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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Kent Wallace Parker, Lower Hutt, NZ;
Paul Michael Wilkinson, Wellington, NZ;
Lyall Douglas Stewart, Porirua, NZ;
Daryl Owen Neal, Lower Hutt, NZ;
Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wellington, NZ;
Peter Alan Tierney, Upper Hutt, NZ;
Kent Wallace Parker, Lower Hutt, NZ;
Paul Michael Wilkinson, Wellington, NZ;
Lyall Douglas Stewart, Porirua, NZ;
Daryl Owen Neal, Lower Hutt, NZ;
Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wellington, NZ;
Peter Alan Tierney, Upper Hutt, NZ;
Formway Furniture Limited, Wellington, NZ;
Abstract
A chairhas a supporting frame, a seat portion, a back portion, and a recline mechanism. The mechanism moves the seat portionupon a reclining action of the back portion. The mechanism has a rear deformable memberand a front deformable memberoperatively connecting the seat portion and the supporting frame. The recline mechanism also has a lower deformable member operatively connecting a lower part of the back portion and the supporting frame, and a puller memberabove the lower deformable member. The recline mechanism is configured such that as the back portionis reclined, the lower deformable member deforms and the puller memberapplies a rearward pulling action which causes the seat portionto move and the front and rear deformable members to deform.