Patent ID: 7278685

Claim:
A reclining apparatus comprising: a base arranged between a seat and a post of a chair; a reclining element connected to a backrest of the chair and pivotally installed on the base; a series of apertures defined in one of the base and the reclining element; and a control element installed on the other of the base and the reclining element so that the control element is moved relative to the base, with the control element comprising a tip for removable insertion into one of the series of apertures, thus retaining the backrest on a selected one of several angular positions on the seat, wherein the control element comprises a latch for removable insertion in an insertion direction in a selected one of the series of apertures, with the latch rotatably mounted about an axis parallel to the insertion direction, and wherein the control element further comprises a handle operable for rotating the latch about the axis.