Patent · US Expired

Office chair

US4018479A · kind A · utility

45Cited by
8References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 3, 1975
Grant dateApr 19, 1977
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Expiry dateNov 3, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S297/02
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A office chair having an endless, rigid frame of metal supporting a seat and backrest in which the metal frame has a generally U-shaped configuration with curved surfaces facing a viewer and with engaged, complementary portions of the frame, seat and backrest not only accurately locating the components relative to each other for assembly, but also concealing the unfinished edged of upholstery material and maintaining it tightly and at the same time covering portions of the frame to conceal its massiveness.

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