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Apparatus with weight responsive changeable adjusting characteristics

US11596235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2021
Grant dateMar 7, 2023
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C31/126
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A reconfigurable apparatus for sitting and having a seat mounted on a frame and movable under the weight of a sitting user. As an incident of the user sitting, resistance to movement of a back rest component is increased a predetermined amount based upon the user's weight. A manually operable subassembly allows the increased resistance to be changed from the predetermined amount with the user sitting on the seat.

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