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A reclinable chair having a back and seat articulated for reclining movement of the back with respect to the seat, in which a plate having opposed faces disposed at an angle with respect to each other joins together the back and the seat. One of the plate faces is joined to the back, while the other

A reclinable chair having a back and seat articulated for reclining movement of the back with respect to the seat, in which a plate having opposed faces disposed at an angle with respect to each other joins together the back and the seat. One of the plate faces is joined to the back, while the other of the plate faces is joined to the seat. A restoring force is exerted by the plate tending to restore the plate faces to the angle therebetween when they are forced away from that angle. The plate is preferably U-shaped, substantially encased in resilient material also U-shaped, with a flap of resilient material extending parallel to and between the legs of the plate.

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1. In a reclinable chair having a back and a seat articulated for reclining movement of the back with respect to the seat, the improvement comprising a generally U-shaped plate having opposed legs disposed at an angle with respect to each other, one of said legs being joined to said back and the oth

1. In a reclinable chair having a back and a seat articulated for reclining movement of the back with respect to the seat, the improvement comprising a generally U-shaped plate having opposed legs disposed at an angle with respect to each other, one of said legs being joined to said back and the other of said legs being joined to said seat, the material of said plate exerting a restoring force tending to restore said legs to said angle when forced away from said angle, said plate being substantially encased by a resilient material generally U-shaped in section, with the legs of said plate being substantially encased within the legs of said U-shaped resilient material, and said resilient material includes a flap extending parallel to and between said legs of said resilient material. 2. A reclinable chair according to claim 1, in which said legs of said U-shaped plate define an angle less than about 110° with the mid portion of said U-shaped plate. 3. A reclinable chair according to claim 2, in which said plate is of spring steel. 4. A reclinable chair according to claim 3, in which said resilient material is elastomeric.