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Two-step connecting element

  • US 7,322,641 B2
  • Filed: 07/05/2002
  • Issued: 01/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connecting element in a chair wherein the chair comprises an adjustable back and a head rest, said head rest having a first angle, in relation to the back of the chair, the connecting element being positioned between a section on the head rest and an attachment section on the chair, the connecting element is adjustable to affect said first angle and wherein said first angle may be adjusted into a second angle by altering the length of the connecting element, said connecting element including a guide and a slider which moves within the guide and may be locked in relation to the guide, wherein the guide and slider cooperate with a gravity influenced blocking element device to cause a locked connecting position for the connecting element in a shortened state, wherein the connecting element comprises a stopping device that limits movement of said slider in said guide, and wherein the stopping device comprises a stopper attached to the guide that runs in a track in the slider, which track limits the movement of the slider in the guide to a first end restriction and likewise hinders that the slider is pulled out of the guide by a second end restriction.

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