Pivot mechanism for seats
US4792187A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C1/03283
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The pivot mechanism is intended for height-adjustable seats, especially office chairs or office armchairs, with a seat (6) and a back 7) arranged at an underframe (8) to be pivotable in synchronism and being under the effect of a pretensionable pullback spring against the tilting motion oriented rearwardly, as well as with a device for locking the back (7) in positions of varying tilt. The pivot mechanism is characterized in that the seat (6) exhibits spring elements (11) effective in the pivoting plane of the back (7), which spring elements are attached to the underframe (8) and to the back (7) and act on the back (7) as pullback springs tensionable by the user's weight.
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