Patent ID: 6361114
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A47C,B60N

Abstract:
A chair comprising, in combination:a seat bottom and a seat back pivotable with respect to the seat bottom about a recliner pivot; an arm comprising a longitudinally extending, self-leveling armrest member having a dowel extending from the armrest member and a pin extending from the dowel so as to be generally parallel with the longitudinally extending armrest member, wherein the armrest member is substantially parallel to the seat bottom in a down position, and is pivotable with respect to the seat back to an up position; a boomerang link pivotably connected to the seat bottom; and an outer bracket having a pin-receiving groove, the outer bracket being pivotable with respect to the seat back, and the outer bracket being pivotably connected to the boomerang link; wherein the pin of the arm is releasably engageable with the pin-receiving groove of the outer bracket when the armrest member is in the down position and remains substantially parallel to the seat bottom as the seat back pivots about the recliner pivot.