Patent ID: 6017089
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A support arrangement of an article of furniture for providing adjustment in an elevation of a furniture component forming a part of the article of furniture, wherein the article of furniture defines a front and a rear and includes a carrier frame extending upwardly from a base and a support member movably mounted to the carrier frame for adjusting the position of the support member on the carrier frame, wherein the carrier frame includes at least one pair of elongated members which define a slot therebetween and wherein a furniture component holding means is located in the vicinity of the slot and includes at least a pair of friction elements, characterized in that the elongated members are spaced apart from each other in a front-rear direction such that the slot opens in a direction transverse to the front-rear direction, and in that the friction elements are arranged in spaced relationship to each other in a front-rear direction and one of the friction elements is located within the slot, wherein the friction elements are movable between an operative position in which the friction elements induce a locking effect on at least one of the elongated members, and a release position in which the friction elements are released from engagement with the elongated members in response to an upward force exerted on the furniture component for allowing movement of the furniture component relative to the carrier frame.