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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerome Carmel Caruso, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Steven Jerome Caruso, Antioch, IL (US);
Assignee:
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/02 ; A47C 2/002 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/02 ; A47C 2/002 ;
Abstract
An improved method of constructing seating surfaces, provides greater comfort through superior surface adjustments for a variety of users. The seating structure provides greater airflow to contact areas of the occupant's body, and is more efficient and economical to produce. The seating surface construction is comprised of a plurality of support sections, or bosses/platforms and of a plurality of web connectors interconnecting the support sections. The support sections, or bosses/platforms are more rigid than their corresponding web connectors.