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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Todd D. Krupiczewicz, Alto, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Hall, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Gordon J. Peterson, Rockford, MI (US);
Dale M. Groendal, Jenison, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A chair component that includes a first chair member that includes a forwardly facing front surface and a rearwardly facing rear surface that define a first thickness therebetween, and at least one raised portion extending rearwardly from the rear surface, wherein the front surface and the at least one raised portion define a second thickness therebetween that is greater than the first thickness, and wherein a majority of the first chair member comprises the first thickness; a cover member wrapped about at least a portion of the first chair member; and a drawstring operably coupled with the cover member to draw the cover member about the at least a portion of the first chair member, wherein the drawstring is secured to the first chair member by at least one fastener that is received within the raised portion.