Furniture seatback tilt recline angle limiter and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8167375
APP PUB NO 20090250988A1
SERIAL NO

12488194

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The invention provides a furniture chair seatback tilt limiter system for adjustably limiting the seatback recline of a chair. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a first gear toothed rotator with a full forward seatback upright endstop and a full recline seatback endstop. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a second gear toothed rotator having an adjustment endstop. The first rotator is free to rotate between the full forward seatback upright endstop and the full recline seatback endstop when the rotator gear teeth are disengaged and the second rotator adjustment endstop limits the rotation of the first rotator to an adjustable reclined seatback tilt limit when the gear teeth are engaged.

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  • LORD CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catanzarite, David Edinboro, US 4 66
Maciak, Jim Erie, US 2 27
Ptuk, Keith Erie, US 1 12

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