Global Patent Index - EP 0363833 B1

EP 0363833 B1 19930519 - CHAIR, ESPECIALLY AN OFFICE CHAIR

Title (en)

CHAIR, ESPECIALLY AN OFFICE CHAIR

Publication

EP 0363833 B1 19930519 (DE)

Application

EP 89118551 A 19891006

Priority

DE 3835003 A 19881014

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0363833A1] Rigidly attached to a column (1) fitted with a foot is a support device (2; 5-11) for a seat (3) and a backrest (4). The seat (3) is arranged directly on the support device (2). The backrest (4) is connected to the seat (2) via a torsion spring unit (13) arranged as a joint between the seat (3) and the backrest (4); in this case, the torsion spring unit (3) is directly attached to the support device (2) and a bracket (14) arranged at the bottom of the backrest. Via the bracket (14), the backrest (4) is supported on the support device (2) by a hydraulic movement damper (24) with a lock which is linked (23; 22) to the support device (2) and to the bracket (14). The movement damper (24) can be unlocked by means of a device (36, 38-42) by operating a hand lever not illustrated in Figure 1. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47C 3/026

IPC 8 full level

A47C 1/024 (2006.01); A47C 3/026 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 1/0246 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 3/026 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 7/446 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0363833 A1 19900418; EP 0363833 B1 19930519; DE 3835003 A1 19900419; DE 58904416 D1 19930624; US 5069496 A 19911203

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89118551 A 19891006; DE 3835003 A 19881014; DE 58904416 T 19891006; US 42152289 A 19891013