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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Yves Behar, San Francisco, CA (US);
Qin Li, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Naoya Edahiro, San Francisco, CA (US);
Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Diana Chang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Erik Kreider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Casey Doran Lewis, Highland, UT (US);
Andrew J. Kurrasch, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Elindo G. Castro, Jr., Wyoming, MI (US);
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A suspension chair includes a first and second back support portion having first and second suspension elements extending in first and second substantially perpendicular directions respectively. The first and second suspension elements are tensioned so as to provide first and second normal biasing forces to the first and second body support portions. In one embodiment, the chair includes a fixed support defining an upper portion and a pivotable side support. A fabric layer covers at least a portion of the fixed support and a front surface of the side support. Various furniture arrangements and modular furniture kits incorporating one or more chairs, desks and/or tables are provided.