Chair with adjustable tablet
AssigneeKrueger International, Inc.
InventorTimothy J. Bouche
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Abstract
A chair including a writing tablet that can be used with both a right handed and a left handed seat occupant. The chair includes a writing tablet that is supported on a tablet arm. The tablet arm is pivotable beneath the seating element of the chair such that the tablet arm can be positioned on either the right side or left side of the user. The writing tablet is pivotally mounted to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can pivot toward and away from the seat occupant. The writing tablet is further movably mounted to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can move toward and away from the seat occupant. The seating element of the chair is pivotably mounted to a support structure including chair legs and preferably caster wheels.
Claims23
A chair with a writing tablet that can be configured for use by either a right-handed or left-handed occupant, the chair comprising:
- a seating element supported by a chair support structure;
- and
- a tablet arm extending laterally from the chair support structure and supporting the writing tablet;
- wherein the tablet arm is pivotally coupled to the chair support structure such that the tablet arm can pivot about a first pivot axis from a right side of the chair to a left side of the chair;
- and
- wherein the writing tablet is pivotally coupled to the tablet arm such that the writing tablet can pivot about a second pivot axis toward and away from the occupant when the occupant is seated in the chair.
A chair with a writing tablet that can be configured for use by either a right-handed or left-handed occupant, the chair comprising:
- a seating element supported by a chair support structure;
- and
- a tablet arm extending laterally from the chair support structure and supporting the writing tablet;
- a mounting arrangement coupled to the chair support structure, the mounting arrangement comprising:
- a pivotable upper bearing and a pivotable lower bearing;
- a bearing plate interposed between and coupled to the upper and lower bearings;
- an outer shroud coupled to the bearing plate and encircling the upper and lower bearings and the bearing plate;
- and
- a mounting post secured at a lower end to the chair support structure and extending upwardly in the axial direction through apertures in the upper and lower bearings and the bearing plate;
- wherein the lower end of the tablet arm is coupled to the shroud such that the tablet arm pivots with the bearing plate and the upper and lower bearings around the mounting post thereby enabling the tablet arm to pivot from a right side of the chair to a left side of the chair.
A chair, comprising:
- a seating element supported by a chair support structure;
- a tablet arm extending laterally from the chair support structure and rotatable about a first pivot axis extending vertically through the chair support structure, the tablet arm including a tablet support portion extending parallel to the first pivot axis;
- a tablet mounting arrangement positioned on the support portion of the tablet arm, the tablet mounting arrangement being rotatable about a second pivot axis extending through the tablet support portion of the tablet aim;
- and
- a writing tablet mounted to the tablet mounting management, wherein the writing tablet is rotatable with the tablet mounting arrangement,
- wherein the tablet mounting arrangement allows the writing tablet to move laterally with respect to the tablet arm,
- wherein the seating element is rotatable about the first pivot axis relative to the chair support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.