Method of manufacturing furniture article

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6849227
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10150380

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A method of manufacturing a furniture component includes steps of molding a panel component of a flexible compliant plastic, the panel component having a continuous perimeter flange and further having flexible strips extending between portions of the perimeter flange that are shaped to flex to comfortably support a human body part. The method further includes molding a tubular perimeter frame of a reinforced structural plastic different than the flexible compliant plastic onto the panel component, the step of molding the perimeter frame including integrally bonded the perimeter frame to the perimeter flange to stiffen the perimeter flange and support the panel component and further including a gas assist process.

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STEELCASE INC901 44TH STREET S E GRAND RAPIDS MI 49501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Battey, Robert J Grand Rapids, MI 122 3189
Betcher, James J Shelbyville, MI 3 147
Funk, Nancy A Grand Rapids, MI 6 181
Heidmann, Kurt R Grand Rapids, MI 175 5640
Kemen, Michael J Lowell, MI 4 132

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