EP0248418A3 - Functional seating furniture - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0248418A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: seating furniture; functional seating; functional; furniture; seating
Prior art date: 1986-06-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP87108041A

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0248418A2 (en

EP0248418B1 (en

Inventor

Hartmut S. Engel

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Roeder GmbH Sitzmoebelwerke

Original Assignee

RODER GmbH SITZMOBELWERKE

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1986-06-04

Filing date

1987-06-03

Publication date

1988-04-20

1986-06-04 Priority claimed from DE3618705A external-priority patent/DE3618705C2/en

1987-06-03 Application filed by RODER GmbH SITZMOBELWERKE filed Critical RODER GmbH SITZMOBELWERKE

1987-06-03 Priority to AT87108041T priority Critical patent/ATE51501T1/en

1987-12-09 Publication of EP0248418A2 publication Critical patent/EP0248418A2/en

1988-04-20 Publication of EP0248418A3 publication Critical patent/EP0248418A3/en

1990-04-04 Application granted granted Critical

1990-04-04 Publication of EP0248418B1 publication Critical patent/EP0248418B1/en

2007-06-03 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
- A47C31/12—Means, e.g. measuring means for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons
- A47C31/126—Means, e.g. measuring means for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons for chairs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
- A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/03255—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest with a central column, e.g. rocking office chairs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
- A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/03261—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
- A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/03261—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means
- A47C1/03272—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means with coil springs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
- A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/03261—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means
- A47C1/03277—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means with bar or leaf springs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
- A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/03261—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means
- A47C1/03277—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means with bar or leaf springs
- A47C1/03279—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest characterised by elastic means with bar or leaf springs of torsion type
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
- A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
- A47C1/031—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts
- A47C1/032—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest
- A47C1/033—Reclining or easy chairs having coupled concurrently adjustable supporting parts the parts being movably-coupled seat and back-rest the coupling member being a flexible strip

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Dentistry (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
Chairs Characterized By Structure (AREA)
Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
Pyridine Compounds (AREA)

EP87108041A 1986-06-04 1987-06-03 Functional seating furniture Expired - Lifetime EP0248418B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT87108041T ATE51501T1 (en)	1986-06-04	1987-06-03	FUNCTIONAL SEATING.

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3618705		1986-06-04
DE3618705A DE3618705C2 (en)	1986-06-04	1986-06-04	Function seating
DE3632131		1986-09-22
DE3632131A DE3632131C2 (en)	1986-06-04	1986-09-22	Functional seating
DE3704083		1987-02-10
DE3704083A DE3704083C2 (en)	1986-06-04	1987-02-10	Function seating

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0248418A2 EP0248418A2 (en)	1987-12-09
EP0248418A3 true EP0248418A3 (en)	1988-04-20
EP0248418B1 EP0248418B1 (en)	1990-04-04

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP87108041A Expired - Lifetime EP0248418B1 (en)	1986-06-04	1987-06-03	Functional seating furniture

Country Status (8)

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US (1)	US4988145A (en)
EP (1)	EP0248418B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0793898B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA1289051C (en)
DE (3)	DE3632131C2 (en)
DK (1)	DK283387A (en)
ES (1)	ES2014010B3 (en)
NO (1)	NO872325L (en)

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Publication number	Publication date
DE3632131C2 (en)	2001-12-13
DK283387A (en)	1987-12-05
DE3762082D1 (en)	1990-05-10
JPS63109818A (en)	1988-05-14
DE3704083C2 (en)	2002-09-05
US4988145A (en)	1991-01-29
JPH0793898B2 (en)	1995-10-11
NO872325D0 (en)	1987-06-03
EP0248418A2 (en)	1987-12-09
DE3704083A1 (en)	1988-08-18
DK283387D0 (en)	1987-06-03
ES2014010B3 (en)	1990-06-16
CA1289051C (en)	1991-09-17
NO872325L (en)	1987-12-07
DE3632131A1 (en)	1988-03-31
EP0248418B1 (en)	1990-04-04

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