Self-stopping mobile chair system
US11412854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C3/0255
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A self-stopping mobile chair system comprising: a chair including a base, a joint and a seat coupled to the base via the joint to allow a movement of the seat relative to the base between a fore position and an aft position; a locking mechanism configurable between: an engageable state in which the locking mechanism locks the seat upon the seat being in a rated position between the fore and aft positions, the seat movable toward the rated position to be locked by the locking mechanism, and a disengaged state in which the seat is movable between the fore and aft positions unhindered; and an actuator connected between the seat and the locking mechanism to configure the locking mechanism either in the disengaged state upon the seat bearing a force or in the engageable state absent the force. There is also provided a movement stopping system for a mobile chair.
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