US 12,471,708 B2
Reclinable seating apparatus
Greg Allison, Allentown, PA (US)
Assigned to Humanscale Corporation, New York, NY (US)
Appl. No. 18/265,608
Filed by Humanscale Corporation, New York, NY (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/062404
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 6, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/125662, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/122,890, filed on Dec. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0023712 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 1/024 (2006.01); A47C 1/032 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 1/024 (2013.01) [A47C 1/032 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reclinable seating apparatus, comprising:
a seat assembly comprising a seat housing and a seat plate;
a backrest recline mechanism comprising: a connector having a horizontal extension and a vertical extension; a central ramp assemblage for operatively coupling the horizontal extension of the connector to a central portion of the seat housing; a rear ramp assemblage for operatively coupling the horizontal extension of the connector to a rear portion of the seat housing; and a front ramp assemblage for operatively coupling a front portion of the seat plate to a front portion of the seat housing; wherein the rear ramp assemblage comprises one or more rear housing ramps positioned on a rear portion of the seat housing; and one or more rear rollers attached to a bottom portion of the horizontal extension of the connector, wherein the one or more rear rollers operatively engage the one or more rear housing ramps; and
a backrest assembly attached to the vertical extension of the connector.