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US 9,173,483 B2Granted
Article of furniture
AssigneeOffice for Metropolitan Architecture (O.M.A.) Stadebouq B.V.
InventorsRem Koolhaas, Andrew Blair Hector
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Abstract
An article of furniture includes a base, an intermediate member positioned above the base, a top member positioned above the intermediate member, and an adjustability mechanism that is attached to the base, the intermediate member, and the top member such that the intermediate member and the top member are each moveable relative to the base and such that the intermediate member is moveable relative to the top member and the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member.
Claims20
An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an intermediate member positioned above the base;
- a top member positioned above the intermediate member;
- and
- an adjustability mechanism that is attached to the base, the intermediate member, and the top member such that the intermediate member and the top member are each moveable relative to the base and such that the intermediate member is moveable relative to the top member and the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- wherein the adjustability mechanism comprises:
- a first post and a second post;
- the first post attached to the base and extending into at least one first aperture of the intermediate member, the first post and the at least one first aperture of the intermediate member defining a path of movement along which the intermediate member is moveable relative to the base;
- the second post attached to the intermediate member and extending into at least one second aperture of the top member, the second post and the at least one second aperture of the top member defining a path of movement along which the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- and
- wherein the at least one first aperture is comprised of a plurality of slots and the at least one second aperture is comprised of a plurality of slots.
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An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an intermediate member positioned above the base;
- a top member positioned above the intermediate member;
- and
- an adjustability mechanism that is attached to the base, the intermediate member, and the top member such that the intermediate member and the top member are each moveable relative to the base and such that the intermediate member is moveable relative to the top member and the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- wherein the adjustability mechanism comprises:
- a first post and a second post;
- the first post attached to the base and extending into at least one first aperture of the intermediate member, the first post and the at least one first aperture of the intermediate member defining a path of movement along which the intermediate member is moveable relative to the base;
- the second post attached to the intermediate member and extending into at least one second aperture of the top member, the second post and the at least one second aperture of the top member defining a path of movement along which the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- and
- wherein the adjustability mechanism is further comprised of a first friction inducing member and a second friction inducing member, the first friction inducing member is attached to the first post and contacts a portion of the intermediate member adjacent the at least one first aperture such that the first friction inducing member induces friction when the intermediate member moves relative to the base, the second friction inducing member is attached to the second post and contacts a portion of the top member adjacent the at least one second aperture such that the second friction inducing member induces friction when the top member moves relative to the base.
8 more elements
An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an intermediate member positioned above the base;
- a top member positioned above the intermediate member;
- and
- an adjustability mechanism that is attached to the base, the intermediate member, and the top member such that the intermediate member and the top member are each moveable relative to the base and such that the intermediate member is moveable relative to the top member and the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- and
- wherein the adjustability mechanism comprises:
- a first post;
- the first post attached to the base and extending through at least one first aperture of the intermediate member and into at least one second aperture of the top member;
- the first post and the at least one first aperture of the intermediate member defining a path of movement along which the intermediate member is moveable relative to the base;
- the first post and the at least one second aperture of the top member defining a path of movement along which the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member.
8 more elements
An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an intermediate member positioned above the base;
- a top member positioned above the intermediate member;
- and
- an adjustability mechanism, the adjustability mechanism comprising:
- a first post and a second post;
- the first post attached to the base and extending into at least one first aperture of the intermediate member, the first post and the at least one first aperture of the intermediate member defining a path of movement along which the intermediate member is moveable relative to the base;
- the second post attached to the intermediate member and extending into at least one second aperture of the top member, the second post and the at least one second aperture of the top member defining a path of movement along which the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- and
- wherein the at least one first aperture is comprised of a plurality of slots and the at least one second aperture is comprised of a plurality of slots.
7 more elements
An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an intermediate member positioned above the base;
- a top member positioned above the intermediate member;
- and
- an adjustability mechanism, the adjustability mechanism comprising:
- a first post and a second post;
- the first post attached to the base and extending into at least one first aperture of the intermediate member, the first post and the at least one first aperture of the intermediate member defining a path of movement along which the intermediate member is moveable relative to the base;
- the second post attached to the intermediate member and extending into at least one second aperture of the top member, the second post and the at least one second aperture of the top member defining a path of movement along which the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- and
- wherein the adjustability mechanism is further comprised of a first friction inducing member and a second friction inducing member, the first friction inducing member is attached to the first post and contacts a portion of the intermediate member adjacent the at least one first aperture such that the first friction inducing member induces friction when the intermediate member moves relative to the base, the second friction inducing member is attached to the second post and contacts a portion of the top member adjacent the at least one second aperture such that the second friction inducing member induces friction when the top member moves relative to the base.
7 more elements
An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an intermediate member positioned above the base;
- a top member positioned above the intermediate member;
- and
- an adjustability mechanism, the adjustability mechanism comprising:
- a first post and a second post;
- the first post attached to the base and extending into at least one first aperture of the intermediate member, the first post and the at least one first aperture of the intermediate member defining a path of movement along which the intermediate member is moveable relative to the base;
- the second post attached to the intermediate member and extending into at least one second aperture of the top member, the second post and the at least one second aperture of the top member defining a path of movement along which the top member is moveable relative to the intermediate member;
- and
- wherein the adjustability mechanism also comprises:
- a first rotatable plate attached to the first post and a first rail that is movable linearly within the intermediate member relative to the first rotatable plate;
- a second rotatable plate attached to the second post;
- and a second rail that is moveable linearly within the top member relative to the second rotatable plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.