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Back for seating unit and method of assembly

  • US 6,508,509 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2000
  • Issued: 01/21/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A seating unit comprising:

  • a back upright adapted to be operably supported on a base for movement between an upright position and an angled position; and

    a back construction including a back support attached to the back upright, and further including a cushion assembly attached to the back support, the back support including a bottom section defining a horizontally extending recessed channel, and the cushion assembly including a stiffened edge flange configured to frictionally engage the recessed channel to retain the cushion assembly to the back support along the bottom section of the back construction, the back support including a flexible lumbar section that is constructed to flex between different vertical profiles providing different lumbar support;

    the cushion assembly including a back cushion, and further including an aesthetic cover that covers at least a front side of the back cushion; and

    the back support including hooks and the cushion assembly including apertures for engaging the hooks for assembly.

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