Chair having independent seat and back

• US 4,049,315 A
• Filed: 12/13/1976
• Issued: 09/20/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John D. Jacobson
• Original Assignee: John D. Jacobson
• Inventors: Jacobson, John D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, James C.
• Application Number:
  US05/750,114
• Time in Patent Office: 281 Days
• Field of Search: 297/294, 297/295, 297/420, 297/445, 297/447, 297/448
• US Class Current: 297/451.7
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/021 having elastic frames
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 5/046 of non-tubular cross-section

Abstract

A chair of unique styling and design having discrete members constituting a back and support therefor, a seat support and a seat. The back and support and seat support are connected together along the lower portions thereof at selected discrete points. The seat is also connected to the seat support at selected discrete points.

Claims

1. A chair comprising

seat support means having a lower portion adapted to contact a floor and an elevated portion supported in cantilevered fashion;

seat means having a periphery adapted to be supported by said seat support means;

spacer means adapted to be connected to said elevated portion and said periphery at preselected discrete points thereof to support said seal means at a preselected height above the floor;

back means comprising back support means adapted to contact a floor and an elevated back portion supported in cantilevered fashion above said seat means by said back support means; and

further spacer means adapted to be connected to said back support means and said lower portion of said seat support means at preselected points thereof.

2. A chair as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said lower portion, said elevated portion, said periphery, said back means and said back support means include a U-shaped member, said spacer means and said further spacer means being adapted to be connected to said U-shaped members.

3. A chair as defined in claim 1 wherein said support means includes generally-upright members supporting said elevated portion above said lower portion and wherein said back support means includes generally-upright members.

4. A chair as defined in claim 3 wherein all of said generally-upright members are angled at a slight angle toward the rear of the chair.

5. A chair as defined in claim 3 wherein all of said generally-upright members are vertical.

6. A chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the forwardmost point of said seat means is at or behind the forwardmost point at which said lower portion of said back support means or seat support means contacts the floor.

7. A chair as defined in claim 1 wherein said seat means, seat support means, said back means and said back support means all have rectangular cross-section elongated in the vertical direction.

8. A chair as defined in claim 1 wherein said seat means, seat support means, said back means and said back support means are all tubular.