EP0371729A3 - Improvements in or relating to chairs - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0371729A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: chairs; relating
Prior art date: 1988-11-29
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

EP89312290A

Other versions

EP0371729A2 (en

EP0371729B1 (en

Inventor

Esmond Nigel Corlett

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.)

BTG International Ltd

Original Assignee

National Research Development Corp UK

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.)

1988-11-29

Filing date

1989-11-27

Publication date

1990-08-22

1989-11-27 Application filed by National Research Development Corp UK filed Critical National Research Development Corp UK

1990-06-06 Publication of EP0371729A2 publication Critical patent/EP0371729A2/en

1990-08-22 Publication of EP0371729A3 publication Critical patent/EP0371729A3/en

1994-10-19 Application granted granted Critical

1994-10-19 Publication of EP0371729B1 publication Critical patent/EP0371729B1/en

2009-11-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
- A47C3/20—Chairs or stools with vertically-adjustable seats
- A47C3/28—Chairs or stools with vertically-adjustable seats with clamps acting on vertical rods
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C9/00—Stools for specified purposes
- A47C9/02—Office stools not provided for in main groups A47C1/00, A47C3/00 or A47C7/00; Workshop stools
- A47C9/025—Stools for standing or leaning against, e.g. in a semi-standing or half-seated position

EP19890312290 1988-11-29 1989-11-27 Improvements in or relating to chairs Expired - Lifetime EP0371729B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB888827846A GB8827846D0 (en)	1988-11-29	1988-11-29	Improvements in/relating to chairs
GB8827846		1988-11-29

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0371729A2 EP0371729A2 (en)	1990-06-06
EP0371729A3 true EP0371729A3 (en)	1990-08-22
EP0371729B1 EP0371729B1 (en)	1994-10-19

Family

ID=10647648

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19890312290 Expired - Lifetime EP0371729B1 (en)	1988-11-29	1989-11-27	Improvements in or relating to chairs

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0371729B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2004002C (en)
DE (1)	DE68918921T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2064464T3 (en)
GB (2)	GB8827846D0 (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB9107661D0 (en) *	1991-04-11	1991-05-29	Nat Res Dev	Adjustable chair
GB2354434A (en) *	1999-09-20	2001-03-28	Benjamin Jasper Dobson	Compression relief seat for persons
DE10007103B4 (en) *	2000-02-16	2004-01-29	Wolfgang Deisig	Adjustable work chair, especially office chair
GB2483876A (en) *	2010-09-22	2012-03-28	Nicholas David Le Sueur	Seat height adjustment mechanism
GB201110748D0 (en)	2011-06-24	2011-08-10	Freedman Simon A	A seat
CN106175230A (en) *	2016-07-01	2016-12-07	卓达新材料科技集团威海股份有限公司	Inclined-plane arm-chair
DE102018103322A1 (en) *	2018-02-14	2019-08-14	Kinema Gmbh	Seating and support furniture
DE202018100807U1 (en)	2018-02-14	2018-04-03	Kinema Gmbh	Seating and support furniture

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2552988A1 (en) *	1983-10-10	1985-04-12	Savigny Francois	Versatile chair giving a half-sitting, half-kneeling posture
EP0179748A2 (en) *	1984-10-17	1986-04-30	Liedberg / Östlund AB	Work chair
EP0293136B1 (en) *	1987-05-23	1991-09-11	National Research Development Corporation	Improvements in or relating to chairs

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4529247A (en) *	1982-04-15	1985-07-16	Herman Miller, Inc.	One-piece shell chair
US4552404A (en) *	1983-10-12	1985-11-12	Congleton Jerome J	Neutral body posture chair

1988
- 1988-11-29 GB GB888827846A patent/GB8827846D0/en active Pending
1989
- 1989-11-27 ES ES89312290T patent/ES2064464T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-11-27 DE DE1989618921 patent/DE68918921T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-11-27 GB GB8926725A patent/GB2226756B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-11-27 EP EP19890312290 patent/EP0371729B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-11-28 CA CA 2004002 patent/CA2004002C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2552988A1 (en) *	1983-10-10	1985-04-12	Savigny Francois	Versatile chair giving a half-sitting, half-kneeling posture
EP0179748A2 (en) *	1984-10-17	1986-04-30	Liedberg / Östlund AB	Work chair
EP0293136B1 (en) *	1987-05-23	1991-09-11	National Research Development Corporation	Improvements in or relating to chairs

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE68918921T2 (en)	1995-02-23
EP0371729A2 (en)	1990-06-06
GB2226756B (en)	1992-09-02
GB8827846D0 (en)	1988-12-29
DE68918921D1 (en)	1994-11-24
GB2226756A (en)	1990-07-11
CA2004002A1 (en)	1990-05-29
CA2004002C (en)	1999-06-22
EP0371729B1 (en)	1994-10-19
GB8926725D0 (en)	1990-01-17
ES2064464T3 (en)	1995-02-01

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2205737B (en)	1991-04-03	Improvements in or relating to chairs
GB8910551D0 (en)	1989-06-21	Improvements in or relating to user interfaces
GB2225976B (en)	1993-06-02	Improvement in or relating to marking-out
GB2224948B (en)	1992-09-23	Improvements in or relating to leisure slides
GB8926725D0 (en)	1990-01-17	Improvements in or relating to chairs
GB2228192B (en)	1992-10-07	Improvements in or relating to pillows
GB2215988B (en)	1991-11-27	Improvements in or relating to shelving
GB2236244B (en)	1993-01-27	Improvements in or relating to chairs
GB2237188B (en)	1992-11-18	Improvements in or relating to invalid seating
GB8901128D0 (en)	1989-03-15	Improvements in or relating to mowers
GB2219201B (en)	1991-11-20	Improvements in or relating to beds
GB9006275D0 (en)	1990-05-16	Improvements in or relating to chairs
GB8805150D0 (en)	1988-04-07	Improvements in/relating to spheroidisers
GB2223673B (en)	1991-08-21	Improvements in or relating to beds
GB2226404B (en)	1992-11-18	Improvements in or relating to thermoscopic units
GB8827920D0 (en)	1989-01-05	Improvements in/relating to hairdriers
GB8817467D0 (en)	1988-08-24	Improvements in/relating to valves
GB8910465D0 (en)	1989-06-21	Improvements in or relating to chairs
GB8822931D0 (en)	1988-11-09	Improvements in/relating to furniture
GB8925333D0 (en)	1989-12-28	Improvements in or relating to earrings
GB8806920D0 (en)	1988-04-27	Improvements in/relating to electro-precipitation
GB8802830D0 (en)	1988-03-09	Improvements in/relating to electro-precipitation
GB8827574D0 (en)	1988-12-29	Improvements in/relating to shopfittings
GB8802376D0 (en)	1988-03-02	Improvements in/relating to commode chairs
GB8824032D0 (en)	1988-11-23	Improvements in/relating to easels

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