Patent ID: 6588841
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A gliding seating unit, comprising:a base configured to rest upon an underlying surface; a seat positioned generally above the base; a gliding unit attached to the base and seat, the gliding unit being constructed and mounted such that the seat is suspended from the base; and a locking mechanism attached to the base and seat and movable between locked and unlocked positions, wherein in the unlocked position, the suspended seat is free to glide along a longitudinal path responsive to a longitudinally directed force, and in the locked position, the seat is prevented from gliding along the longitudinal path, the locking mechanism comprising: a first engagement member fixed to the seat and defining a plurality of engagement locations; and a second engagement member pivotally interconnected with the base and configured to engage the first engagement member in one of the plurality of engagement locations, wherein engagement of the first and second engagement members at each of the plurality of engagement locations corresponds to a different relative position of the seat and base along the longitudinal path; the locking member being configured such that, in the locked position, the second engagement member is raised to a first elevation to engage the first engagement member, and in the unlocked position, the second engagement member is lowered to a second elevation and disengaged from the first engagement member.