.16           .. (2 indent ) Including a substantially upright post slidably inserted into an elongated recess
  440.17           .. (2 indent ) One-piece back and arm
  440.18           .. (2 indent ) One-piece back and leg
  440.19           ... (3 indent ) Front leg
  440.2           . (1 indent ) Interfitted back and back frame
  440.21           .. (2 indent ) Including a substantially upright post slidably inserted into an elongated recess
  440.22           . (1 indent ) Interfitted bottom and bottom frame
  440.23           . (1 indent ) Front, rear legs, and armrest together form a unit detachable from bottom or back
  440.24           . (1 indent ) Telescoping hollow parts or components
  445.1           BOTTOM, BACK AND LEG (I.E., CHAIR)
  446.1           . (1 indent ) Back or back standard integral with leg
  446.2           .. (2 indent ) Integral with plural rear legs
  447.1           .. (2 indent ) Front leg
  447.2           ... (3 indent ) Integral with plural front legs
  447.3           ... (3 indent ) And forms lateral sides of bottom
  447.4           .. (2 indent ) Legs interbraced between bottom and ground
  448.1           . (1 indent ) Front leg integral with rear leg
  448.2           .. (2 indent ) Extends along ground surface
  449.1           . (1 indent ) Interbraced bottom, back and leg
  450.1           . (1 indent ) Back or bottom connected at lateral side to end support
  451.1           . (1 indent ) Back standard secured below or to underside of bottom
  451.2           . (1 indent ) Three support legs only
  451.3           . (1 indent ) Two support legs only
  451.4           . (1 indent ) Single non-moving support leg
  451.5           .. (2 indent ) Cylindrial leg
  451.6           ... (3 indent ) Having diameter equal to that of bottom
  451.7           . (1 indent ) Resilient bottom and leg
  451.8           . (1 indent ) Modular component
  451.9           . (1 indent ) Woven material (e.g., cane or basket chair)
  451.11           . (1 indent ) Plastic material
  451.12           .. (2 indent ) Integral bottom, back and leg
  451.13           .. (2 indent ) Hollow component
  452.1           BOTTOM OR BACK
  452.11           . (1 indent ) Directly connected bottom and back
  452.12           .. (2 indent ) One-piece panel
  452.13           ... (3 indent ) Flexible panel fixed to a frame (e.g., fabric, elastomeric sheet, etc.)
  452.14           ... (3 indent ) Rigid or semirigid plastic panel
  452.15           .... (4 indent ) Including means to provide or enhance resiliency (e.g., slits, grooves, etc.)
  452.16           .. (2 indent ) Interconnected cushions for bottom and back
  452.17           ... (3 indent ) Continuous cushioning material (e.g., one-piece cushion, bean bag, etc.)
  452.18           . (1 indent ) Framework
  452.19           .. (2 indent ) Continuous bottom and back frame
  452.2           .. (2 indent ) Having elongated hollow member (e.g., tubular, etc.)
  452.21           . (1 indent ) Contoured bottom
  452.22           .. (2 indent ) Planar bottom with a central recess
  452.23           .. (2 indent ) Laterally extending contour
  452.24           ... (3 indent ) Contoured rigid base
  452.25           .... (4 indent ) Including symmetrical thigh-support portions
  452.26           ... (3 indent ) Preshaped foam pad
  452.27           .... (4 indent ) Different densities of foam
  452.28           ... (3 indent ) Custom fitted for a particular occupant
  452.29           . (1 indent ) Contoured back
  452.3           .. (2 indent ) For lower back; i.e., lumbar region
  452.31           ... (3 indent ) Rigid or semirigid preshaped panel
  452.32           ... (3 indent ) Preshaped cushioning material
  452.33           .. (2 indent ) Laterally extending contour
  452.34           ... (3 indent ) Including a projected side member
  452.35           .... (4 indent ) Preshaped cushioning material
  452.36           .... (4 indent ) Rigid or semirigid preshaped panel
  452.37           .. (2 indent ) Having varying density foam
  452.38           . (1 indent ) Having a trim panel
  452.39           . (1 indent ) Cantilevered bottom or back
  452.4           . (1 indent ) Having a laterally adjustable dimension
  452.41           . (1 indent ) Having fluent material
  452.42           . (1 indent ) Including a ventilating means
