US Patent:
20150157129, Jun 11, 2015
Inventors:
Tommy Owen Meinecke - College Station TX, US
International Classification:
A47C 7/00
A47C 7/62
Abstract:
Disclosed is an anti-tip chair leg extension device that is attachable to the foot of a chair leg to prevent or reduce the risk of the chair from tipping over backwards. This feature of the device is especially beneficial when a child is using the chair. The anti-tip leg extension device comprises: a leg socket mounted on a foot plate, grip keys and leg grips. The lower (or foot) portion of a rear leg of the chair leg is received into the leg socket. The leg grip wedge and key grip combination releaseably grips the foot of the chair leg when the chair leg is received in the leg socket. The foot plate then acts to shift the distance of the moment-arm of the chair backward and away from the center of mass of the chair to reduce a tendency of the chair to tip backward.