CA1305652C - Seat maximizing useable space for sitting and sleeping - Google Patents

Seat maximizing useable space for sitting and sleeping

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CA1305652C
CA1305652C CA 605011 CA605011A CA1305652C CA 1305652 C CA1305652 C CA 1305652C CA 605011 CA605011 CA 605011 CA 605011 A CA605011 A CA 605011A CA 1305652 C CA1305652 C CA 1305652C
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Abstract

Application Number: 605,011-5 Filed Date: 07-July-1989 Division: DI
Class: 155/0008.4 Applicant: LEE, KAN CHEE

Title: A SEAT MAXIMIZING USEABLE SPACE FOR SITTING AND SLEEPING

ABSTRACT

A seat maximizing useable space for sitting and sleeping is supporting a human body in space. A bottom plate and a back plate are interhinged and supported by a base. The bottom and back plates rotating and sliding simultaneously in the guided directions are constituted by the orientations of the guides and pins, and a moveable pivot moves in an angled guide to maximize useable spaces on horizontal and vertical directions. The angle between the bottom and back plates is functioning from 90 degrees to 180 degrees providing a most comfortable reading, relaxing or sleeping environment within one seat's spacing. The present invention maximizes the useable spaces and achieves a significant economic value without compromising any space or comfort of the travelers or audiences. As a result of maximizing the useable spaces by ten (10) percent, a ten (10) percent additional gross income will go to the provider's profit or this profit will be shared between the travelers or audiences and provider. This particular invented seat can be equipped onto land, air and water vehicles, and in public and private premises.
This invention is a real contribution to our dally living and a significant economic value to our many advancing industries.

Description

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The general character of the invention The present invention relates to traveling, entertaining and meeting accommodations. Said invention provides a comfortable and relaxing environment for the travelers and audiences. This invention achieves a significant econom~c value as the result of maximizing usable spaces in horizontal and vertical directions.

The conception of the present invention originated years ago when the applicant traveled on a bus, airplane, train or attended a theater.
He felt that there was not enough room to straighten and relax his body without paying a higher cost for the travellng or entertainment.

Descrlption of the Prior Art A sliding chair, used as furniture, has been invented to slide a seat forward and a back plate rearward. See U.S~ Pat. No. 4,362,336.

An ad~ustable tilting chair has been invented to tilt and swiYel a seat on a cantilever support. See U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,806.

A chair, used as furniture, has been invented wi~h a back structure which is connected with horizontal slides to provide adjustable inclination of the back and seat structures. See U.S. Pat.
No. 3,870,365.

A recliner chair has been invented to provide rotating, tilting and reclining positions. See U.S. Pat. No. 3,926,472.

A seat, for a motor vehicle, has been invented to oscillate the back of a person. See U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,550.

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A chair includes a lower seat cushion member and a rear back cushion member both independently pivotable about pivots on the chair frame. The occupant of the chair can cause the cushions to pivot so as to assume the proper support position for the occupant. See U.S. Pat.
No. 3,945 651.

A seat wlth a fixed angle between the back and bottom has been invented to provide tiltable positions. See U.S. Pat. No. 3,572,829.

A chair with a tiltable back pivotable at its lower end and a forwardable seat to provide inclination. See Norway Pat. No. 90,~38.

A reclinable chair with weight balance in all positions has been invented. See Italy Pat. No. 58~,900.

An upper portion of a chair back is fixed and a lower portion of this chair back is moveable forward with the seat. See France Pat. No.
1,473,282.

All prior art references can be grouped into three categories.
The first, the most commonly used, today, in airplanes, trains and long dlstance buses, is seat with the back plate inclining backward and pivot~ng at its lower end, with the bottom plate fixed in posit~on at all times. The second is seats with the back plate not pivoting at their lower end and the bottom plate moving forward while the back plates are pivoting. The others are not commonly used, such as seats with a back plate moving downward and a bottom plate moving forward, seats with a fixed angle between back plate and bottom plate, seats with tilting, swiveling or osc;llat;ng movements.

None of the prior art references show an apparatus for the purposes of increasing usable space in horizontal and vertical directions, straightening a human body in a comfortable and relaxing environment, nor achieving a significant economic value.

Accordingly, there remains a need for an invention to maximizP
usable space thereby achiev1ng a comfortable and relaxing environment and a significant economic value for travelers and audiences.

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~S~5:2 Summary of the invention The present invention is an economical, comfortable, relaxing and cost effective body contour support structure for travelers and aud~ences.
It can be equipped onto~ but not be limited to, air, land and water Yehicles, such as airplanes, buses, cars, trains and ships; and places, such as theaters, convention halls, and public and private premises.

The seat comprises a base, a bottom plate and a back plate. The bottom and back plates are slid~ng and rotating from sitting to incllning positions. These movements are const~tuted by a number of means of rotating and sliding which are interconnected to the base, bottom and back plates of the body contour support strurture.

The angle between the bottom plate and the back plate increases substantially from 9~ degrees to 180 degrees to straighten a human body, thereby maximizing the useable spaces 1n horizontal and vert~cal directions to provide a comfortable and relaxing environment, constitut~ng a first difference from all prior art references.

The following are also the differences between the present invetion and all pr~or art references.

~ he-second difference is the upward and rotating movement of the back plate to ex~end and increase the horizontal and vertical spaces when the back plate is in lncline position.

The third difference is the downward movement of the front end of the bottom plate. It is able to extend and increase the leg room to straighten the legs of an occupant.

The fourth difference is the upward movement of the rear part of the bottom plate. This movement increases the vertical space under this bottom plate while the back plate is ~n incllne position.

The fifth difference is the guided upward or downward movement oF
the front end of the bottom plate in a sultable position to accommodate the leg room of an occupant.

