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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Douglas M. Vanderiet, Holland, MI (US);
Daniel J. Raether, Bryon Center, MI (US);
Jeff Weber, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Todd D. Krupiczewicz, Caledonia, MI (US);
Robert G. Nyhuis, Holland, MI (US);
Timothy P. Coffield, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Douglas M. VanDeRiet, Holland, MI (US);
Daniel J. Raether, Bryon Center, MI (US);
Jeff Weber, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Todd D. Krupiczewicz, Caledonia, MI (US);
Robert G. Nyhuis, Holland, MI (US);
Timothy P. Coffield, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Herman Miller Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat frame and retain the desired stretch in the fabric. The grasping members can be teeth. A cover is also provided, which is snapped onto the circumference of the seat frame, to trap the fabric and protect the user from the grasping members.