Patent ID: 7429084
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: A47C,F16B

Abstract:
1. A releasable securing assembly for a chair, the assembly comprising: a first chair section having at least one receiver, wherein the receiver includes a passage that is defined by first and second receiver portions, wherein the first and second receiver portions are separated from each other by a space, and wherein the passage extends completely through the first receiver portion and at least partially into the second receiver portion; a second chair section having at least one outwardly extending member, wherein the outwardly extending member is adapted to be inserted into the receiver passage in a first direction through the first receiver portion and through the space between the first and second receiver portions and into engagement with the second receiver portion, wherein the outwardly extending member includes a transverse projection located within the space between the first and second receiver portions; and at least one locking member positionable within and adapted to be inserted into the space between the first and second portions of the receiver in a second direction that is non-parallel relative to the first direction, the locking member including a transverse locking surface and an aperture configured to be aligned with the passage in the receiver, wherein the aperture is configured to enable the outwardly extending member to extend outwardly from the first receiver portion, through the locking member and into engagement with the second receiver portion, and wherein the locking member is movable relative to the outwardly extending member between a locked position in which the transverse locking surface of the locking member releasably engages and retains the projection to prevent movement of the outwardly extending member relative to the receiver, and an unlocked position in which the transverse locking surface disengages the projection to enable movement of the outwardly extending member relative to the receiver.