Backrest adjustment device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6488336
  • Patent Number
    6,488,336
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, September 25, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, December 3, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Barfield; Anthony D.
    • Garrett; Erika
    Agents
    • Kamrath; Alan D.
    • Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel
Abstract
A backrest adjustment device has a hollow base seat, an oblong panel, a guide mount, a slide seat, a nut, a coiled spring, a compression spring, a positioning plate, a top panel, a screw rod, and a control rod. The positioning plate has a threaded aperture. The guide mount is disposed on the oblong panel. The guide mount has a bottom recess and an oblong hole. The positioning plate is inserted in the bottom recess of the oblong panel. The slide seat has a bottom groove, a slant slot, and a lateral lug. The screw rod has a disk head. The top panel has a plurality of click serrations. The top panel engages with the hollow base seat. The control rod has an oval plate, an extension bar, and a plurality of annular grooves. The screw rod passes through the compression spring, the lateral lug, the coiled spring, the nut, and the oval plate. The extension bar is disposed between the top panel and the hollow base seat.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a backrest adjustment device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a backrest adjustment device which adjusts a backrest of a chair easily.




A conventional backrest adjustment device has a complex structure. It is difficult for a user to operate the conventional backrest adjustment device.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a backrest adjustment device which adjusts an angle of a backrest of a chair easily.




Accordingly, a backrest adjustment device comprises a hollow base seat, an oblong panel, a guide mount, a slide seat, a nut, a coiled spring, a compression spring, a positioning plate, a top panel, a screw rod, and a control rod. The positioning plate has a threaded aperture. The oblong panel has a threaded hole. The guide mount is disposed on the oblong panel. The guide mount has a bottom recess and an oblong hole. The positioning plate is inserted in the bottom recess of the oblong panel. The slide seat has a bottom groove, a slant slot, and a lateral lug. The screw rod has a disk head. The top panel has a plurality of click serrations. The top panel engages with the hollow base seat. The control rod has an oval plate, an extension bar, and a plurality of annular grooves. The screw rod passes through the compression spring, the lateral lug, the coiled spring, the nut, and the oval plate. The extension bar is disposed between the top panel and the hollow base seat. A screw passes through the slot of the slide seat, the oblong hole of the guide mount, and the threaded aperture of the positioning plate.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective exploded view of a backrest adjustment device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a schematic view illustrating an operation of a backrest adjustment device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a schematic view illustrating another operation of a backrest adjustment device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a schematic view illustrating an operation of a control rod of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a schematic view illustrating another operation of a control rod of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a sectional assembly view of a backrest adjustment device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


6


, a backrest adjustment device comprises a hollow base seat


1


, an oblong panel


11


, a guide mount


13


, a slide seat


3


, a nut


51




a


, a coiled spring


6




a


, a compression spring


6




b


, a positioning plate


2


, a top panel


7


, a screw rod


5


, and a control rod


8


.




The positioning plate


2


has a threaded aperture


21


.




The oblong panel


11


has a threaded hole


111


.




The guide mount


13


is disposed on the oblong panel


11


.




The guide mount


13


has a bottom recess


12


and an oblong hole


15


.




An elastic bead


16


is inserted through the threaded hole


111


of the oblong panel


11


.




The positioning plate


2


is inserted in the bottom recess


12


of the oblong panel


11


.




The slide seat


3


has a bottom groove


31


, a slant slot


32


, and a lateral lug


33


.




The screw rod


5


has a disk head


51




b.






The top panel


7


has a plurality of click serrations


71


. The top panel


7


engages with the hollow base seat


1


.




The control rod


8


has an oval plate


82


, an extension bar


81


, and a plurality of annular grooves


83


.




The screw rod


5


passes through the compression spring


6




b


, the lateral lug


33


, the coiled spring


6




a


, the nut


51




a


, and the oval plate


82


.




The extension bar


81


is disposed between the top panel


7


and the hollow base seat


1


.




The elastic bead


16


is inserted in one of the annular grooves


83


of the control rod


8


.




A screw


4


passes through the slot


32


of the slide seat


3


, the oblong hole


15


of the guide mount


13


, and the threaded aperture


21


of the positioning plate


2


.




A slide rack


14


is disposed on the guide mount


13


.




The slide rack


14


is inserted in the bottom groove


31


of the slide seat


3


.




Referring to

FIGS. 2 and 4

again, the positioning plate


2


is inserted in the bottom recess


12


of the oblong panel


11


.




Referring to

FIGS. 3

,


5


, and


6


again, the control rod


8


is pushed toward the screw rod


5


. The screw rod


5


is driven by the control rod


8


. The positioning plate


2


engages with the click serrations


71


of the top panel


7


.




The invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various modification thereof may be made. Further, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A backrest adjustment device comprises:a hollow base seat, an oblong panel, a guide mount, a slide seat, a nut, a coiled spring, a compression spring, a positioning plate, a top panel, a screw rod, and a control rod, the positioning plate having a threaded aperture, the oblong panel having a threaded hole, the guide mount disposed on the oblong panel, the guide mount having a bottom recess and an oblong hole, the positioning plate inserted in the bottom recess of the oblong panel, the slide seat having a bottom groove, a slant slot, and a lateral lug, the screw rod having a disk head, the top panel having a plurality of click serrations, the top panel engaging with the hollow base seat, the control rod having an oval plate, an extension bar, and a plurality of annular grooves, The screw rod passing through the compression spring, the lateral lug, the coiled spring, the nut, and the oval plate, the extension bar disposed between the top panel and the hollow base seat, and a screw passing through the slot of the slide seat, the oblong hole of the guide mount, and the threaded aperture of the positioning plate.
  • 2. The backrest adjustment device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a slide rack is disposed on the guide mount and the slide rack is inserted in the bottom groove of the slide seat.
  • 3. The backrest adjustment device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an elastic bead is inserted through the threaded hole of the oblong panel and the elastic bead is inserted in one of the annular grooves of the control rod.
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