Backrest of the chair and adaptation device for the same

• US 8,251,454 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Okamura Corporation
• Original Assignee: Okamura Corporation
• Inventors: Hara, Eisuke, Tsukiji, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US12/740,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20100237679A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,400 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/223, 297/224, 297/228.1, 297/228.11, 297/228.12, 297/228.13, 297/452.13, 297/452.56, 297/440.2, 297/440.21, 297/452.18
• US Class Current: 297/452.18
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/023 connecting upholstery to frames, e.g. by hooks, clips, snap fasteners, clamping means or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/282 with mesh-like supports, e.g. elastomeric membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/40 for the back

Abstract

A backrest of chair in which the lower part of a back frame can be concealed neatly by a stretching material. In the backrest device of a chair where a bag like stretching material (12) knitted or woven in the shape of mesh and opening downward is stretched across a back frame (11) formed by coupling the upper ends of right and left side frames (14a) directing the vertical direction by an upper frame (14b) directing the right and left direction, and coupling the lower ends of both the side frames (14a) by a lower frame (14c) which can be fixed to a backrest supporting rod (8) erected from the upper rear of the seat body of the chair, upper portion of the stretching material (12) is made air permeable, and at least a part at the lower portion of the stretching material (12) covering the lower frame (14c) is made non-translucent.

Claims

1. A backrest of a chair comprising:

a back frame including;

right and left side frames extending in upward/downward directions;

an upper frame extending laterally and linking upper ends of the side frames to each other; and

a lower frame attaching lower ends of the side frames to a backrest support adapter protruding upward from a rear part of a seat body in the chair;

a baggy stretchable backrest cushion which is inverted to open vertically and is knitted;

wherein an upper part of the backrest cushion is air permeable;

wherein at least a part of the lower backrest cushion covering the lower frame is non-translucent;

an adaptation device for adapting said backrest of the chair, wherein a recess is formed to open rearwards and downwards in the lower frame to be covered with said non-translucent part of the backrest cushion;

wherein laterally facing portions in said recess are linked by a connection bar laterally extending to be integrated with the lower frame;

wherein a connection member is fitted and fixed to the recess in such a manner that a rear-side lower edge of the connection member is abutted to an upper surface of the connection bar, said connection member includes a front surface and right and left sides;

wherein a plurality of fitting grooves which respectively extends in the upward/downward direction and of which lower end opens downwardly are formed to face to each other in the rear surface of the lower frame within the recess and in the front surface of the connection member; and

wherein said pair of facing fitting grooves receives therebetween an erected portion of the backrest support adapter, said erected portion having an outer shape.

2. The adaptation device for adapting the backrest according to claim 1, wherein in said pair or facing grooves formed respectively in the right and left sides to receive the right and left erected portion of the backrest support adapter;

that the facing surfaces of the connection member and the recess receive therebetween a connection plate which links the facing surfaces of the right and left erected portions to each other.

3. The adaptation device for adapting the backrest according to claim 1, wherein a cross section of the facing fitting grooves substantially complement the shape of the erected portion of the backrest support adapter.

4. The adaptation device for adapting the backrest according to claim 1, said adaptation device having a connection plate, wherein an elastic interlock piece is formed in either the lower frame or the connection member to have a hook protruding from a tip of the interlock piece which elastically engages with an engagement part of a connection plate in case of the lower frame being mounted to the backrest support adapter.