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Office chair structure
Assignee: Steelcase Strafor SA
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Filing: 1997-02-04
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Granted: 1998-05-26
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Expires: 2017-02-04
Abstract
Abstract An office seat, of the type comprising, mounted so as to tilt from the front to the rear on a vertical under-frame column, an assembly that unites a base plate with a horizontal general appearance and a back with a vertical general appearance, characterized in that means are provided to permit the separate adjusting of the base plate and of the back, respectively in length and in height, relative to the assembly, as a function of the size and of the position of the user, to ensure the best possible comfort for the latter.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Lamart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 04:42
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/022; A47C1/023; A47C3/00; A47C3/02; A47C3/025; A47C3/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A chair comprising: a base; a shell mounted on the base and having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; a back slidably mounted on the vertical portion; a seat slidably mounted on the horizontal portion; and wherein said back includes a slit, and the shell includes a generally horizontal guide, and including an adjustment device with a slit-engaging and guide-engaging adjustment member operably mounted on said vertical portion for operably engaging the slit, one of the slit and the generally horizontal guide being at an angle to horizontal so that upon adjustment of the adjustment member, the back is adjusted vertically.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A chair comprising: a base; a shell mounted on the base and having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; a back slidably mounted on the vertical portion; a seat slidably mounted on the horizontal portion; and wherein said back includes a slit, and the shell includes a generally horizontal guide, and including an adjustment device with a slit-engaging and guide-engaging adjustment member operably mounted on said vertical portion for operably engaging the slit, one of the slit and the generally horizontal guide being at an angle to horizontal so that upon adjustment of the adjustment member, the back is adjusted vertically.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The chair defined in claim 1, wherein the vertical portion defines a second guide, and wherein the back slidably engages the second guide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chair defined in claim 2, wherein the vertical portion includes configured side edges forming said second guide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chair defined in claim 3, wherein the horizontal portion includes configured side edges forming a third guide, and wherein the seat slidably engages the third guide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The chair defined in claim 1, wherein the horizontal portion defines a second guide, and wherein the seat slidably engages the second guide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chair defined in claim 5, wherein the horizontal portion includes configured side edges forming said second guide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The chair defined in claim 1, wherein the seat includes an apertured flange, and wherein the shell includes an adjustment device for operably engaging the apertured flange to control positioning of the seat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The chair defined in claim 1, wherein the seat includes front section and a rear section connected by a hinge, and wherein the base includes a pair of arms that extend forwardly under the front section for supporting the front section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The chair defined in claim 8, wherein the base includes a spring for resiliently supporting the arms and for biasing the arms upwardly.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
128 words
An office chair comprising: a seat having a base plate that extends generally horizontally; a back that extends generally vertically; a shell adjustably supporting the seat and the back in a manner permitting separate adjustment of said budge plate and of said back, respectively, in length and in height relative to said shell as a function of the size and of the position of a seated user, said shell including a first adjusting member located at a bottom of said shell, and further including a governing lever pivotally mounted on the bottom of the shell; and said base plate including a tab with perforations therein, the governing lever including a pin selectively engageable with the perforations for locking the seat in a selected adjusted position on the shell.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
128 words
An office chair comprising: a seat having a base plate that extends generally horizontally; a back that extends generally vertically; a shell adjustably supporting the seat and the back in a manner permitting separate adjustment of said budge plate and of said back, respectively, in length and in height relative to said shell as a function of the size and of the position of a seated user, said shell including a first adjusting member located at a bottom of said shell, and further including a governing lever pivotally mounted on the bottom of the shell; and said base plate including a tab with perforations therein, the governing lever including a pin selectively engageable with the perforations for locking the seat in a selected adjusted position on the shell.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A chair according to claim 10 wherein each of the base plate and back comprise a blow-molded part having flexible walls and a hollow volume, the flexible walls having a thickness suitable to provide a flexibility that ensures the best comfort for the seated user.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
118 words
An office chair comprising: a seat having a base plate that extends generally horizontally; a back that extends generally vertically; a shell adjustably supporting the seat and the back in a manner permitting separate adjustment of said base plate and of said back, respectively, in length and in height relative to said shell as a function of the size and of the position of a seated user; the back including a non-horizontal angled slit and the shell including a guide that extends approximately horizontally; and a handle movably mounted in an external face of the back that operably engages the guide and the slit, so that horizontal displacement of the cursor causes a vertical displacement of the back.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
118 words
An office chair comprising: a seat having a base plate that extends generally horizontally; a back that extends generally vertically; a shell adjustably supporting the seat and the back in a manner permitting separate adjustment of said base plate and of said back, respectively, in length and in height relative to said shell as a function of the size and of the position of a seated user; the back including a non-horizontal angled slit and the shell including a guide that extends approximately horizontally; and a handle movably mounted in an external face of the back that operably engages the guide and the slit, so that horizontal displacement of the cursor causes a vertical displacement of the back.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A chair according to claim 12 wherein the base plate includes a rear part and a fore part connected to the rear part by a horizontal hinge-forming zone so that, when the seat is adjusted, the fore part flexes to prevent any stress under the knees of the seated user at the time of rearward tilting of the back.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
A chair according to claim 12 wherein each of the base plate and back comprise a blow-molded part having flexible walls and a hollow volume, the flexible walls having a thickness suitable to provide a flexibility that ensures the best comfort for the seated user.
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