Patent ID: 6131996
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A seat carrier for a chair comprising:a base part;a seat platform carrier;downward flaps located at opposite ends of said seat platform carrier;said downward flaps at least partially overlapping side walls of said base part;connecting means for pivotably connecting said seat platform carrier to said base part;said connecting means including a pin horizontally transversing said base part located a prscribed distance from a front end and a back end of said base part;said pin extending through said flaps and said side walls;said prescribed distance being at least 1/4 of a length of said seat platform carrier;said connecting means permitting said seat platform carrier to tilt forward and backwards about said pin relative to said base part;resetting, means for returning said seat platform carrier from a tilting position, when a load is applied to said seat platform carrier, to an original initial position when said load is removed;a retaining pin extending substantially parallel to said pin;said retaining pin attached at each end to said downward flaps;an aligning pawl extending diagonally in said base part attached at one end to said retaining pin;a compression spring attached at one end to said base part; andsaid compression spring attached at the other end to an end opposite said one end attached to said retaining pin, such that when said load is applied to said seat platform carrier, said compression spring provides a resilient force through said aligning pawl to said seat platform carrier.