Chair with conforming seat
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1. A chair, comprising:
- seat support structure including a support member; and
a seat formed of a flexible material, said seat comprising;
a central front portion positioned upon and supported by said support member; and
a pair of side portions, each side portion including at least one rigid member connected to said flexible material and supported by said seat support structure, said seat resiliently flexible responsive to the weight of a seated user between a first position in which said seat has a generally flat shape, and a second position in which said side portions are flexed downwardly about said support member beneath said central front portion of said seat to form a saddle shape.
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Abstract
A task chair including a seat support structure, and a seat supported by the seat support structure and having a seating surface which may ergonomically conform to a seated user. The seating surface includes rigid and flexible portions connected to one another, the flexible portions allowing resilient flexing of the seating surface to create conformance zones which dynamically support a seated user in an ergonomic manner.
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1. A chair, comprising:
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seat support structure including a support member; and
a seat formed of a flexible material, said seat comprising;
a central front portion positioned upon and supported by said support member; and
a pair of side portions, each side portion including at least one rigid member connected to said flexible material and supported by said seat support structure, said seat resiliently flexible responsive to the weight of a seated user between a first position in which said seat has a generally flat shape, and a second position in which said side portions are flexed downwardly about said support member beneath said central front portion of said seat to form a saddle shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30)
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9. A chair, comprising:
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seat support structure; and
a seat supported by said seat support structure, said seat having a central front portion disposed between a pair of opposite side portions, said seat formed of an elastically flexible material having at least one rigid member embedded within said flexible material, said seat resiliently movable responsive to the weight of a seated user between a first, unflexed position and a second, flexed position in which said opposite side portions of said seat are flexed downwardly about said central front portion of said seat to provide a saddle shape. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31)
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17. A chair, comprising:
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seat support structure including a support member; and
a seat supported by said seat support structure, said seat comprising;
a flexible central portion positioned upon and supported by said support member;
a pair of opposite flexible side portions, each said side portion including a rigid member embedded therein, said seat elastically movable between a first, unflexed position in which said seat has a generally flat shape and a second, flexed position in which said side portions of said seat are flexed downwardly about said support member to form a saddle shape. - View Dependent Claims (18, 20, 21, 22, 32)
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19. The chair of wherein said elastomeric material is one of a flexible urethane material and a flexible silicone material.
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23. A chair, comprising:
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seat support structure including a support member; and
a seat formed of a flexible material, comprising;
a pair of opposite rear side portions each connected to said seat support structure;
a pair of front side portions; and
a front central portion disposed between said front side portions, said front central portion positioned upon and engaging said support member, said seat resiliently flexible responsive to the weight of a seated user between a first position in which said seat has a generally flat shape, and a second position in which said front side portions of said seat are flexed downwardly about said support member to form a saddle shape, said opposite front side portions of said seat independently flexible with respect to one another responsive to the weight of a seated user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 33)
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