Patent ID: 6352302
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
An arm assembly for a chair, comprising:a base adapted for mounting to the chair; a support member movably mounted to the base for movement between an extended, operative position and a retracted, storage position, wherein the support member defines an upper end and is movably mounted to the base at a mounting area located below the upper end, and wherein the support member has a laterally offset configuration between the upper end and the mounting area such that movement of the support member between its extended, operative position and its retracted, storage position is operable to alter the position of the upper end of the support member relative to the mounting area; and a combination tablet and armrest member secured to the upper end defined by the support member, wherein the tablet and armrest member is adapted to function as an armrest when the support member is in its retracted, storage position, and to function as a worksurface when the support member is in its extended, operative position.