Chairs and seats – Armrest – Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-02
2001-09-18
Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Armrest
Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
C297S411350
Reexamination Certificate
active
06290300
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates, in general, to arm chair brackets, and, in particular, to an adjustable arm chair bracket.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
In the prior art various types of arm chair brackets have been proposed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,839,786 to Cvek discloses an arm rest which is rotatably attached to an arm of a chair, and the arm rest can be pivoted to a plurality of locations.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,187 to Doerner et al discloses a three part bracket which allow a rotatable arm rest to be attached to a chair arm.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,203 to Van De Riet et al discloses an adjustable arm rest assembly pivotably attached to an arm rest of a chair and which has detents to lock the assembly in a plurality of positions.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,407,249 to Bonutti discloses a pivotably mounted arm rest which can be locked in a plurality of positions.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,380,065 to Rohrer discloses a three part bracket which allows an arm rest to be pivotably mounted on a chair arm.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to an adjustable arm chair bracket which will attach a chair arm rest to a chair. The arm rest can then be adjusted to suit individuals of different sizes. The bracket has three arms, one of which is connected to the chair, the second has the arm rest attached thereto, and the third arm connects the first and second arm. Spring biased ball detents are used to lock the bracket in various positions to adjust the bracket to the convenience of different users.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved adjustable arm rest bracket for a chair.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved adjustable arm rest bracket that can be easily adjusted to the convenience of different users.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved adjustable arm rest bracket that can be attached to a variety of chairs.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be fully apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5380065 (1995-01-01), Rohrer
patent: 5407249 (1995-04-01), Bonutti
patent: 5484187 (1996-01-01), Doerner et al.
patent: 5641203 (1997-06-01), Van De Riet et al.
patent: 5839786 (1998-11-01), Cvek
patent: 5884976 (1999-03-01), Breen et al.
patent: 5975640 (1999-11-01), Chen
patent: 6017091 (2000-01-01), Cao
patent: 6045191 (2000-04-01), Piretti
patent: 6076891 (2000-06-01), Bernhardt
Learned Douglas A.
Sutton Donald E.
Jr. Milton Nelson
McGlynn Joseph H.
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