Seating unit with novel flexible supports

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7234774
APP PUB NO 20060055220A1
SERIAL NO

11233848

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A seating unit includes a seat, a back, a base, and a motion control having a plurality of flexible supports for operably supporting the seat and back on the base. The flexible supports are movable in a generally fore-to-aft direction but stiff in a generally vertical direction, and further the flexible supports have end sections projecting generally outward from said base for operably engaging the seat and/or back, so that when the flexible supports flex in the fore-to-aft direction, they provide for directed movement of the seat and/or the back. In one form, the flexible supports are integrally molded with the center section of the motion control.

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  • STEELCASE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heidmann, Kurt R Grand Rapids, MI 170 5334
Tubergen, Renard G Alto, MI 9 416

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