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Seating device

US10143308B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by

33References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Herman Miller, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brock Walker · Okemos, US
Mark Goetz · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2016
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47C7/54
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A seating device includes a base and a seat post extending from the base. The seat post has a first end adjacent the base, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The seating device further includes a seat supported by the seat post above the base and a first rocking assembly coupled to the base and the first end of the seat post. The first rocking assembly is operable to angularly displace the seat post relative to the base. The seating device further includes a second rocking assembly coupled to the seat and the second end of the seat post. The second rocking assembly is operable to angularly displace the seat relative to the seat post.

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