Article of Furniture
First Claim
1. An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
a seat frame supported by the base; and
a back frame attached to the seat frame, the back frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion connected to the lower portion by at least one first elastomeric member such that the upper portion is moveable relative to the lower portion, the upper portion being moveable from an upright position to a reclined position.
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Abstract
An article of furniture includes a base, a seat frame supported by the base, and a back frame attached to the seat frame. The back frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is connected to the lower portion by at least one first elastomeric member such that the upper portion is moveable relative to the lower portion. The upper portion is moveable from an upright position to at least one reclined position. In some embodiments of the article of furniture, the at least one first elastomeric member is a strap composed of a polymeric material, such as, for example, a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polymeric material containing at least one elastomer. In some embodiments, the article of furniture may be designed as a chair, a lounge chair, or an office chair.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of furniture comprising:
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a base; a seat frame supported by the base; and a back frame attached to the seat frame, the back frame comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion connected to the lower portion by at least one first elastomeric member such that the upper portion is moveable relative to the lower portion, the upper portion being moveable from an upright position to a reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of furniture comprising:
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a base; a seat frame attached to the base; and a back frame, the back frame comprising an upper portion moveably attached to a lower portion by at least one first elongated elastomeric member, the lower portion of the back frame being attached to the seat frame; the upper portion of the back frame comprising a plurality of back support elements, each back support element connected to at least one other back support element by at least one second elongated elastomeric member; and wherein the upper portion of the back frame is configured to move from an upright position to a reclined position and wherein the at least one first elongated elastomeric member is configured to flex when the upper portion is moved to the reclined position, the upper back frame portion attached to the lower back frame portion such that the at least one first elongated elastomeric member does not bias the upper portion of the back frame to the upright position after the upper portion of the back frame has been moved to the reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification