Support member for a seating structure

US7419222B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Herman Miller, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Johann Burkhard Schmitz · Berlin, DE
• Claudia Plikat · Berlin, DE
• Nicolai Neubert · Berlin, DE
• Carola Zwick · Berlin, DE
• Roland Zwick · Berlin, DE
• Chad Aerts · Grand Haven, US
• John F. Aldrich · Grandville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 6, 2005
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2008
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47C7/282
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A support member for a seating structure component includes a first support member having a first plurality of spaced apart fins and a second support member having a second plurality of spaced apart fins. The first support member is secured to the second support member with the first plurality of fins nested between the second plurality of fins.