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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Applicant:
William B Raftery, Canton, OH (US);
Inventor:
William B Raftery, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
HNI Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chair having an arm, a backrest and a flexible backrest support that is rigidly attached to the arm and the backrest. The flexible backrest support includes a spring located between rigid end portions that are mounted to the chair arm and backrest. The flexible backrest support allows the backrest to pivot while the arm remains stationary. Optionally, a supplemental backrest support may be included.