Patent ID: 9504327
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. An office chair with a reclining back rest comprising: a base frame, said base frame including a plurality of leg members for providing stability to said base frame, a column extending vertically from a central portion of said plurality of leg members; a seat member fixedly secured to said column, said seat including a front end and a back end; a back rest, said back rest having a top portion, an intermediate portion, a bottom portion, a cushioned surface for a user to sit against, and a frame having an upper end, an intermediate region, and a lower end, said frame forming the shape of said back rest, said cushioned surface connected to said frame, said lower end of said frame extending back from said cushioned surface and said seat member; at least one hinge member with a first end and a second end, said first end of said at least one hinge member fixedly secured to said intermediate region of said back rest frame, said second end of said at least one hinge member pivotally connected to back end of said seat member; a gas spring with a first end and a second end, said gas spring first end pivotally connected to said lower end of said back rest frame and said gas spring second end pivotally connected to said base frame, said gas spring providing biased pivoting to said back rest.