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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
James N. Ludwig, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Holland, MI (US);
Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
William Thomas Johnson, Byron Center, MI (US);
Bruce M. Smith, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Mark William Spoelhof, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating arrangement includes a base, a back arrangement and a seat arrangement each supported by the base, the back arrangement movable between an upright position and reclined position, the seat arrangement including a stop member, a shell supported on the base and forming at least a portion of the seat arrangement, the shell including a first portion and second portion movable relative to the first portion, the shell configured such that a downward force exerted on the first portion by a seated user forces the back arrangement from the reclined position toward the upright position, and a tilt limiter coupled to the base and configured to engage the stop member at both the upright position and the reclined position.