Chairs and seats – Armrest – Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
Patent
1995-03-06
1997-01-28
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Armrest
Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
29741137, 2481185, 2482861, 2483491, A47C 754
Patent
active
055972080
ABSTRACT:
An armrest assembly for attachment to a chair includes a base plate. The base plate can be secured, in a chair of the type including a (i) seat bottom cushion on which a person can sit, (ii) a pedestal assembly supporting the seat bottom cushion, and (iii) a plurality of fasteners securing the pedestal assembly to the underside of the seat bottom cushion, between the seat bottom cushion and the pedestal. The base plate has a plurality of fastener openings equal in number to the number of fasteners in the chair to which the armrest assembly is to be attached. The fastener openings are arranged in the same pattern as the fasteners in the chair to which the armrest assembly is to be attached. The base plate can have at least two sets of fastener openings arranged in different patterns, whereby the base plate can selectively be secured intermediate the pedestal assembly and the seat bottom cushion of at least two different chairs having different fastener patterns. The armrest slides relative to the armrest support, allowing the armrest to be moved laterally, rather than only arcuately, compensating for the arcuate motion provided by a pivot joint. The armrest assembly is responsive to downward force on the armrest from the person's arm to restrict movement of the armrest relative to said base. Pressure (i.e., weight of the arm or gravity) locks the armrest into a given position, providing a more stable working platform.
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