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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Berlin, DE;
Carola Eva Marianne Zwick, Berlin, DE;
Roland Rolf Otto Zwick, Berlin, DE;
Andrew Keith Hector, Granville, MI (US);
John F. Aldrich, Granville, MI (US);
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A body support structure including a pair of laterally spaced apart supporting arms defining a gap therebetween, wherein each of the supporting arms includes an upper support having an upwardly extending upright and a forwardly extending seat support defining a seat part, and a lower support having an upwardly extending upright spaced apart from the upright of the upper support in a vertical plane. The uprights of the upper and lower supports define a backrest part. A pair of armrests each includes an upwardly extending portion connected to a respective one of the forwardly extending seat supports and a forwardly extending portion pivotally connected to the backrest part. A cross brace extends between and is coupled to the supporting arms proximate the pivotal connection. A flexible membrane extends between and is coupled to the supporting arms.