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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Hni Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jay R. Machael, Muscatine, IA (US);
Douglas A. Schroeder, Muscatine, IA (US);
Assignee:
HNI TECHNOLOGIES INC., Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/445 (2013.01);
Abstract
A chair includes a base and a back coupled to the base. The back includes a pair of back supports extending from the base and a back panel coupled to the pair of back supports. Each back support is configured to exhibit a first bending stiffness when bent to a first stop point, and exhibit a second bending stiffness when bent beyond the first stop point, the second bending stiffness being greater than the first bending stiffness.