Apparatus with weight responsive changeable adjusting characteristics
US10893753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C31/126
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A reconfigurable apparatus for seating a user and having: a frame; a seat movable relative to the frame between: a) a first position in which the seat resides with no user sitting on the seat; and b) a loaded position; a back rest with a changeable angular orientation relative to the frame; and an adjusting assembly having a plurality of gears that move relative to each other as an incident of the seat moving from the first position into the loaded position to thereby cause an increase in resistance to changing of the angular orientation of the back rest.
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