Haworth, Inc.

Nicolai Czumaj-Bront

Larry Allen Wilkerson

Michael W Welsh

Martin W Potrykus

Teresa A Bellingar

Kyle R Fleet

Peter T LaDuke

Jason W Hall

Timothy J Scholma

A seating unit () combines lounge seating with work space. A chair portion () has a sitting surface with an extended wing () and an optional sliding desk () as a work surface. The extended wing () provides a place to rest personal belongings within easy reach while the user sits or works in the seating unit (). An optional ottoman () may be used as a conventional ottoman or as a seating location on its own. The ottoman () has a slidable tray that can provide additional work surface or space to rest additional personal items while the user sits or rests in the unit. Several chair portions () may be supported together in a row with extended wings () and/or slidable desks on the ends.

Chair assembly with extended surface

A back support for a chair includes a chair frame, a pair of upright support posts mounted to the chair frame, the upright support posts being laterally flexible with respect to the chair frame, a plurality of flexible support arms extending laterally outwardly from the upright support posts, the support arms each including a peripheral edge, the support arms including a first set of support arms extending in a first lateral direction from the upright posts and a second set of support arms extending in a second direction from the upright posts; and a material extending in tension between the peripheral edges of the first set of support arms and the peripheral edges of the second set of support arms such that at least a central portion of the material is spaced from the support arms. In addition, a seat support includes a repositionable front edge.

Office chair

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Berlin, Germany

Nicolai Czumaj-Bront