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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Mohsen Makhsous, Chicago, IL (US);
Fang Lin, Chicago, IL (US);
Ellis K. Nam, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 4/54 (2006.01); A47C 7/14 (2006.01); A47C 7/50 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seat of an apparatus in one example comprises a front subportion and a rear subportion that is adjustable in height and/or angle relative to the front subportion. A backrest of the apparatus in one example is adjustable in shape. Based on a user contact pressure against one or more portions of the seat and/or one or more portions of the backrest, the rear subportion of the seat and the backrest are adjustable between: a first height and/or angle of the rear subportion of the seat and a first shape of the backrest; and a second height and/or angle of the rear subportion of the seat and a second shape of the backrest.