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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
William E. Stumpf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Rodney C. Schoenfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald Chadwick, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Carolyn Maalouf, 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);
William E. Stumpf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Rodney C. Schoenfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald Chadwick, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Carolyn Maalouf, 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 chair includes a control housing, a seat and a back support including an upwardly extending upright portion and a link portion extending forwardly from a lower portion of the upright portion. The link portion is pivotally connected to the control housing about a first pivot axis. The seat is connected to the link portion and is pivotable relative thereto. A linkage is coupled to the seat and is pivotally connected to the control housing at a second pivot axis positioned rearwardly and downwardly from the first pivot axis.