Adjustable arm rest assembly
CA 2223134 C · Owner: Herman Miller, Inc. · Inventors: Van De Riet, Douglas M.; Weber, Jeffrey A.
Overview
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An adjustable arm rest assembly (31) for use on a chair including an arm rest post (12) and an arm rest support surface (31). According to one aspect of the invention, the support surface (31) is pivotably attached to a top surface (14) of the arm rest post. The support surface includes a front portion and a rear portion and is pivotable about a pivot axis that extends in parallel with the seat back of the chair. A locking element (80) is attached to one of the arm rest post and the support surface. The locking element includes a front portion (82) and a rear portion (84) with the front portion including a first mating element (86). The front portions of the support surface and …
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- Filed June 3, 1996 and granted August 21, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 3, 2016.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 3, 2018.
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