Patent ID: 6030045
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A holder for a seat post for a chair, the holder comprising:a seat having a seat plate with an underside; a post holder attached to the underside of the seat plate;a post for the seat plate; the post having a top and an adjacent top region; legs connected with the post for supporting the post and the chair;the post holder comprising an accommodating part located at one side of the top region of the post, a tightening part located at an opposite side of the top region of the post and slightly spaced away from the accommodating part, and tightenable elements between the accommodating part and the tightening part for clamping them against the top region of the post;a compressive member of a compressible material located at the top region of the post and separating the top region of the post from the accommodating part and the tightening part, such that tightening together of the accommodating part and the tightening part clamps the compressive member against the post and such that relative rotative motion of the scat with respect to the post is enabled by sliding with respect to the compressive member.