The present invention relates to an adjustable chair (10) comprising: a seat base (12) defining a seating surface portion (14) for receiving a user thereon in use, the seat base (12) comprising an integral seat back engagement portion (20) for engaging with a portion of a seat back (16), a seat front portion (40) opposing the seat back engagement portion (20), a first seat side portion and a second seat side portion opposing the first seat side portion, each of the first and second seat side portions located between the seat back engagement portion (20) and the seat front portion (40) and extending substantially transverse to the seat surface portion (14); and a seat back (16) having a seat base engagement portion (18) dimensioned to slidably engage with the seat back engagement portion (20) to form a seat back adjustment mechanism, wherein the seat back adjustment mechanism is located adjacent at least one of the first and second seat side portions and wherein the seat back adjustment mechanism is movable between a first locked configuration in which the seat back (16) and seat base (12) are fixed relative to one another and the seating surface portion (14) has a fixed surface area, and a second released configuration in which the seat back (16) is slidable relative to the seat base (12) to vary the surface area of the seating surface portion (14). Also provided is such a chair with an adjustable footrest (22) to vary the distance between the seat base (12) and the footplate (54) and/or to vary the angle between the seat base (12) and the footrest (22).
Adjustable chair
2019-07-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English