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Reclining and rocking office chair

CA 1212032 A · Owner: La-Z-Boy Chair Company · Inventors: Ruble, Harold P.

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An office chair has a mobile pedestal carriage with a cross span beam on which relatively movable chair frame, seat frame, and leg rest frame assemblies are mounted for rocking motion under the control of an adjustable spring mechanism and a ratchet mechanism that inhibits rocking if the leg rest is in the extended position.

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  • Granted September 30, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 30, 2003.
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FiledFebruary 15, 1983
GrantedSeptember 30, 1986
Term endedSeptember 30, 2003
Patent numberCA 1212032 A
Classification (IPC)A47C3/02 +2 more

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedFeb 15, 1983Patent grantedSep 30, 1986Term endedSep 30, 2003

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