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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Robert J. Battey, Middleville, MI (US);
Todd T. Andres, Sparta, MI (US);
Todd David Krupiczewicz, Alto, MI (US);
Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gordon J. Peterson, Rockford, MI (US);
Gary Karsten, Wyoming, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A chair includes a base structure, a seat support structure, a back frame comprising a front surface, a rear surface and a forwardly extending bottom portion pivotably connected to the base, a biasing member biasing the back frame from a reclined position toward an upright position, wherein the biasing member is located entirely forward a rearward most edge of the seat support structure, and a back shell comprising a forwardly extending bottom portion connected to the seat support structure, a front surface, a rear surface positioned in front of the front surface of the back frame, a pair of laterally spaced side portions defining an opening therebetween, and a top portion extending laterally between and connected to the side portions, wherein each of the side portions are exclusively connected to the back frame at a first location.