Seating assembly having a seat-mounted attachment assembly for adjustable extension arm

• US 8,955,905 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2013
• Issued: 02/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neutral Posture Inc.
• Original Assignee: Neutral Posture Inc.
• Inventors: Boenigk, Rebecca E., Chapman, Anthony K., Wich, Suzanne M., Johnson, Larry D., Congleton, Jerome J.
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US13/913,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20140361584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 297/135, 297/170, 297/173
• US Class Current: 297/173
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/62 Accessories for chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/70 of foldable type

Abstract

A seating assembly is described with a seat member, attached to which is an attachment assembly which can support adjustable arms that support a work surface. The seat member attachment or attachment assembly is includes a plate and a seat mounting assembly. A first adjustable arm is attached to the seat member by a first connecting means. The attachment assembly includes a seat bar member that can be fixed to the seat member and mounting assembly to permit rotation of the adjustable arms around an axis that is perpendicular to the seat member. The mounting assembly has a male component that is adapted to mate with a female component in the first connecting means and a plate member that attaches to the bar member. The first adjustable arm is connected to a second adjustable arm by a second connecting means that allows rotational and pivotal articulation or universal rotation of the second adjustable arm which supports a work surface that is adapted for example for a portable device such as by way of example a computer tablet. The seating device also allows the user to change from a seated to a standing position without removing components from the seating assembly.

Claims

1. A seating assembly comprising:

a) a seat member;

b) an attachment assembly for removably attaching a first adjustable arm to the seat member, wherein said attachment assembly comprises a slidable attachment assembly having a housing and a mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly is slidably engaged in the housing by an adjustment knob passing through a slot in the housing and into a threaded hole in the mounting assembly;

c) the first adjustable arm being rotationally attached to said seat member by a first connecting means;

d) a second adjustable arm attached to said first adjustable arm by a second connecting means, said first and second connecting means permitting said second adjustable arm to be universally adjustable both horizontally and vertically to a desired position; and

e) a support structure attached to said second adjustable arm by a third connecting means, wherein said third connecting means permits said support structure to be rotated or pivoted vertically or horizontally to any desired position to provide a work surface.

2. The seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting assembly comprises:

a plate and a male member.

3. A seating assembly comprising one or more adjustable arms functionally attached to a support structure at one end of one of said adjustable arms, wherein:

a) said seating assembly comprises a base member and a seat member, said seat member having an attachment assembly for removably attaching a first adjustable arm to said seat member, said first adjustable arm being adjustably connected to said attachment assembly by first connecting means, said first connecting means permitting said first adjustable arm to rotate;

wherein said attachment assembly comprises a mounting assembly and a bar member, wherein said mounting assembly further comprises a plate member attached to said bar member, and a male component attached to said plate member, said male component adapted to mate with said female component of said first connector means;

b) a second adjustable arm being functionally attached to said first adjustable arm by a second connecting means, said first and second connecting means permitting said second adjustable arm to be universally adjustable both horizontally and vertically to a desired position; and

c) a support structure attached to said second adjustable arm by a third connecting means, wherein said third connecting means permits said support structure to be rotated or pivoted vertically or horizontally to any desired position to provide a work surface facilitating the use of one or more portable devices.

4. The seating assembly of claim 3, wherein the mounting assembly is attached to the right or the left side of the bar member so as to permit the use of said seating device by a left-handed or a right-handed user.

5. A seating assembly including a based structure and a seat structure, said seating assembly further comprising one or more adjustable arms, wherein at least one of said one or more adjustable arms is functionally attached to a support structure adapted to support one or more computer components, wherein:

a) said seat member includes an attachment assembly for removably attaching a first adjustable arm to said seat member, said first adjustable arm including a female component adapted to mate with a male component of said attachment assembly to rotatably connect said first adjustable arm to said attachment assembly, said first connecting means permitting said first adjustable arm to rotate about a vertical axis through said first connector means, said vertical axis being substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by said seat member;

wherein said attachment assembly further includes a mounting assembly which includes a bar member, a plate member attached to said bar member, and a male component attached to said plate member, said male component adapted to mate with said female component of said first adjustable arm;

b) a second adjustable arm functionally attached to said first adjustable arm by a second connecting means, said second connecting means permitting said second arm to be universally adjustable both horizontally and vertically to a desired position; and

c) a support structure attached to said second adjustable arm by a third connecting means, said third connecting means functionally adapted to permit universal rotational and a pivotal movement of said support structure to a desired position, wherein;

said support structure is functionally adapted to hold a portable device at an adjustable height above the seating device wherein the predetermined height may be adjusted from a first height to accommodate a user utilizing the tablet in a seated position, to a second height to accommodate the user in a standing position.

6. The seating assembly of claim 5, wherein the mounting assembly is attached to the right or the left side of the bar member so as to permit the use of said seating device by a left-handed or a right-handed user.