USD696546SActiveUtility

Chair back

Assignee: STEELCASE INCPriority: May 26, 2008Filed: Jul 30, 2013Granted: Dec 31, 2013

Est. expiryMay 26, 2028(~1.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Luke Pearson Tom Lloyd Nick Carpenter James N. Ludwig Bruce M. Smith

A47C 7/445A47C 7/44A47C 3/00A47C 7/405A47C 3/12

PatentIndex Score

Cited by

265

References

Claims

Abstract

According to the present invention a back for a seating unit is provided. The back comprises a plurality of flexible finger elements. Each of the plurality of flexible finger elements has a distal end. The back further comprises a retainer connecting at least two of the flexible finger elements proximate their distal ends. When a load is applied to a flexible finger element, the retainer distributes at least a portion of the load to at least one adjacent flexible finger element.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified

CLAIM 
     
       We claim the ornamental design for a chair back, as shown and described.

Cited by (0)

No later patents cite this yet.

References (0)

No backward citations on record.