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United States Patent
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CHAIR ARM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM
Inventor: Feng-met Chang, Shia Yin Hsian (TW)
Assignee: Chuan Lin Wang Co, Ltd., Shia Yin
Hisian (TW)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the tem ofthis
patent is extended of adjusted under 35
USC. 154(b) by 0 days.
Appl. Nos 11/307,185
Biled: Jan, 26, 2006
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62003840 B1* 42001 Chen 248407
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(4s) Date of Patent
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Primary Examiner Peter M. Cuomo
Assistant Examiner Erika Garrett
(04) Attorney, Agent, or Firm —Alan D. Kamara; Nikolai &
Merserea, PAL
on ABSTRACT
A chur arm adjustment mechanism is disclosed. The mecha-
nism includes a shaped driving member, a spring biased
rigger member in a vertial section ofthe driving member
‘and having finger tab, 2 lock members including, 660
bifureated ends; a positioning member fitted around a por-
tion of the driving member and including a longitudinal
channel, and an upper and lower shrouds, Lifing the finger
tab will pivot the bifureated ends of the lock members
toward each other until a joining portion thereof is stopped
Releasing the finger tab will lower the rigger member, pivot
the bifurcated ends away cach other ual the joining portion
thereat is stopped
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1, Field of Invention
“The preseat invention relates to furniture members such
as chait arms adapted to be manually adjusted and operated
by, for example, a finger tb.
2. Related Ant
‘Mechanisms for relatively positioning telescopic mem-
bers ofa piece of furniture are Well know, Such mechauism
js designed to enable a penon to adjust @ postion of one
member ofthe piece of furniture (eg, ebair am) relative to
‘another member thereof and position same in order (0 fit