Chair, particularly a data display chair

• US 4,411,469 A
• Filed: 07/17/1980
• Issued: 10/25/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Drabert Sohne
• Original Assignee: Drabert Sohne
• Inventors: Edel, Hans-Joachim, Drabert, Fritz, Schroeder, Bernhard, Posch, Oskar
• Primary Examiner(s): Zugel, Francis K.
• Application Number:
  US06/169,615
• Time in Patent Office: 1,195 Days
• Field of Search: 297/300, 297/301, 297/304, 297/305, 297/322, 297/321
• US Class Current: 297/300.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/03255 with a central column, e.g. rocking office chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/03266 with adjustable elasticity
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/126 for chairs

Abstract

A chair having a base, a seat, a backrest and a spring between the seat and the backrest. A first pair of links is pivotably connected to the seat and the backrest respectively and a second pair of links is pivotably connected to the seat and the base respectively, one pair forming an angle lever connected to the seat. One end of the spring is adjustably supported either by a nut and spindle and a bar between the angle lever and the spring or by a slide in the form of a nut on a threaded spindle and a guide slidably receiving the slide and arranged in the angle lever.

Claims

1. A chair comprising:

base means, seat means pivotally supported at said base means;

back rest means pivotable with respect to said seat means about a substantially horizontal axis, spring means kinematically coupling said seat means and said back rest means, a first pair of links having first ends pivotally connected to said seat means and second ends pivotally connected to said back rest means, a second pair of links having first ends pivotally connected to said seat means and second ends pivotally connected to said base means, one of said pairs of links forming an angle lever pivotally connected at said seat means, said angle lever provided with means for adjustably supporting one end of said spring means, said means for adjustably supporting said spring means comprises a nut journaled on a threaded spindle, said nut supporting a pivot supporting one end of said spring means, and a bar having one end pivotally supported at said pivot and the other end pivotally supported as said angle lever.

2. A chair comprising:

base means, seat means pivotally supported at said base means;

back rest means pivotable with respect to said seat means about a substantially horizontal axis, spring means kinematically coupling said seat means and said back rest means, a first pair of links having first ends pivotally connected to said seat means and second ends pivotally connected to said back rest means, a second pair of links having first ends pivotally connected to said seat means and second ends pivotally connected to said base means, one of said pairs of links forming an angle lever pivotally connected at said seat means, said angle lever provided with means for adjustably supporting one end of said spring means, said supporting means is a slide in the form of a nut journaled on a threaded spindle, and a guide slidably receiving said slide and arranged in said one link of said angle lever.

3. A chair according to claim 2 wherein said one link of said angle lever forms a further angle lever having a lever arm receiving said guide.