Reclining chair with enhanced adjustability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8297701
APP PUB NO 20110031793A1
SERIAL NO

12907856

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An adjustable reclining chair including a seat configured to support a user, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat with the chair back located generally adjacent to the user's back when the user is seated upon the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of the user when seated in the chair, such that easy adjustment of the resistance is facilitated with the chair in an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force.

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HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC600 EAST SECOND STREET MUSCATINE IA 52761

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Koch, John Muscatine, US 43 514
Koepke, Marcus C Indianapolis, US 73 3465
Machael, Jay R Muscatine, US 78 3084

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