Air comprising supports for the posterior and the shins, respectively, of a chair occupant
US4960305A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32459
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A swivel stool or chair adapted to support a person so that the person's weight is distributed between the posterior and the shins in a kneeling-like position, the stool combines a base member from which there extends upwardly a substantially vertical supporting column adjustable in vertical supporting column adjustable in vertical direction, a substantially flat preferably slanting seat support being arranged at a first level at the top area of said supporting column for supporting the posterior of a stool user and a substantially flat shin support is spaced from and disposed at a second level below and forward of said seat support and preferably slanting in the opposite direction thereof. The seat support and the shin support are interconnected by an interconnecting means which is rotatably mounted to said vertical supporting column, thereby allowing simultaneous rotation of said seat and shin supports, as well as simultaneous vertical adjustment of said seat and shin supports relative to said supporting column, whilst at the same time allowing for said spaced relationship between the seat and shin support. In a special embodiment the interconnection means might comprise means fo…
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