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Chair with tilt limiter

  • US 6,102,477 A
  • Filed: 03/11/1998
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A chair having a control mechanism configured to limit an angle of tilt of a chair back rest assembly relative to a chair seat, said chair comprising:

  • a bracket member configured to be supported on a vertical column of a chair base;

    a rotational member supported for rotation on an end of said bracket member, said rotational member being attached to the chair back rest;

    a generally elongate stop member secured to said rotational member at a position extending inwardly of said end of said bracket member; and

    a slide member slidable along a longitudinal axis of said bracket member and having a first generally U-shaped end provided with two mutually aligned and spaced downward directed inclined edges for engagement with said stop member;

    said stop member having a free distal end configured to engage said inclined edges of said slide member and limit rotation of said rotational member and the chair back rest;

    wherein said rotational member is rotatable through one of a plurality of ranges of degrees of rotation as determined by a specific position of said slide member along said longitudinal axis.

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