US6827402B2
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Chair with adjustable seat depth
Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
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Filing: 2002-01-30
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Granted: 2004-12-07
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Expires: 2022-01-30
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a chair with adjustable seat depth, wherein the seat of the chair consists of a rigid seat support plate ( 1 ) and a sliding and ductile seat cushion plate ( 2 ), on which the seat cushion is arranged. The invention is characterized by the fact that the seat cushion plate ( 2 ) contains a flexible area ( 7 ), which forms a seat trough, that on the seat support plate ( 1 ) two lateral guide rails ( 8 ) are arranged, in which the seat cushion plate ( 2 ) can be displaced with guide ribs ( 6 ) that are incorporated in said plate and that between the seat support plate ( 1 ) and the seat cushion plate ( 2 ) a device ( 15 ) for improving the sliding characteristics, preferably a polyethylene foil that is coated with Teflon, is arranged. The chair is characterized by very good sitting comfort.
Inventors
- 👤 Jutta Habermann
- 👤 Bernhard Kallup
- 👤 Artur Wuerth
- 👤 Juergen Schillinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:16
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/02; A47C1/022; A47C1/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A chair with adjustable seat depth, comprising: a seat having a rigid seat support plate and a sliding and ductile seat cushion plate having a seat cushion arranged thereon, the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate including a flexible area forming a seat trough, the rigid seat support plate having two lateral guide rails arranged thereon, the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate being provided with guide ribs configured to displace the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate on the two lateral guide rails; and a sliding improvement device positioned between the rigid seat support plate and the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate for improving sliding characteristics, wherein the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate is fastened to the rigid seat support plate by engaging sliding blocks with fastening domes of the rigid seat support plate via screws, and the sliding blocks form a stop to at least one of front and back for displacement of the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A chair with adjustable seat depth, comprising: a seat having a rigid seat support plate and a sliding and ductile seat cushion plate having a seat cushion arranged thereon, the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate including a flexible area forming a seat trough, the rigid seat support plate having two lateral guide rails arranged thereon, the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate being provided with guide ribs configured to displace the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate on the two lateral guide rails; and a sliding improvement device positioned between the rigid seat support plate and the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate for improving sliding characteristics, wherein the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate is fastened to the rigid seat support plate by engaging sliding blocks with fastening domes of the rigid seat support plate via screws, and the sliding blocks form a stop to at least one of front and back for displacement of the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The chair in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the sliding improvement device comprises a foil fastened to the rigid seat support plate with at least one fastening device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The chair in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the foil comprises polyethylene and is coated with polytetrafluorethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The chair in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the sliding improvement device comprises a sliding layer applied separately to at least one of the rigid seat support plate and sliding and ductile seat cushion plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The chair in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising at least three guide ribs positioned on the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate and provided for each of the two lateral guide rails of the rigid seat support plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The chair in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate comprises ductile resin and having a flexible portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The chair in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising an arresting device configured to arrest the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate in a graduated manner.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The chair in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the sliding and ductile seat cushion plate has a maximum displacement range of about 60 mm.
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