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US 2017/0245646 A1Published application
Seating and Support Furniture
AssigneeKinema GmbH
InventorStefan ZOELL
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AssigneeKinema GmbH
InventorStefan ZOELL
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A piece of seating and supporting furniture with or without an armrest, comprising an upright and a basic seat and supporting structure (seat and structure) arranged thereon such that it can be pivoted about at least one horizontal axis, wherein the seat and structure has a seat surface which, in a first end position of pivoting about the horizontal axis, is arranged substantially in a horizontal plane, wherein the seat surface, in a second pivoting end position, is arranged transversely to the horizontal plane, wherein the seat and structure has a supporting surface arranged on a side of the seat and structure spaced apart from the seat surface. In another embodiment, a first end of a spring is connected to the upright, a second end of the spring is connected to the seat and structure, and the spring assists pivoting of the seat and structure about the horizontal axis.
A seating and support furniture with or without armrests, comprising
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pivoting can be triggered by a mechanism which releases a lock.
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first end (30a) of the spring (28) is pivotably attached to the stand (24), and that the second end (30b) of the spring (28) is pivotably attached to the seating and support corpus (14).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the horizontal axis (26) and at least one articulation axis (32a;
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first end (30a) of the spring (28) is attached in a base plane below the horizontal axis (26), and that the second end (30b) of the spring (28) is arranged in a moving-around plane above the horizontal axis (26).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one side of the seating and support corpus (14) opposite the support surface (20) forms a backrest (18).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the seating and support corpus (14) comprises a rigid load-bearing structure, and that the load-bearing structure reinforces and stiffens the seat surface (16) and the support surface (20).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring (28) is lockable by a locking means, and that the locking means is releasable by an actuating button.
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring (28) is housed in the seating and support corpus (14).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring (28) is configured as a gas spring.
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stand (24) is attached to a movable castor system (36).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stand (24) is height-adjustable by a spring system (34).
The seating and support furniture as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a cover part (42) is movably attached to the seating and support corpus (14), and that the cover part (42) is movable in respect of the seating and support corpus (14), so that on one side of the seating and support corpus (14) facing away from the support surface (20), an extended backrest (19) is formed by the extended cover part (42), the surface of said backrest being sectionally formed from the seating and support corpus (14) and from the cover part (42).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.