公开(公告)号：EP0927532A2

公开(公告)日：1999-07-07

申请号：EP98310724.4

申请日：1998-12-24

申请人： Herman Miller, Inc.

发明人： Hollington, Geoff A. ,  Achterhof, Dean D. ,  Cammenga, Eric ,  Craycraft, Cecil P. ,  DePree, Michael L. ,  Miles, George A.

IPC分类号： A47B91/00 ,  A47B17/00

CPC分类号： A47B13/02 ,  A47B17/003 ,  A47B91/00 ,  Y10T403/608

摘要： A support assembly for supporting an object on a floor. The support assembly includes a leg member and a heel member mounted on said leg member. The heel member is adapted to engage the floor. A foot member is pivotally attached to the leg member. The foot member is adapted to pivot between an upright storage position and a lateral support position. When in the lateral support position, the foot member is adapted to engage the floor at a point spaced apart from the heel member. In a preferred embodiment, a cover is provided to conceal the foot member when placed in the upright storage position. In a preferred embodiment, the heel member comprises a height adjustable glide device that includes a base portion and a stem portion extending upwardly from the base portion. A shaft is disposed in the stem portion and operable engages an actuator disposed in a cavity formed in the base portion. The shaft operably engages the leg member to provide vertical adjustment of the leg member. In a preferred embodiment, the support assembly also includes a support bracket releasably mounted to the leg member. The support bracket and leg member are adapted so as to permit the support bracket to be rotated between at least three positions relative to the leg member.

摘要翻译： 用于将物体支撑在地板上的支撑组件。 支撑组件包括腿部构件和安装在所述腿部构件上的脚跟构件。 鞋跟构件适于接合地板。 脚部件可枢转地附接到腿部构件。 脚构件适于在直立存储位置和横向支撑位置之间枢转。 当处于横向支撑位置时，脚部构件适于在与跟部构件间隔开的点处接合地板。 在优选实施例中，设置盖子，以便在放置在直立存储位置时隐藏脚部构件。 在优选实施例中，鞋跟构件包括高度可调滑动装置，其包括基部和从基部向上延伸的杆部。 轴设置在杆部分中并且可操作地接合设置在形成在基部中的空腔中的致动器。 轴可操作地接合腿部构件以提供腿部构件的垂直调节。 在优选实施例中，支撑组件还包括可释放地安装到腿部构件的支撑支架。 支撑托架和腿部构件适于允许支撑托架相对于腿部构件在至少三个位置之间旋转。