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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2021
Applicant:

Formway Furniture Limited, Wellington, NZ;

Inventors:

Kent Wallace Parker, Lower Hutt, NZ;

Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wellington, NZ;

Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Lower Hutt, NZ;

Aaron Michael Young, Lower Hutt, NZ;

Paul James Stevenson, Wellington, NZ;

Gavin James Bateman, Wellington, NZ;

Kai Xi Lin, Wellington, NZ;

Assignee:

Formway Furniture Limited, Wellington, NZ;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/02 (2006.01); A47C 3/025 (2006.01); A47C 3/12 (2006.01); A47C 3/027 (2006.01); A47C 7/44 (2006.01); A47C 7/02 (2006.01); A47C 5/12 (2006.01); A47C 7/16 (2006.01); A47C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/0252 (2013.01); A47C 1/02 (2013.01); A47C 3/02 (2013.01); A47C 3/025 (2013.01); A47C 3/027 (2013.01); A47C 3/0255 (2013.01); A47C 5/12 (2013.01); A47C 7/029 (2018.08); A47C 7/16 (2013.01); A47C 7/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.


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