Body support assembly and methods for the use and assembly thereof
AssigneeSteelcase Inc.
InventorsNickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, Gordon J. Peterson, David Bodnar, James Ludwig, Nathan R. Brock, Mark Spoelhof
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Abstract
A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by a tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
Claims23
1-130. (canceled)
A body support assembly comprising:
- a body support member rearwardly reclinable relative to a base, the body support member having a front and a rear spaced apart in a longitudinal direction;
- a recline stop member comprising a first end connected to the body support member and a second end defining a stop portion;
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- a recline limiter comprising at least first and second longitudinally spaced stop surfaces, wherein the at least first and second stop surfaces are angularly spaced about a longitudinal axis, wherein the recline limiter is rotatably mounted to the base about the longitudinal axis, wherein the recline limiter is rotatable about the longitudinal axis between a first position, wherein the stop portion engages the first stop surface, and a second position, wherein the stop portion engages the second stop surface.
The body support assembly of claim 137 wherein the recline limiter further comprises a third stop surface longitudinally spaced from the first and second stop surfaces, wherein the stop portion engages the first stop surface to prevent recline of the body support member relative to the base, wherein the stop portion engages the second stop surface to provide for full recline of the body support member relative to the base, and wherein the stop portion engages the third stop surface to provide for an intermediate recline of the body support member relative to the base.
143-161. (canceled)
A body support assembly comprising:
- a body support member reclinable relative to a base;
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- a recline limiter assembly interfacing between the body support member and the base to limit the recline of the body support member relative to the base, the recline limiter assembly comprising a recline limiter having at least two rotational degrees of freedom.
A body support assembly comprising:
- a body support member reclinable relative to a base;
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- a recline limiter assembly interfacing between the body support member and the base to limit the recline of the body support member relative to the base, the recline limiter assembly comprising a stop member having a first end operably coupled to the body support member and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first member and operably engageable with a recline limiter;
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- a spring connected to the body support member and disposed around the stop member, the spring having a first end operably coupled to the body support member and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and operably engageable with the recline limiter, wherein the second end of the spring is moveable relative to the second end of the stop member.
168-170. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.