Seating assembly

• US 20140132050A1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey L. Clark, Richard N. Clark
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey L. Clark, Richard N. Clark
• Inventors: Clark, Jeffrey L., Clark, Richard N.
• Granted Patent: US 9,066,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/311
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/18 Chairs or stools with rotatable seat adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 2029/043 Seats; Arrangements thereof on vessels
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 29/04 Furniture peculiar to vessels floatable furniture B63C9/30
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A seating assembly 10 having a pair of armrests 12, 14; a footrest 20; a backrest 30, and a seat portion 24 which may each be independently and selectively moveable.

Claims

1. ) A seating assembly having a pair of independently and selectively movable arms wherein each of the said arms may be respectively moved to and locked within a respective plurality of positions.

2. ) The seating assembly of claim 1 further comprising a seat portion which is coupled to each of said selectively movable arms and which may be selectively rotated to and locked within a plurality of positions.

3. ) The seating assembly of claim 2 further comprising a footrest portion which is selectively retractable and which is coupled to said seat portion.

4. ) A seating assembly comprising a first plate having a first circular opening;

a second plate which resides upon said first plate and which has a second circular opening in communic action with said first circular opening;

a gear which resides within each of said first and second circular openings and which includes a plurality of teeth which are disposed upon the perimeter of the said gear, wherein said gear couples said first plate to said second plate while allowing said second plate to rotate with respect to said first plate;

a first member which is movably disposed upon said first plate and which is movable from a first position in which said member engages said gear thereby preventing said movement of said second plate upon said first plate, to a second position in which said member is remote from said gear thereby allowing said movement of said second plate upon said first plate;

a second member which engages said first member and which normally biases said first member against said gear; and

a seating portion which is disposed upon said first plate.

5. ) The seating assembly of claim 4 further comprising an arm rest which is operatively coupled to said seating portion and which may be selectively moved to and locked within a plurality of positions.

6. ) The seating assembly of claim 5 wherein said arm rest comprises a flat top portion and a ratchet assembly which couples said flat top portion to said seat portion and wherein said ratchet assembly includes an axle which is coupled to said seat portion;

a second gear having a plurality of teeth which resides upon said axle;

a pawl which is coupled to said flat top portion and which has an engaging surface which engages said plurality of teeth; and

a spring assembly which couples said pawl to flat top portion and which biases said engaging surface against said plurality of teeth.

7. ) The seating assembly of claim 6 further comprising a second ratchet assembly which including a third gear which is disposed upon said axle and wherein said second rotated assembly allows said seat portion to be moved to and locked with a plurality of positions.

8. ) The seating assembly of claim 7 wherein said second and third gear are hidden from view.

9. ) The seating assembly of claim 7 further comprising a booster portion which is selectively movable from a first extended position to a second loaded position.

10. ) A method for building a seating assembly comprising the steps of identifying components of a seating assembly;

and building said seating assembly using only said identified components thereby allowing for the created seating assembly to be dynamically configurable.