Patent ID: 6619745
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A connection assembly for use with a chair having a base part, a seat part, a back part and a mechanism for adjustably connecting the seat part and the back part to the base part, said connection assembly being adapted for connecting the back part to the mechanism,wherein the assembly comprises a rigid connection member attachable to the back part so as to provide a free end portion projecting therefrom, and a receiving structure for attachment to the mechanism to receive said end portion, wherein a releasable catch mechanism is provided for releasably locating and securing said end portion in a locking position relative to the receiving structure, wherein the catch mechanism includes a movable catch member which engages said end portion to hold said end portion in the said locking position, and wherein said end portion has thereon a raised part operable to deflect the catch member as the end portion is moved to said locking position thereof.