Seating assembly having a seat-mounted attachment assembly for adjustable extension arm

US8955905B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Neutral Posture, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Rebecca E. Boenigk · College Station, US
• Anthony K. Chapman · Temple, US
• Suzanne M. Wich · College Station, US
• Larry D. Johnson · Cannon Falls, US
• Jerome J. Congleton · College Station, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2013
• Grant date: Feb 17, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47C7/70
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A seating assembly is described with a seat member, attached to which is an attachment assembly which can support adjustable arms that support a work surface. The seat member attachment or attachment assembly is includes a plate and a seat mounting assembly. A first adjustable arm is attached to the seat member by a first connecting means. The attachment assembly includes a seat bar member that can be fixed to the seat member and mounting assembly to permit rotation of the adjustable arms around an axis that is perpendicular to the seat member. The mounting assembly has a male component that is adapted to mate with a female component in the first connecting means and a plate member that attaches to the bar member. The first adjustable arm is connected to a second adjustable arm by a second connecting means that allows rotational and pivotal articulation or universal rotation of the second adjustable arm which supports a work surface that is adapted for example for a portable device such as by way of example a computer tablet. The seating device also allows the user to change from a seated to a standing position without removing components from the seating assembly.