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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
May. 24, 2004
Tom Edwards, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Errol Pearsons, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Gary Schmitt, Evansville, IN (US);
Brian Yeckering, Owensboro, KY (US);
Odie Eaves, Utica, KY (US);
Rick Rimer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tom Edwards, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Errol Pearsons, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Gary Schmitt, Evansville, IN (US);
Brian Yeckering, Owensboro, KY (US);
Odie Eaves, Utica, KY (US);
Rick Rimer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
HNI Technologies Inc., Muscatine, LA (US);
Abstract
A decorative chair base having a metal substructure, a single molded plastic cover and a plurality of decorative inserts. The metal substructure has a central hub and radiating leg portions. At the extended ends of the leg portions are sleeves for mounting casters. The plastic cover also has a central hub and leg portions. The central hub of the cover fits over the central hub of the substructure and each leg portion of the cover overlays a leg portion of the substructure. Each leg portion of the cover has a raised end section, and a recess and there is a raised section surrounding the hub portion. An insert is mounted in each recess so as to be flush with the raised portions.