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Patent No.:

US 9345328 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2015

Chair assembly with upholstery covering

Applicant:

Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Inventors:

Gordon J. Peterson, Rockford, MI (US);

Mark Vander Veen, Hudsonville, MI (US);

Assignee:

Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Attorney:

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

David R Dunn

Assistant Examiner:

Timothy J Brindley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/40 (2006.01); A47C 7/46 (2006.01); A47C 7/24 (2006.01); A47C 1/032 (2006.01); A47C 1/024 (2006.01); A47C 7/54 (2006.01); A47C 31/02 (2006.01); A47C 1/03 (2006.01); A47C 3/30 (2006.01); A47C 7/02 (2006.01); A47C 7/14 (2006.01); A47C 7/18 (2006.01); A47C 1/14 (2006.01); A47C 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 7/44 (2006.01); A47C 5/00 (2006.01); A47C 5/12 (2006.01); B68G 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 1/032 (2013.01); A47C 1/024 (2013.01); A47C 1/03 (2013.01); A47C 1/03255 (2013.01); A47C 1/03261 (2013.01); A47C 1/03266 (2013.01); A47C 1/03272 (2013.01); A47C 1/14 (2013.01); A47C 3/30 (2013.01); A47C 5/00 (2013.01); A47C 5/12 (2013.01); A47C 7/004 (2013.01); A47C 7/006 (2013.01); A47C 7/022 (2013.01); A47C 7/14 (2013.01); A47C 7/185 (2013.01); A47C 7/24 (2013.01); A47C 7/40 (2013.01); A47C 7/441 (2013.01); A47C 7/443 (2013.01); A47C 7/46 (2013.01); A47C 7/462 (2013.01); A47C 7/54 (2013.01); A47C 31/02 (2013.01); A47C 31/023 (2013.01); B68G 7/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/481 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method for assembling a chair component assembly includes providing a back support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user, providing a lumbar support assembly adapted to support the lumbar area of a seated user, providing a cover having an aesthetic outer surface and including a first pocket defining a first interior space therein, and a flap member having a first side edge attached to the first pocket and a second side edge, positioning the lumbar support assembly proximate the first pocket, folding the flap over the lumbar support assembly, and securing the second side edge of the flap to form a second pocket defining a second interior space within which the lumbar support assembly is located.

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