Patent ID: 6588843
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A tilt control for a chair comprising:a housing, including a synchro-tilt pivot point; a top plate pivotally connected to said housing at a main pivot point, said top plate including an articulating pivot point; a backrest bracket pivotally connected to said top plate at a backrest pivot point, said back rest bracket including a connector pivot point; and a connector including a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally coupled to said connector pivot point, said second end pivotally coupled to one of said synchro-tilt pivot point and said articulating pivot point, whereby coupling of said second end to said synchro-tilt pivot point enables the chair to tilt in a synchro-tilt mode, and coupling of said second end to said articulating pivot point allows the chair to tilt in an articulating mode.