Patent · US Expired

Securing device for positioning a seat post of office chairs

US6578804B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 8, 2001
Grant dateJun 17, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7067
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An office chair includes a seat with a seat post which is movably inserted into a base. The base has a plurality of legs extending therefrom and a recess is defined in a top of the tube. Two clamp members are connected by two expandable members which bias the clamp members in opposite directions. A cover is mounted to the base and the seat post extends through the cover. The seat post is clamped by the two clamp members and a releasing member extends through the cover and the hole in the tube and engages with one of the two clamp members.

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