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Chair back adjustment

CA 1285201 C · Owner: Herman Miller, Inc. · Inventors: Miles, George A.; Bailey, Charles E.

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A seat back adjustment unit including a seat attaching plate which is fixedly secured to the seat of a chair and a back mounting plate which will have mounted thereon the customary seat back. The seat attaching plate has an upwardly and rearwardly curved portion on which there is mounted an adjustment unit. The adjustment unit in turn carries a lower generally horizontal portion of the back mounting plate. The adjustment unit includes a housing which is guidedly mounted on the curved rear portion of the seat attaching plate while the same housing has guidedly received therein the lower portion of the back mounting plate. The adjustment unit includes within the housing thereof a reduction …

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  • Granted June 25, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 25, 2008.
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FiledJanuary 18, 1989
GrantedJune 25, 1991
Term endedJune 25, 2008
Patent numberCA 1285201 C
Classification (IPC)B60N2/20 +2 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedJan 18, 1989Patent grantedJune 25, 1991Term endedJune 25, 2008

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