Patent ID: 6527338
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A47C,B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge suitable for mounting an arm on a chair, the chair having a wing along at least one side of a back, the wing having a wall proximate to the back, said hinge comprising:a sleeve having an end attachable to one of the wall of the wing and the arm and adapted to extend from one of the wall and arm; a shaft mountable to the other one of the wall and the arm and received in said sleeve for arcuate movement about an axis of rotation; and retaining means for retaining said shaft in said sleeve; a portion of said sleeve adjacent to said end having a first sector shaped extension lying within said sleeve and extending along the axis of rotation; said shaft having a peripheral surface extending circumferentially around said shaft and along said shaft parallel to the axis of rotation, said shaft having a second sector shaped extension extending inwardly from said peripheral surface along the axis of rotation, said second sector shaped extension being engageable with the first sector shaped extension of said sleeve when said shaft is received in said sleeve to support the arm when mounted on the hinge in a predetermined position while allowing the arm to be rotated with respect to the wall by a predetermined amount.