Patent ID: 6419320
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A base manipulation device for an office chair, comprising:a seat cushion having a back face secured with a bottom plate (4) which has a front end pivoted with a front end of a chair base (2) which has a mediate portion mounted with a pneumatic bar (1), a seat back support rack (32) having a distal end secured with a swing base (3) which has a distal end pivoted with said mediate portion of said chair base (2), said bottom plate (4) having a rear end having two sides each having a slide (43) received in an elongated slot (31) defined in each of two sides of said swing base (3), said bottom plate (4) having a back face having a rear side secured with a locking portion (42) defining a plurality of locking slots (421), wherein: said mediate portion of said chair base (2) has a top face provided with a rotatable rotation plate (23), said rotation plate (23) is provided with an upright pivot plate (233) and an upright drive plate (234), an operation bar (25) is pivoted on said pivot plate (233) and has a distal end that can be pressed on a control point of said pneumatic bar (1), a rod (26) extends through said drive plate (234), a first elastic member (271) is mounted on said rod (26) and is urged between a first end of said rod (26) and a first side of said drive plate (234), a second elastic member (272) is mounted on said rod (26) and is urged between a second end of said rod (26) and a second side of said drive plate (234), a positioning plate (24) is secured on said first end of said rod (26) and is slidable in a space formed by a piece (28) on said chair base (2); when said operation bar (25) is driven to pivot up and down, said pneumatic bar (1) is driven to adjust a height of a seat; when said operation bar (25) is driven to move rightward and leftward, said rotation plate (23) is rotated to move said drive plate (234) which moves said rod (26) which moves said positioning plate (24) to insert into or detach from either one of said locking slots (421) of said locking portion (42) of said bottom plate (4), thereby achieving a purpose of adjusting an angle of inclination of said seat.