Support assembly for a seating device

• US 7,036,886 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2004
• Issued: 05/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neutral Posture Inc.
• Original Assignee: Neutral Posture Inc.
• Inventors: Smith, Christopher A., Benden, Mark E, Johnson, Larry, Congleton, Jerome J
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): McPartlin, Sarah B.
• Application Number:
  US10/835,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20050253441A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 108/140, 108/151, 108/152, 108/50.14, 108/108, 108/102, 108/137, 248/188.7, 248/188.8, 248/188.9, 297/423.1, 297/423.21, 297/423.25, 297/423.37, 297/423.4, 297/423.18, 297/240, 297/241, 297/142, 297/173, 297/188.2, 297/463.1, 297/463.2, 297/188.21, 297/170, 297/195.13
• US Class Current: 297/423.25
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/004 for chairs or stools with central column, e.g. office chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/52 of detachable type

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