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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2021
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Keith Robert Machin, Hopkins, MI (US);
Mark Schneider, Alto, MI (US);
David O. Morton, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Ryan Jerome Ramos, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark Spoelhof, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jamie Payne, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Daniel George Parker, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating unit includes a chair with a backrest and a hook assembly. The backrest includes a rear surface having an outwardly protruding rim. The hook assembly comprises a cover plate and a weldment, and the cover plate may include a hook being integrally formed on an exterior face. The hook assembly is configured to be securely coupled on or within the outwardly protruding rim of the backrest, and a secure coupling between the hook assembly and the backrest is formed via insertion of a fastening member, which is inserted through an apertures on a bottom surface of the cover plate, such that the fastener is aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface.