Chairs and seats – Movable back – Horizontally
Patent
1997-05-29
1998-11-24
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Chairs and seats
Movable back
Horizontally
2973011, 2973017, 29741135, 29741137, B60N 222, B60N 246
Patent
active
058397841
ABSTRACT:
A chair control is shown for adjusting the horizontal position of a chair armrest or a chair back. A support bar, upon which the chair armrest or back is mounted, a slidably located in a mounting bracket usually attached to the underside of the chair seat. The mounting bracket includes a first pivot pin spaced transversely of the support bar, and a rigid lever mounted on this pivot pin, the pivot pin acting as a fulcrum. The rigid lever includes a first end portion that pivots into locking engagement with the support bar and a second remote end portion. An over-the-center toggle linkage is coupled to the lever second end portion to rotate the lever about the pivot pin to engage the support bar and lock it in position.
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Cranmer Laurie K.
Nightingale Inc.
White Rodney B.
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