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Mounting assembly for chair back

  • US 5,683,142 A
  • Filed: 06/20/1996
  • Issued: 11/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a chair assembly including a back and a back support member, a mechanism for releasably mounting the back to the back support member, the mechanism comprising:

  • an axially extending connector secured to said back support member;

    a receiver secured to said chair back and including mounting structure for receiving said connector, said mounting structure being configured such that said receiver and said connector are movable with respect to each other along the longitudinal axis of said connector between a locked position in which said chair back is joined to said back support member and a release position in which said chair back is separable from said back support member; and

    a locking member selectively engageable with said receiver for maintaining said receiver and said connector in said locked position by selectively preventing movement of said receiver along the longitudinal axis of said connector, wherein said locking member is movable relative to said receiver for enabling movement of said chair back along the longitudinal axis of said connector to said release position.

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