Patent ID: 9380879
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. A chair comprising: a seat; a base that supports the seat; a backrest, the backrest connected to at least one of the base and the seat via a backrest connection mechanism, the backrest connection mechanism comprising a backrest swivel mechanism that facilitates swiveling of the backrest relative to the seat such that the backrest is rotatable about at least one vertical axis from a centered position to a plurality of swiveled positions; wherein the swiveled positions comprise a first swivel position and a second swivel position, the backrest being in the first swivel position after being rotated toward a first side of the chair about the at least one vertical axis by at least 5°, the backrest being in the second swivel position after being rotated toward a second side of the chair that is opposite the first side of the chair about the at least one vertical axis by at least 5°; wherein the backrest swivel mechanism comprises: wherein the second boss engages a portion of the bottom portion of the backrest adjacent a first end of the slot when the backrest is swiveled to the first swiveled position about the first vertical axis and wherein the second boss engages a portion of the bottom portion of the backrest adjacent a second end of the slot when the backrest is swiveled to the second swiveled position, the second end of the slot being opposite the first end of the slot.