Chairs and seats – Bottom and back connected to and foldable in wall or partition – In floor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-04
2011-10-18
White, Rodney B (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom and back connected to and foldable in wall or partition
In floor
C297S331000, C297S336000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08038206
ABSTRACT:
An operating lever is provided at one of a front face, an upper face, and a back face of a seat including a seat cushion and a seat back. The operating lever may include a first lever having a first end and a second end, and a second lever having a first end and a second end. The second end of the first lever and the first end of the second lever may be pivotably connected to each other, and the first end of the first lever may be pivotably connected to the seat such that the first lever is configured to change an attitude of the seat. In addition, the second end of the second lever may be formed as an operating portion, and when the operating portion is operated in a direction away from the seat, the first lever and the second lever pivot may away from the seat and the attitude of the seat is adjusted.
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Day Robert
Fujimoto Osamu
Ito Makoto
Muramatsu Tomohiro
Ooishi Yoshihiro
Greenblum & Bernstein P.L.C.
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
White Rodney B
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