Tiltable spring-biased chair
AssigneeHMS Seating Inc.
InventorsHarold B. Herman, Mark G. Hogg, Dennis A. Kwaczala
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Abstract
A chair including a frame, a seat pivotally mounted on the frame, a spring construction effectively positioned between the seat and the frame, a first selectively actuatable latch positioned between the seat and the frame effective to maintain the seat latched in a less inclined position on the frame, a second selectively actuatable latch positioned between the seat and the frame effective to maintain the seat latched in a more inclined position on the frame against the bias of the spring construction, a foot rest pivotally mounted on the frame and movable between retracted and extended positions, and a cable secured to the foot rest for selectively retracting the foot rest to the retracted position.
Claims16
A chair comprising a frame, a seat, a front portion on said seat pivotally mounted on said frame, a rear portion on said seat, a back mounted relative to said rear portion of said seat, a spring construction effectively positioned between said seat and said frame, a first selectively actuatable latch positioned between said seat and said frame effective to maintain said seat latched in a less inclined position on said frame, and a second selectively actuatable latch positioned between said seat and said frame effective to maintain said seat latched in a more inclined position on said frame against the bias of said spring construction, said first and second latches being slam latches.
A chair comprising a frame, first and second sides on said frame, a seat having a front portion and a rear portion, a back mounted relative to said rear portion of said seat, a first slam latch structure mounted for latching engagement at a first elevation between said seat and said frame, and a second slam latch structure mounted for latching engagement at a second elevation between said seat and said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.