RECLINING CHAIR WITH ENHANCED ADJUSTABILITY

摘要

An adjustable reclining chair including a seat, a chair back, a base and a control mechanism mounted on the base. The control mechanism coupling the chair back to the seat. The control mechanism including a resistance adjustment mechanism activated by the weight of a user when seated in the chair for varying the control mechanism's resistance to a reclining force applied by the user to the chair back in order to move the chair back rearward from an upright position. The resistance adjustment mechanism including a resilient member placed under a load during reclining of the chair to provide resistance to the reclining force. The control mechanism configured as a four-bar mechanism including a ground member and pivot member pivotally coupled to the ground member at a pivot point forward of a central axis. The chair also including a tilt lock and a seat adjustment mechanism.