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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Craig Martin Oomen, Lowell, MI (US);
Randy James Sayers, Howard City, MI (US);
Samuel Smith, Allendale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/28 (2006.01); A47C 7/18 (2006.01); A47C 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/282 (2013.01); A47C 7/18 (2013.01); A47C 31/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suspended fabric seat includes a frame, a woven fabric suspended in the frame and a plurality of compression limiters attached to the woven fabric. The woven fabric is formed from monofilament fibers that are oriented in a first direction and textile fibers oriented in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The plurality of compression limiters are oriented in the first direction and are formed from a material compatible with the woven fabric. A method for making the suspended fabric seat is also disclosed.