Height-Adjustable chair arm assembly having cam-type adjusting mechanism
US6053579A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C1/03
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A chair having height-adjustable arm assemblies mounted adjacent opposite sides of a seat. Each arm assembly includes an elongate armrest connected to an upper end of an arm upright. The arm upright includes a vertical support segment which has a guide bore therein. The armrest includes a vertically elongate slide tube and a horizontally elongate arm element connected to an upper end of the slide tube. A lower end of the slide tube is movably mounted within the guide bore. A latch arrangement permits the slide tube to be positioned relative to the support segment at any one of a plurality of height positions. The latch arrangement includes a cartridge assembly received within a window defined in a vertical wall of the slide tube. The cartridge assembly includes a latch member movably supported within a box-like housing and movable to engage one of a series of latching notches. An activating mechanism functions to move the latch member between latching and release positions. The activating mechanism includes an activating lever pivotally supported on the arm element, and an activating rod with an upper end which cooperates with the activating lever and a lower end that engages a rol…
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