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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Applicant:
Niels Diffrient, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Inventor:
Niels Diffrient, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Humanscale Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a chair armrest that is variably adjustable to allow a user to assume an ergonomically preferred sitting position. The ergonomic chair armrest comprises, either separately or together, an arm support assembly capable of adjustment to various positions through a vertical plane and an arm pad assembly capable of adjustment to various positions through a horizontal plane. The invention further provides an ergonomic chair having an armrest that is adjustable in both a vertical plane and a horizontal plane.