  452.43           .. (2 indent ) Supplemental ventilating pad
  452.44           ... (3 indent ) Wire spring element between pads` layers
  452.45           ... (3 indent ) Projecting elements
  452.46           .. (2 indent ) Apertures in primary bottom or back
  452.47           ... (3 indent ) Aperture in upholstery
  452.48           . (1 indent ) Cushioned
  452.49           .. (2 indent ) Including a support spring
  452.5           ... (3 indent ) Coil compression spring
  452.51           .... (4 indent ) Encapsulated by cushion
  452.52           ... (3 indent ) Noncoil wire spring (e.g., linear or sinuous wires, etc.)
  452.53           .... (4 indent ) Encapsulated by cushion
  452.54           ... (3 indent ) Spring integral with frame of bottom or back
  452.55           .. (2 indent ) Including a support panel (e.g., pan-type seat, etc.)
  452.56           ... (3 indent ) Flexible panel (e.g., fabric or elastomeric sheet, web, etc.)
  452.57           ... (3 indent ) Encapsulated panel
  452.58           .. (2 indent ) Having a fixed cover
  452.59           ... (3 indent ) Fastened to a support framework
  452.6           .... (4 indent ) Including a fixing means extending through cushioning material
  452.61           ... (3 indent ) Bonded to cushioning material
  452.62           ... (3 indent ) Cover formed from a plurality of discrete sections
  452.63           . (1 indent ) Made of individual elongated members extending across a support frame (e.g., webs, straps, slats, stringed beads, etc.)
  452.64           .. (2 indent ) Intermeshed (e.g., crisscrossed, etc.)
  452.65           . (1 indent ) Rigid or semirigid hollow shell
  461           PADDED STOOL
  462           . (1 indent ) Hassock type
  464           BODY OR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT OR CONFINEMENT
  465           . (1 indent ) Jacket, vest, or suit restraint
  466           . (1 indent ) Leg or arm restraint
  467           . (1 indent ) Having crotch strap or post
  468           . (1 indent ) Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness
  469           .. (2 indent ) Passive restraint system
  470           .. (2 indent ) With means to absorb energy of acceleration
  471           ... (3 indent ) Deformable or stretchable element
  472           .... (4 indent ) Element is permanently deformed; i.e., one-time use
  473           .. (2 indent ) Belt or harness rides on seat connected slide
  474           .. (2 indent ) Retractable
  475           ... (3 indent ) Belt winds upon take-up reel
  476           .... (4 indent ) Having means to lock belt against further extension when in its occupant-restraining position
  477           .... (5 indent ) Electrically operated
  478           .... (5 indent ) Inertia actuated
  479           ... (3 indent ) Having means to lock belt against further extension when in its occupant-restraining position
  480           .. (2 indent ) Inertia-responsive locking or tightening of belt or harness
  481           .. (2 indent ) Having means for storage in nonuse position or in position to be handy for use
  482           .. (2 indent ) Belt or belt anchor covers
  483           .. (2 indent ) Shoulder belt or harness
  484           ... (3 indent ) Engageable with both shoulders of occupant
  485           .. (2 indent ) Having means providing easily releasable attachment to a chair or seat
  486           . (1 indent ) Shoulder restraint
  487           . (1 indent ) Front guard or barrier
  488           .. (2 indent ) Padded or cushioned member
  463.1           CHAIR HARDWARE OR ATTACHMENT (E.G., BRACKET, OPERATING LEVER, LEG EXTENSION, ETC.)
  463.2           MISCELLANEOUS
 
 CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
 
  900           CHAIR FOR SUNTANNING IN THE PRONE (I.E., FACEDOWN) POSITION
 
 FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS
 
  FOR000           CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS
 
 DIGESTS
 
   DIG1           FOAM
   DIG2           MOLDED
   DIG3           PNEUMATIC
   DIG4           WHEELCHAIR
   DIG5           FIREPROOF
   DIG6           VELCRO
   DIG7           ROCKER/RECLINER
   DIG8           INFLATABLE BELLOWS
   DIG10           OCCUPANT-ARISING ASSIST
   DIG11           BABY BOUNCER


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