Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table
US5816649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2200/0081
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A furniture system includes a chair with an articulatable tablet, and a table adapted to interface with the tablet. The chair tablet is supported by a support arm for articulated movement between a plurality of use positions in front of the chair, a side position generally beside the chair, and a vertical storage position generally below the side position and adjacent the chair. A latch attached to the tablet is configured to operate substantially only when the tablet is in the side position for releasing the tablet from the side position to the vertical storage position. The chair includes a seat assembly, a base including a castor-supporting frame, and a pivot for rotably supporting the seat assembly on the base. A table includes a base adapted to stably engage a floor, and a table top. A gas-spring-operated lift assist is operably connected to the base and the table top for selectively lifting/lowering the table top. An actuator button positioned in a center of the table top can be operated by one hand to raise or lower the table top. The chair tablet has an edge configured to abut and interface with a perimeter section of the table top. The chair is horizontally moveable and ro…
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