Patent ID: 9706845
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A47C

Claim:
1. A chair assembly, comprising: a seat support structure including a seat surface adapted to support a seated user, wherein the seat support structure is pivotable about a first pivot point between a first seat position and a second seat position; and a back support assembly operably coupled to the seat support structure and including a back surface adapted to support a seated user, wherein the back support assembly is movable between a fully upright position and fully reclined position, the seat support structure is located in the first seat position when the back support assembly is in the fully upright position and in the second position when the back support assembly is in the fully reclined position, and wherein the back support assembly is pivotable about a second pivot point; and wherein the first pivot point is located at a position along a first line that is perpendicular to a second line tangential to the seat surface and that is tangential with a forward most portion of the back surface located where the first line contacts the back surface, then forward between about 2.6 inches and about 3.7 inches along a third line that is parallel with the second line, then down to the second line along a fourth line perpendicular with the second line, and then up the fourth line between about 2.0 inches and about 3.1 inches from the second line to the first pivot point, and wherein the second pivot point is located within a radius of less than or equal to about 0.75 inches from the first pivot point when the back support assembly is in the fully upright position and within a radius of about 0.75 inches from the first pivot point when the back support assembly is in the fully reclined position.