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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Matthew David Remelts, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Devon Robert Robinson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven James Beukema, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Vernie F. Holford, Fremont, MI (US);
Adam C. Bedford, Gowen, MI (US);
Michael Scott Garner, North Barrington, IL (US);
Marc Eberlein, Hudsonville, MI (US);
STEELCASE INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A body support structure includes a base and a cushion moveable between a seating configuration and a sleeping configuration. The cushion may include foldable first and second sections. In one embodiment, a spacer includes first and second support surfaces, and is pivotal between an upright position, wherein the first support surface engages and supports the cushion in the seating configuration, and a down position, wherein the second support surface engages and supports the cushion in the sleeping configuration. Methods of reconfiguring a body support structure are also provided.