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US 6,296,309 B1Granted
Chair construction
AssigneeHON Technology Inc.
InventorEric J. Kurtz
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Abstract
A chair has a seat and reclinable back with a pair of armrests pivotably attached to the back. The back includes an outer shell and a mating inner shell. A bolt attaches each armrest to the outer shell and the inner shell is provided with sleeves for receiving the bolts and thereby securing the inner shell to the outer shell. By this arrangement, a single bolt provides for both the pivotable attachment of an armrest as well as for attaching the two mating shells together without any exposed hardware.
Claims7
A chair comprising:
- a seat and back, the back being reclinable relative to the seat;
- a pair of armrests each pivotably attached to the back;
- the back including an outer shell and a mating inner shell;
- a bolt for attaching each armrest to the outer shell;
- and
- means provided on said inner shell for cooperating with said bolt to secure the inner shell to the outer shell;
- wherein each bolt serves the purpose of securing the inner and outer shells together and also provides a pivotable means for attaching an armrest to the chair back.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.