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Wire frame chair

US4938530A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
19References
30Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1988
Grant dateJul 3, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C3/04
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A chair particularly suited for institutional multipurpose rooms, and the like, includes a base and a shell with a back and a seat which are constructed for generally contemporaneous movement. A first support connects the base with a medial portion of the seat to support the same in a cantilevered fashion, and is resiliently flexible to permit the shell to rock in response to fore-to-aft movement of a seated user. A second support connects the base with the back, and is also resiliently flexible to permit and control the rocking motion of the shell in a manner that provides improved comfort, and reduces sitting fatigue. Preferably, the support also permits the shell to move in a controlled manner from side to side in response to lateral movement of a seated user.

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