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Chair base and post assembly for an office chair
Assignee: Knoll Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-23
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Granted: 1992-09-22
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Expires: 2010-04-23
Abstract
Abstract A chair base and post assembly for an office chair in which the base is formed of one piece of injection molded plastic. The base includes a central tubular hub and integral base arms which extend from the hub. A partially tapered socket extends vertically through the hub. A steel post tube is positioned in the socket and is supported to extend above the hub by a ring welded to the outside of the post tube, which ring rests on the top of the hub. A steel sleeve located in the socket near the top thereof and an internal surface formed as an internal surface of the socket at the bottom thereof provide annular surfaces which engage the post tube to stabilize it vertically. A plastic guide bushing fits inside the steel post tube at its top and receives the pneumatic lift cylinder to stabilize and guide it during its extensions and retractions.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark J. Bonnema
- 👤 David J. Morrison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:23
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/002; A47C7/004; A47C5/00; A47C5/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A chair base and post assembly for an office chair including: a base formed of plastic and having a central tubular hub and base arms extending radially from the hub, said hub having a socket extending vertically therethrough, said socket having an irregular cross-section which is larger at the top than at the bottom of the socket and having a counterbore formed in the socket near said top, a cylindrical post tube positioned in said socket and extending out of said socket above said hub, means attached to the outside of said post tube and resting on said hub to support said post tube, annular internal surface located in the socket near the top and bottom thereof to engage said post tube to stabilize it against lateral movement, said annular internal surface located in the socket near the bottom thereof being formed as a non-tapered internal wall of the hub and said annular internal surface located in the socket near the top thereof being formed as the internal wall of a sleeve seated in said counterbore in the socket near the top thereof, and means located at the bottom of said post tube to support a lifting mechanism positioned in said post tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A chair base and post assembly for an office chair including: a base formed of plastic and having a central tubular hub and base arms extending radially from the hub, said hub having a socket extending vertically therethrough, said socket having an irregular cross-section which is larger at the top than at the bottom of the socket and having a counterbore formed in the socket near said top, a cylindrical post tube positioned in said socket and extending out of said socket above said hub, means attached to the outside of said post tube and resting on said hub to support said post tube, annular internal surface located in the socket near the top and bottom thereof to engage said post tube to stabilize it against lateral movement, said annular internal surface located in the socket near the bottom thereof being formed as a non-tapered internal wall of the hub and said annular internal surface located in the socket near the top thereof being formed as the internal wall of a sleeve seated in said counterbore in the socket near the top thereof, and means located at the bottom of said post tube to support a lifting mechanism positioned in said post tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The chair base and post assembly of claim 1 in which a portion of the socket between said annular internal surfaces is tapered and not in contact with the cylindrical post sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The chair base and post assembly of claim 1 further including means formed on said post tube and said hub to prevent rotation of said post tube and said hub relative to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The chair base and post assembly of claim 3 further characterized in that said means to prevent rotation of said post tube and said hub relative to each other includes at least one engageable projection and complementary recess formed on said means attached to the outside of said post tube and on said hub.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
An office chair base molded in a single piece of plastic and having a central hub with radially extending base arms and a socket to receive a post tube having a shoulder, said socket extending vertically through said hub, said socket being of irregular cross-section decreasing in diameter from the top to the bottom, a non-tapered annular wall located near the bottom of the socket to engage the post tube when inserted in the socket to stabilize the post tube against lateral movement, a slightly tapered, enlarged counterbore at the top of the socket to receive a sleeve, a sleeve adapted to seat in said counterbore and having an inner surface positioned to engage said post tube to stabilize it against lateral movement, the portion of the socket between the counterbore and the non-tapered annular wall being tapered so as to be out of contact with the post tube inserted in the socket, and a support surface formed at the top of the hub to engage the shoulder of the post tube to support the post tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
177 words
An office chair base molded in a single piece of plastic and having a central hub with radially extending base arms and a socket to receive a post tube having a shoulder, said socket extending vertically through said hub, said socket being of irregular cross-section decreasing in diameter from the top to the bottom, a non-tapered annular wall located near the bottom of the socket to engage the post tube when inserted in the socket to stabilize the post tube against lateral movement, a slightly tapered, enlarged counterbore at the top of the socket to receive a sleeve, a sleeve adapted to seat in said counterbore and having an inner surface positioned to engage said post tube to stabilize it against lateral movement, the portion of the socket between the counterbore and the non-tapered annular wall being tapered so as to be out of contact with the post tube inserted in the socket, and a support surface formed at the top of the hub to engage the shoulder of the post tube to support the post tube.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-09-22 | 1996-03-23 | 1996-09-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-09-22 | 2000-03-23 | 2000-09-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-09-22 | 2004-03-23 | 2004-09-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |