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US 2011/0210593 A1Published application
Chair with collapsible seat back
AssigneeZero1
InventorsGardner Klaasen, David G. Valdiserri
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Abstract
A chair comprising a seat back assembly pivotably mounted to a seat assembly for selective movement between a first, upright position and a second, collapsed position. The chair can be provided with a latching mechanism for securing the seat back assembly in the first, upright position.
Claims12
A chair comprising:
- a seat support;
- a seat back pivotably coupled with the seat support such that the seat back is selectively pivotable relative to the seat support, while the seat support remains stationary relative to a surface supporting the chair, between a first position in which the seat back is inclined relative to the seat support for allowing a user to sit on the seat support and a second position in which the seat back is substantially collapsed adjacent to the seat support;
- and
- a latch assembly comprising:
- at least one engaging member provided on one of the seat support and the seat back;
- and
- at least one receiving member provided on the other of the seat support and the seat back and configured to receive and engage the at least one engaging member;
- wherein the at least one engaging member is biased towards the at least one receiving member such that the at least one engaging member engages the at least one receiving member to secure the seat back in the first position;
- and
- wherein the seat back is selectively moveable from the first position to the second position by moving the at least one engaging member against the bias to disengage the at least one engaging member from the at least one receiving member and wherein movement of the seat back from the second position to the first position reengages the at least one engaging member with the at least one receiving member to secure the seat back in the first position without movement of the seat support relative to the surface supporting the chair.
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