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Granted Patent B2
US 12,285,116 · App. 18/311,573 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Double angle back support adjustment

Inventor: Steven DuFresne (Hartland, WI)
Assignee: Anthro Form, LLC
A47C7/462A47C7/402A47C7/405
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Patent No.
US 12,285,116
App. No.
18/311,573
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chair is described herein. The chair includes a first back support coupled to a base of the chair using one or more first support arms. The chair also includes a second back support coupled to the base of the chair using one or more second support arms. The first and second back supports are independently rotatable about a common axis.

Claims (18)

1. A chair comprising:

a first back support;

first support arms to connect the first back support to a base of the chair;

a second back support;

a second support arm to connect the second back support to the base of the chair,

the second back support being independently rotatable from the first back support, and each of the first back support and the second back support rotates about a common axis;

an angle adjustment mechanism to enable adjustment of an angle of at least one of the first support arms or the second support arm, the angle adjustment mechanism including:

a first pin having a first pin axis;

a second pin having a second pin axis;

a third pin having a third pin axis; and

wherein the first back support rotates about the first pin axis, the second back support rotates about the second pin axis, and each of the first back support and the second back support rotate about the third pin axis.

2. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the first support arms are extendable to adjust a height of the first back support.

3. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the second support arm is extendable to adjust a height of the second back support.

4. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the first back support is pivotable about a first end of the first support arms.

5. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the second back support is pivotable about a first end of the second support arm.

6. The chair of claim 1 , further comprising an additional angle adjustment mechanism to enable adjustment of an angle of the other one of the first support arms or the second support arm.

7. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the common axis coincides with the third pin axis.

8. The chair of claim 1 , wherein the first pin axis differs from the second pin axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2024
From: DUFRESNE, STEVEN
To: ANTHRO FORM, LLC
Reel/Frame 066691/0403 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17848698 · Jun 24, 2022
Provisional Application 63221647 · Jul 14, 2021
Related Publication 20230270255A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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