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Work chair
Assignee: INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL OF LABOR AFFAIRS
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Filing: 1995-06-19
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Granted: 1996-11-19
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Expires: 2015-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A work chair comprising a backrest, a seat-pan, a fastening mechanism, and a support leg. The backrest is provided with a first fastening device. Theseat-pan comprises a pelvic support and a thigh support. The pelvic support is provided on the underside thereof with a rotary fastening unit and is further provided on a longitudinal median thereof with a second fastening device. The fastening mechanism comprises a vertical fastening portion engageable with the first fastening device of the backrest for adjusting the backrest upwards and downwards. The fastening mechanism further comprises a horizontal fastening portion engageable with the second fastening device of the seat-pan for adjusting the longitudinal depth of the seat-pan. The support leg is provided with a rotary fastening member engageable with the rotary fastening unit of the seat-pan. The thigh support of the seat-pan is arranged at an inclination ranging between 15 and 35 degrees in relation to the pelvic support of the seat-pan, so as to enable the trunk and the thighs of a person seated on the seat-pan to form an angle ranging between 100 and 120 degrees.
Inventors
- 👤 Chi-Yuang Yu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:30
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/36; A47C7/40; A47C7/402; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/022; A47C1/023; A47C7/02; A47C7/029; A47C9/00; A47C9/002; A47C9/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
A work chair comprising: a backrest provided on a back thereof with a first fastening means; a seat-pan comprising a pelvic support portion having a support surface and a thigh support portion said pelvic support portion provided on a underside thereof with a first rotary fastening means and further provided with a second fastening means located axially thereof; a fastening mechanism comprising a vertical fastening means engageable with said first fastening means of said backrest, said fastening mechanism further comprising a horizontal fastening means engageable with said second fastening means of said seat-pan, said vertical fastening means and said horizontal fastening means forming an angle of between 85 and 95 degrees; a chair support leg provided on a top thereof with a second rotary fastening means engageable with said first rotary fastening means of said seat-pan; and, an anti-skid baffle extending above the support surface and located on the seat pan adjacent to the juncture of the pelvic support portion and the thigh support portion, whereby said first fastening means of said backrest and said vertical fastening means of said fastening mechanism form an adjustment means for adjusting said backrest upwards and downwards, relative to said vertical fastening means; said second fastening means of said seat-pan and said horizontal fastening means of said fastening mechanism form a longitudinal adjusting means for adjusting a longitudinal position of said seat-pan relative to said horizontal fastening means, said backrest having and arcuate front side, said thigh support portion of said seat-pan forms an angle between 15 and 35 degrees with said pelvic support portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
261 words
A work chair comprising: a backrest provided on a back thereof with a first fastening means; a seat-pan comprising a pelvic support portion having a support surface and a thigh support portion said pelvic support portion provided on a underside thereof with a first rotary fastening means and further provided with a second fastening means located axially thereof; a fastening mechanism comprising a vertical fastening means engageable with said first fastening means of said backrest, said fastening mechanism further comprising a horizontal fastening means engageable with said second fastening means of said seat-pan, said vertical fastening means and said horizontal fastening means forming an angle of between 85 and 95 degrees; a chair support leg provided on a top thereof with a second rotary fastening means engageable with said first rotary fastening means of said seat-pan; and, an anti-skid baffle extending above the support surface and located on the seat pan adjacent to the juncture of the pelvic support portion and the thigh support portion, whereby said first fastening means of said backrest and said vertical fastening means of said fastening mechanism form an adjustment means for adjusting said backrest upwards and downwards, relative to said vertical fastening means; said second fastening means of said seat-pan and said horizontal fastening means of said fastening mechanism form a longitudinal adjusting means for adjusting a longitudinal position of said seat-pan relative to said horizontal fastening means, said backrest having and arcuate front side, said thigh support portion of said seat-pan forms an angle between 15 and 35 degrees with said pelvic support portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The work chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein said seat-pan is fastened rotatably with respect to said chair support leg such that said seat-pan can be rotated relative to the chair support leg.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The work chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein said backrest has a height of between 20 and 40 centimeters; said seat-pan has a longitudinal length between 15 and 30 centimeters; and wherein said support leg has a length of between 40 and 60 centimeters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The work chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein said backrest has a maximum lateral width between 15 and 30 centimeters and a maximum height of between 20 and 40 centimeters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The work chair as claimed in claim 3, wherein said backrest has a maximum lateral width between 15 and 30 centimeters and a maximum length of between 20 and 40 centimeters.
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