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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1996
Mikal B Greaves, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles K Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark A McLean, Kirkland, WA (US);
William C Quan, Newcastle, WA (US);
Ferdinand J Van Engelen, Redmond, WA (US);
Michelle J Pillers, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kevin J Talbot, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Tempress, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A seat (10) is disclosed that includes a seat back (14) hingedly attached to a seat base (12) such that the seat back can be folded from an upright, vertical position to a closed, horizontal position with the lower surface of the seat back overlying the upper surface of the seat base throughout the seat's range of motion. For ready upholstering, in one embodiment, the foldable seat includes a removable seat base panel (20) and a removable seat back panel (22) attached to the seat base and back, respectively.