US 6,056,363 AGranted

Reclining computer chair apparatus

OwnerLee W. Maddoxinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus which will largely prevent irritated ligaments, and sore necks and backs arising from spending long hours at a computer terminal by allowing the user to position themselves in multiple comfortable positions is disclosed. The apparatus for use with a monitor and keyboard comprises: a base; a carriage slidably mounted on the base; a seat member having rear, and front side portions, said seat member carried on the carriage; a back member having a lower side portion pivoted to the rear portion of the seat member; a leg member having an upper side portion pivoted to the front side portion of the seat member; an arm member carried by the carriage, said arm member having a front end portion adapted to carry the keyboard; a monitor arm carried by the carriage; and motorized threaded screws used to move the carriage on the base, and move the back and leg members relative to the carriage.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A reclining computer chair apparatus for use with a monitor and keyboard comprising:

a base;
a carriage slidably mounted on the base;
a seat member having rear and front side portions, said seat member carried on the carriage;
a back member having a lower side portion pivoted to the rear portion of the seat member;
a leg member having an upper side portion pivoted to the front side portion of the seat member, said leg member adapted to longitudinally shorten and elongate so that when the leg member is in an upright position a particular user may sit in an upright position with their feet supporting their legs, and when the leg member is in a more lateral position leg supporting position, it may elongate to have sufficient length to support the particular user's feet as well as their legs;
an arm member carried by the carriage;
a monitor arm having an inner end portion directly carried by the back member so that once positioned by the particular user the monitor will automatically retain its position with respect to the chair in all chair positions;
support means carried by the carriage to carry the keyboard;
means to move the carriage on the base, and move the back and leg member relative to the carriage.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/998,698Filed 29 Dec 1997
Granted: 2 May 2000
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

A47B 83/02
Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds: tables combined with seats
A47C 1/024
Having independently-adjustable supporting parts: the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable inclination
A47C 1/0242
The parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable inclination: by electric motors
A47C 1/0342
The parts including a leg-rest or foot-rest: in combination with movable backrest-seat unit or back-rest