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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1998
Timothy J Gollin, Houston, TX (US);
Dale W Mason, Sugarland, TX (US);
Gollin & Co., Inc., , US;
Abstract
A vertically adjustable, multi-position chair arm assembly includes a flat metal support bracket having a generally straight uppermost section. The chair arm assembly further includes a plastic shell housing mounted on the generally straight section of the support tube. The single piece shell housing retains a pair of mating sleeves which seat and lock in the draft angle of the shell housing. The uppermost section of the metal support bracket is enclosed by a molded plastic cover. The mating sleeves provide a channel for receiving and retaining the plastic covered section of the metal support bracket. The sleeve channel provides a plastic to plastic interface whereby the total material tolerances are significantly reduced and thereby minimizing wobble. A locking mechanism housed within the shell housing is in positive locking engagement with a punched locking rack formed in the metal support bracket.