Adjustable armrest for chairs
AssigneePlasticline Srl
InventorsPierluigi Dolci, Antonio Dolci
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Abstract
An armrest (1) for a chair (S) including an upright element (2) substantially vertical provided in the lower part (2a) with fixing means (3) to a seat (L) of said chair (S) and supporting in the higher part (2b) an armrest element (4). The upright element (2) and the armrest element (4) are coupled through sliding means (5) suitable to allow the movement of the armrest element (4) in order to vary the distance of the front end (4a) of said armrest element (4) as regards the front end (A) of the seat (L).
Claims7
The armrest for a chair having a seat portion with a front end comprising an upright element having upper and lower ends;
- a bracket extending from the lower end for securing the upright element to the seat;
- an armrest element having a front end and being supported at the upper end of the upright element;
- a sliding element for slidingly connecting the upright element and the armrest element to allow relative movement therebetween in order to vary a horizontal distance between the front end of the armrest and front end of the seat;
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- the sliding element including an annular edge at the upper end of the upright element and a guide track formed on the lower side of the armrest element for slidingly receiving the near edge therein, said guide track further including at least two longitudinal ribs extending from the underside of the armrest element and an annular flange removably coupled to the armrest element in opposition to the longitudinal ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.