Patent ID: 6347833
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
A chair comprising:a leg unit having a left side and a right side; a generally L-shaped seat member connected pivotally to said leg unit and swingable about a horizontal axis, said seat member having a left side and a right side; and a seat-tilting mechanism including a pair of movable plates disposed respectively, vertically and movably on said left and right sides of said leg unit and connected fixedly to each other, each of said movable plates having an upper edge which is formed with a row of pin notches that are arranged one behind another, an aligned pair of engaging pins mounted respectively and fixedly to said left and right sides of said seat member, and a biasing unit for biasing said movable plates upwardly so as to engage a selected one of said pin notches in each of said movable plates with a respective one of said engaging pins, thereby positioning said seat member relative to said leg unit, said movable plates being capable of being pulled forcibly and downwardly against biasing action of said biasing unit so as to remove said movable plates from said engaging pins, thereby permitting rotation of said seat member on said leg unit and engagement of each of said engaging pins with another one of said pin notches in a respective one of said movable plates for forming an inclination angle of said seat member with respect to said leg unit.