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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2002
William E. Stumpf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Rodney C. Schoenfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald Chadwick, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Carolyn Keller, Holland, MI (US);
Timothy P. Coffield, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Randy J. Sayers, Belding, MI (US);
Jeffrey W. Bruner, Greensboro, NC (US);
Eric Cammenga, Holland, MI (US);
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating structure includes a backrest having a top and bottom and includes a frame. The frame includes a pair of spaced apart side members defining an opening therebetween. Each of the side members has a length. A flexible membrane extends between and is attached to the side members across the opening. An armrest is moveably mounted to each of the side members. Each of the armrests is adjustably moveable along at least a portion of the length of the side members between at least a first position and a second position. The first position is closer to the bottom of the backrest than the second position. A method of adjusting the seating structure is also provided.