IP Library Granted Patent US 8,540,314
Granted Patent B2
US 8,540,314 · App. 12/912,960 · Granted Sep 24, 2013

Flex chair

Inventor: Juan Fernandez (Towaco, NJ)
Assignee: Products of Tomorrow, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,540,314
App. No.
12/912,960
Granted
Sep 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chair having a seat, a first support base and an upright elongated support element. The upright elongated support element has a first point and a second point, with the first point connecting to the seat and the second point connecting to the first support base. The first support base is bolstered by a resilient component since the resilient component is disposed beneath the first support base. The resilient component is capable of providing cushioning to the first support base is also capable of providing a full axial rotation to said upright elongated support element.

Claims (17)

1. An article of manufacture comprising:

a seat;

a first support base;

an upright elongated support element having a first point and a second point, said first point connecting to said seat and said second point connecting to said first support base;

a resilient component, said resilient component being disposed beneath said first support base, and said resilient component being capable of providing cushioning to said first support base;

a second support base disposed beneath the resilient component; and

at least two tension elements, each said tension element linking said first support base and said second support base, each said tension element being capable of independently stretching and contracting, wherein

the resilient component deforms to allow the upright elongated support element and the seat to tilt relative to vertical axis,

the tension elements prevents shifting and sliding of the first support base from the resilient component, and

outer edges of the first support base and second support base function to stop further tilting of the upright elongated support element and the seat.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said upright support element is further comprised of a first telescoping member; a second telescoping member; and a tightening element, wherein said first telescoping member and said second telescoping member are capable of slidably fitting within each other, and wherein said tightening element is capable of securing said upright support element at a particular height.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 2 , wherein said tightening element is selected from a group comprising a set screw, a spring loaded pin, a lockable insert pin.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said first support base has a convex shape, wherein said first support base is capable of partially wrapping around said resilient component.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said resilient component is an elastic sphere.

6. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said resilient component is a spring.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , further comprising a back member, wherein said back member has a height adjuster.

8. The article of manufacture of claim 7 , wherein said back member further comprises armrests.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61280016 · Oct 28, 2009
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