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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
Applicant:
Daniel Meidan, Thornhill, CA;
Inventor:
Daniel Meidan, Thornhill, CA;
Assignee:
Ram Machines (1990) Ltd., Concord, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tilt mechanism for a chair includes rotary stop means defining a plurality of selectable tilted positions of the chair seat/back. In another aspect, an anti kick-back feature is provided based. The mechanism includes upper and lower housing parts and a cushioning spring that normally maintains the parts in a rest position with respect to one another while allowing the mechanism to tilt. A further aspect of the invention provides an improved spring tension control that allows the spring to be installed and removed in a fully relaxed condition so that no special tools are required.