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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Hni Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jay R. Machael, Muscatine, IA (US);
Jesse Hahn, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Travis J. Crowell, Davenport, IA (US);
Bruce Fifield, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
HNI Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/46 (2006.01); A47C 7/44 (2006.01); A47C 1/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/46 (2013.01); A47C 7/44 (2013.01); A47C 7/462 (2013.01); A47C 1/03255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lumbar support of a chair includes a crossbar member and a first flex member. The crossbar member has a first end and a second end. The first flex member includes a first front portion coupled to the first end, a first back portion coupled to the chair, and a first web portion interconnecting the first front portion and the first back portion. The crossbar member supports a back of a user and the first flex member flexes upon engagement of the crossbar member by the back of the user.