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How to specify a Recliner

What to put on an RFQ for Recliner: the ratings, documents, and constraints that change the quote.

25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read · Tradinor Desk

Specification points for ReclinerTRADINOR · FIGUREWhat to lock for ReclinerLoadMaterialsUseFire
Put these on the RFQ for Recliner before you compare prices.

A buyer searching for Recliner is usually trying to stop a bad substitute. Furniture is specified by dimensions, the user load, the materials, and the fire or stability rule in the destination. The notes below are selection criteria for a Recliner. They are not a catalog promise. Confirm every rating on the current datasheet, drawing, or test report for the revision you will receive.

What has to be true of Recliner

Furniture is specified by dimensions, the user load, the materials, and the fire or stability rule in the destination. For a Recliner, start from the duty, then the interface to the rest of the machine or the room, then the document that proves the claim. A lower price that leaves one of those blank is a different product.

Recliner is easy to confuse with Office Chair. If the quote could be read as either, add the line that separates them: the rating, the fitment, or the standard named below. Link the drawing number to that line so receiving inspection can reject the wrong one.

Numbers that change the quote

Line What to write for Recliner
Load User weight or a stated test load.
Materials Frame, foam, and fabric or finish, including cleanability.
Use Home, office, or a public waiting area. The test differs.
Fire The upholstery fire requirement of the destination, if there is one.
Assembly Knock-down or finished, and the hardware included.
Dimensions Width, depth, height, and the seat or sleep surface.

How to compare two offers

Lay both quotes for Recliner on one sheet and line up load, materials, and use. If a cell is empty, the offer is not finished. Ask for the missing line in writing. When those match, the honest difference is lead time, the test evidence, and who carries the warranty. Do not average a fully specified Recliner with a cheaper line that omitted load.

Documents worth having before the deposit

Ask for the stability or load test the supplier is willing to name. The file should name Recliner and the revision, not only the supplier’s homepage. A factory quality certificate such as ISO 9001 can sit beside that file. It does not replace it.

Failures that show up after delivery

  • Leaving fabric fire performance out of a contract furnishing.
  • Buying a residential chair for a 24-hour public seat.
  • Ignoring door and elevator size.

On a Recliner, the expensive version of the first mistake is discovering it after the goods are in the crate. Put the rejection condition in the purchase order while the supplier can still restate the offer.

A worked RFQ line

Use this shape, then replace the brackets with your duty: “Recliner — Write dimensions, load, materials, use, and fire requirement if any.” That sentence is a template, not a rating of any brand. If a supplier’s datasheet uses different units, convert them onto this sheet so the next offer can be compared.

Where words like OEM / custom belong

Searches often add a constraint to Recliner: OEM / custom, or explosion-proof / ATEX. Keep those on this page. OEM or custom means a drawing, a revision, and a statement of who owns the tool. Without those, you are buying the catalog part. ATEX or IECEx is a certificate for a zone, a gas or dust group, and a temperature class. An IP rating does not grant it. Skip the mark if the site is not hazardous. If you need a third constraint, add it as another line on the same drawing. A second URL that only swaps the adjective does not give a buyer a second fact.

Related in this section: how to specify Office Chair.

Questions buyers actually ask

What should an RFQ for Recliner include?

Write dimensions, load, materials, use, and fire requirement if any.

Is a cheaper Recliner the same part?

Only if load, materials, and the documents match. A missing line is a different offer.

Do waterproof, OEM, or IP words need their own page?

No. For Recliner they are extra lines on this specification. Ask for the test or the drawing that gives the word a value.