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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2017
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gordon J. Peterson, Rockford, MI (US);
Christopher J. Norman, Byron Center, MI (US);
Russell Holdredge, Alto, MI (US);
Bruce Smith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Luke Pearson, London, GB;
Thomas Overthun, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kara Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
According to the present invention a back for a seating unit is provided. The back comprises a plurality of flexible finger elements. Each of the plurality of flexible finger elements has a distal end. The back further comprises a retainer connecting at least two of the flexible finger elements proximate their distal ends. When a load is applied to a flexible finger element, the retainer distributes at least a portion of the load to at least one adjacent flexible finger element.