Patent ID: 6206153
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
An adjustable installation, comprising:a body;a member carried by the body for adjustment among a plurality of positions by movements substantially in tandem of two spaced-apart locations on the member;a controlled locking gas springcoupled between the body and the member at one of the locations, said controlled locking gas spring being normally locked and being selectively unlocked to permit adjustment of the position of the member; andan emergency locking gas spring coupled between the body and the member at the other of the locations, the emergency locking gas spring normally being in an unlocked follower relationship to the controlled locking gas spring, such that, upon the selective unlocking of the controlled locking gas spring, adjustment of the position of the member is possible without selectively unlocking of the emergency locking gas spring and being locked in response to the sudden accelerated movement of the member or the installation.