~3~356~2 The s~xth difference is the configurations and compositions of the bottom plate and the back plate which maximize the useable spaces and provide adequate comfort.

The invention will be better understood by reading the following terms, descriptions and figures showing the configurations and the compositions of the elements of the invention.

Terms and elements of the invention Seat: Seat is a structure which is supporting a human body in space.

Space: Space is an unobstructed place whlch can be occupied by ojects.

Base: A base made of suitable material and may be comprlsed of portions is a supportlng structure which supports a bottom plate and a back plate. The base can be lnstalled on a floor or cantilever supported by other structural member. Also, base can be slid and locked in position.

Bottom plate: A plate made of su~table material is rotating and sl~ding. It supports a human bottom.
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Back plate: A plate made of suitable materlal and may be comprised of portions is rotating and sl~d~ng with a upward movement above the bottom plate. It supports a human back and head.

H~nge connection: A hlnge connection is a means of rotatable connect10n.

Means of rotating and sliding: It is a means of rotating and sliding which sl~des and rotates the bottom and back plates in sittlng and inclinlng positions. The unlimited examples include the guides and pins which constitute the movements of the bottom and the back plates.

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Position lock: A pos~tion lock made of suitable material is a means of locking the botto~ and back plates in position. The unlimited examples include the mechanical, spring and hydraulic locks.

It is to be understood that although certain systems, forms, terms and objects of this 1nYent10n have been presented and described, it is not to be lim~ted thereto except as claims are included in the claims.

Br1ef description of the drawings Figures 1 and 2 are the sectional side views of the schematic presentation of the seat of thls part1cular 1nvention. Figure 3 ~s the comparison of the present invention, shown in solid lines, to the most commonly used, at present time, in airplanes, trains and long distance buses sho~n in dotted lines whiie both back plates are in the same inclinat-ion. The present inventlon increases the useable spaces "d" ln horizontal and "h" in vertical directions. The dlstance of "d" ls practically three (3) to four (4) lnches ~n space. Since a seat to seat spacing is about thirty (30) to forty (40) inches, the increase of useable spaces ~s about ten (10) percent for the application of this particular in~ention.

Drawing re~erence numerals 1 base 2 bottom plate 3 back plate 4 hinge connectlon 5, 6, 7, 8 guides 9, 10, 11 p1ns 12, 13 position locks 14, 15 handle/switches 16 part of back p1ate 3 17 part of base 1 j , 3L31~S~
Description of the preferred embodiments Referring to FIG 1, the seat maximking useable space ls composed of a base 1, a bottom plate 2 and a back plate 3. A hinge joint 4 is connect~ng the bottom plate and the back plate. The simultaneously ro~atlng and slid1ng movements of the bottom plate and the back plate are constituted by the means of the orientation of the guides 5, S, 7 and 8, and the pins 9, 10 and 11, in particular the hinge 4 is a moveable pivot and moves in an angled guide 6 to max1mize usable spaces occup~ed by the bottom and back plates in horizon~al and vertical directions, and to provide a most comfortable sitting, relaxing and sleeping environment.
All guides and pins can be located either in the base or in the bottom or back plate, as long as each pin is guided by a guide. Such as, the guide 5 is located in ~he back plate with a pin 9 extending from the baseg the guide 6 is located in the base and the p~n 10 is extending from ~he bottom and back plates at the loca~ion of the hinge connection 4. Guides 7 and 8 are located in the bottom plate with a pin 11 extend~ng from the base. A position lock 12 is controlled by a handle or switch 14 to lock the bottom and back plates ~n s~tting or lnclinlng position. A posltion lock 13 is controlled by a handle or switch 15 to lock the front end of the bottom plate in a su1table position. The position locks 12 and 13 can be prov~ded by means of mechanical, sprlng and or hydraul~c function to immobil k e the movement of the back and bottom plates in position.
The end of the locks are attached to the base. Part of the back plate 16 ls attached to the back plate 3. Part of the base 17 is attached to the base 1.

FIG 2 is another preferred embodiment of the present invent;on.
All elements, means and functions are simllar to FIG 1, e~cept the configuration of the base 1 is somewhat d1fferent from the FIG 1 as shown in the FIG 2.

Economic value of the lnvention The achievement of the appl1cation of the present lnvention will result ln approximately ten(10) percent ~ncrease of the useable spaces in horizontal and vertical direct~ons, as indlcated in the FIG 3 and the description of the drawings, without comprom~sing any space and comfort of travelers or audiences. As a result, ten(10) percent of addltional gross income will go to the provider's profit or this profit will be shared between passengers or audiences and provider with no or negligible increase in operating cost. The present invention will materlally achieve a great economlc value, and a comfortable and relaxing environment.

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Claims (2)

1. A seat supporting a human body in space, said seat rotating and sliding to maximize useable spaces in horizontal and vertical directions, the seat providing a sitting or inclining position, comprising:
(a) a bottom plate with means of rotating and sliding along a guided direction;
(b) a back plate with means of rotating and sliding along a guided direction;
(c) a hinge means connecting said bottom plate to said back plate in an angular relationship;
(d) a base supporting the bottom plate and back plate;
(e) means of locking the bottom plate and back plate in a desired position; and (f) an angled guide slot means disposed in said base for receiving said hinge means such that the hinge means can simultaneously pivot and slide thereby resulting in an upward and rotating movement of the back plate and a downward and rotating movement of a front end of the bottom plate, wherein said angular relationship can change from 90 degrees to 180 degrees, thereby optimizing comfort to the user.
2. A seat as set forth in Claim 1, wherein said means for locking comprises and combines a spring lock, a hydraulic lock and or a mechanical lock.
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