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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brock Walker, Okemos, MI (US);
John F. Aldrich, Grandville, MI (US);
Robert W. Insalaco, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 1/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/48 (2006.01); A47C 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/482 (2013.01); A47C 7/38 (2013.01); B60N 2/485 (2013.01); B60N 2/4864 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of supporting a user's cranium includes directly supporting at least a portion of a first user's T1-T6 vertebrae with a primary support and directly supporting a junction between the first user's occipital bone and C1 vertebrae with a secondary support spaced from the primary support. The positions of the primary and secondary supports may be independently adjusted relative to each other. Various body support structures and headrest structures are also provided.