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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2020
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 back arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, a linkage arrangement including a first link member comprising a portion of a seat arrangement, a second link member supported on a base, flexibly resilient front link members extending between forward portions of the first and second link members and being integral with the second link member, and a rigid rear link member extending between rearward portions of the first and second link members including a separate piece from the first or second link members, wherein the rearward portion of the first link member extends laterally in a first plane when the back arrangement is upright, and laterally in a second plane when the back arrangement is reclined, where the second plane is angled with respect to the first plane, and is positioned farther away from the base when the back arrangement is reclined than when upright.