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Raynor Marketing and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have recalled the Quantum Office Chair due to a potential risk of injury. This voluntary recall affects the chairs that were sold through Office Depot stores across the country.

The Multifunction Mesh Chair with Headrest and the Quantum Realspace PRO™ 9000 Series Mid-Back Multifunction Mesh Chair have both been reported to malfunction when they are being used. According to reports, the bolts in the seatback of the chairs can come loose and detach. When this happens, the user may fall off the chair. There have been over 30 injuries linked to falling out of the office chair.

The defective chair models are:

• Quantum Realspace PRO™ 9000 Series Mesh Chair with Headrest SKU # 690690
• Quantum Realspace PRO™ 9000 Series Mid-Back Multifunction Mesh Chair SKU # 510830

The chairs were sold through Office Depot stores and online from May 2006 to August 2009. Over 150,000 chairs have been purchased. They were recalled October 16, 2009. The defective product was imported through Raynor Marketing LTD in West Hempstead, New York and manufactured by Comfort Furniture, LTD, China.

If you have purchased one of these chairs, the CPSC asks you to stop using the chair and contact Raynor to be sent a free repair kit. Call (866-244-8180) or visit their website.

If you or a loved one has been injured by falling out of one of these defective chairs, please contact the defective product attorneys at the Cochran Firm. We serve clients nationwide.

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