Woven fabric membrane for a seating surface
DCFirst Claim
1. A seating structure having a fabric having a weave pattern for supporting the body of a user on the seating structure, the fabric comprising:
- a plurality of groups of parallel strands of multifilament yarn, each group having at least two adjacent strands; and
a plurality of monofilaments arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with the strands, said monofilaments weaving alternatively above and below adjacent strands in a group, and said groups being held in place by a plurality of pair of said monofilaments, the monofilaments in each pair crossing over between each group of strands to thereby maintain the position of the groups.
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Abstract
A membrane for a seating structure including a plurality of groups of at least two adjacent and parallel strands of multifilament yarn and a plurality of monofilaments arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with the strands. The monofilaments weave alternatively above and below the adjacent strands in each group. A plurality of pairs of the monofilaments hold the groups of strands in place by having the monofilaments in each pair cross over between each group of strands. In one aspect, the membrane is attached to a frame member such that the plurality of groups of strands are oriented in the longitudinal direction of the frame member and the monofilaments are oriented in the lateral warp direction of the frame member. In another aspect, the seating structure includes the frame member and attached membrane.
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41 Claims
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1. A seating structure having a fabric having a weave pattern for supporting the body of a user on the seating structure, the fabric comprising:
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a plurality of groups of parallel strands of multifilament yarn, each group having at least two adjacent strands; and a plurality of monofilaments arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with the strands, said monofilaments weaving alternatively above and below adjacent strands in a group, and said groups being held in place by a plurality of pair of said monofilaments, the monofilaments in each pair crossing over between each group of strands to thereby maintain the position of the groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An exposed fabric having a weave pattern for supporting the body of a user in a chair, the fabric comprising:
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a plurality of groups of parallel strands of multifilament yarn oriented in a longitudinal filling direction of a frame member of the chair, each group having at least two adjacent strands; and a plurality of elastomeric monofilaments prestretched in a lateral warp direction of the frame member and arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with the strands, said monofilaments weaving alternatively above and below adjacent strands in a group, and said groups being held in place by a plurality of pairs of said monofilaments, the monofilaments in each pair crossing over between each group of strands to thereby maintain the position of the groups. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A chair comprising:
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a frame member; and an exposed fabric attached to said frame member, said exposed fabric comprising; a plurality of groups of parallel strands of multifilament yarn oriented in a longitudinal filling direction of the frame member, each group having at least two adjacent strands; and a plurality of elastomeric monofilaments prestretched in a lateral warp direction of the frame member and arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with the strands, said monofilaments weaving alternatively above and below adjacent strands in a group, and said groups being held in place by a plurality of pairs of said monofilaments, the monofilaments in each pair crossing over between each group of strands to thereby maintain the position of the groups. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An exposed fabric having a weave pattern for supporting the body of a user, the fabric comprising:
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a plurality of groups of parallel strands of multifilament yarn, each group having at least two adjacent strands; and a plurality of elastomeric monofilaments arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with the strands, said monofilaments weaving alternatively above and below adjacent strands in a group, and said groups being held in place by a plurality of pairs of said monofilaments, the monofilaments in each pair crossing over between each group of strands to thereby maintain the position of the groups. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A seating structure having an exposed fabric for supporting the body of a user on the seating structure, the exposed fabric comprising a plurality of generally parallel elastomeric monofilaments having a greater width than thickness to increase the surface area in contact with a user sitting on the fabric, and a second plurality of monofilaments arranged in generally perpendicular interlocking relationship with said first plurality of monofilaments, said second monofilaments weaving alternatively above and below adjacent monofilaments of said first plurality of monofilaments.
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