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Chair with reversible seat and back cushions

  • US 4,488,755 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1982
  • Issued: 12/18/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A seating unit comprising opposite upright side members that are rigidly connected in laterally spaced relation to one another, a seat cushion having a rear face, and a back cushion having a bottom face, each of said cushions having a substantially rigid internal frame, said seating unit being characterized by:

  • A. a laterally extending beam having opposite ends adjacent to the respective side members;

    B. a plate-like connecting member rigidly secured to each end of the beam and projecting in a direction normal to the length of the beam, said connecting members being secured to their respectively adjacent side members at locations that are spaced from the beam to support the beam and resist rotation of it;

    C. a pair of rigid substantially L-shaped members, each having(1) a forwardly projecting leg for the seat cushion,(2) an upwardly projecting leg for the back cushion, and(3) a rigid connection to the beam near the junction of its said legs whereby the L-shaped member is supported in inwardly spaced relation to the side members and with its legs spaced from and parallel to like legs of the other L-shaped member; and

    D. said internal frame of each cushion defining a pair of parallel bores which open to said face of the cushion and in which its legs of the L-shaped members are lengthwise slidably receivable.

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