Chair
First Claim
1. A chair comprising:
- a base;
a support post extending upwardly from said base; and
a seat structure attached to said support post;
wherein said seat structure comprises;
a frame member defining a central opening;
a flexible membrane extending across the central opening of said frame member; and
a pair of support pads arranged at a level below the central opening of said frame member, said support pads adapted to providing individualized support to a pair of sitting bones of a user;
wherein;
said support pads are rearwardly disposed with respect to a front edge of said frame member by a first distance and are spaced apart from each other by a second distance, the first and second distances generally corresponding to the positioning of the user'"'"'s sitting bones to establish an ischial tuberosity with said support pads when the user assumes a seated position engaging the seat structure.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a chair having a seat structure formed by a frame member that defines a central opening. A flexible membrane extends across the central opening. A pair of support pads, one disposed on either side of the cross-beam member, is provided and arranged at a level below the central opening of the frame member. The support pads are arranged within the seat structure so as to be rearwardly disposed with respect to the front edge of the frame by a first distance and spaced apart from each other by a second distance, the first and second distances generally corresponding to the positioning of the ischicial tuberosity of a user when the user assumes a seated position engaging the seat structure.
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17 Claims
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1. A chair comprising:
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a base; a support post extending upwardly from said base; and a seat structure attached to said support post; wherein said seat structure comprises; a frame member defining a central opening; a flexible membrane extending across the central opening of said frame member; and a pair of support pads arranged at a level below the central opening of said frame member, said support pads adapted to providing individualized support to a pair of sitting bones of a user; wherein; said support pads are rearwardly disposed with respect to a front edge of said frame member by a first distance and are spaced apart from each other by a second distance, the first and second distances generally corresponding to the positioning of the user'"'"'s sitting bones to establish an ischial tuberosity with said support pads when the user assumes a seated position engaging the seat structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A chair comprising:
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a base; and a seat structure attached to said base, the seat structure including; a frame member defining a central opening; a flexible membrane extending across the central opening of said frame member; and a pair of support pads arranged at a level below the central opening of said frame member, said support pads adapted to providing individualized supported to a pair of sitting bones of a user; wherein said support pads are adapted to being positioned the user'"'"'s sitting bones to establish an ischial tuberosity with said support pads when the user assumes a seated position on the seat structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A chair comprising:
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a base; a seat structure attached to said base to support the buttocks of a user seated thereupon; wherein said seat structure further includes; a frame member defining a central opening; a flexible membrane extending across the central opening of said frame member; and a pair of support pads arranged at a level below the central opening of said frame member, said support pads adapted to providing individualized support to a pair of sitting bones of a user to establish an ischial tuberosity with the support pads; and a back rest attached to one or more of the base and the seat structure to support the back of the user, the back rest including; a frame member defining a central opening; a flexible membrane extending across the central opening of said frame member; and a pad arranged behind the central opening and positioned in the manner of a lumbar pad; wherein the pad is rearwardly disposed with respect to the central opening such that the pad is spaced apart from the flexible membrane. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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