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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Wolfgang Deisig, Berlin, DE;
Nils Koehn, Berlin, DE;
Corey J. Susie, North Liberty, IA (US);
John R. Koch, Muscatine, IA (US);
Phillip D. Minino, Muscatine, IA (US);
Wolfgang Deisig, Berlin, DE;
Nils Koehn, Berlin, DE;
Corey J. Susie, North Liberty, IA (US);
John R. Koch, Muscatine, IA (US);
Phillip D. Minino, Muscatine, IA (US);
HNI Corporation, Muscatine, IA (US);
Abstract
A chair system according to embodiments of the present invention includes a base comprising a seat for a user and one or more support legs, a back, and a flexible back support element rigidly coupled to the back and to the base, the flexible back support element comprising a flex zone, the flex zone comprising one or more notches, wherein the back is reclinable from an upright position to a reclined position, wherein the one or more notches are configured to narrow as the back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, and wherein the one or more notches are open in the upright position and closed in the reclined position.