Split back chair
US5249839A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C1/03288
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A chair, with independent control of a lumbar portion of a seat back and a thoracic portion of the seat back, has a seat connected with a base and a control connected with the base, generally under the seat. A first support, pivotally connected with the control, extends from the control to the thoracic portion of the seat back. A second support, pivotally connected with the control, extends from the control, to the lumbar portion of the seat back. The two supports operate independently and the thoracic and lumbar portions of the seat back rotate independently rearward with respect to the seat, providing sympathetic back support for a user. The thoracic portion may rotate laterally to follow twisting movements of a user's thoracic region. The lumbar portion may be connected with the second support to limit lateral rotation of the lumbar portion.
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