EP2897489A4 - Chair construction - Google Patents

Chair construction

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Publication number
EP2897489A4
EP2897489A4 EP13838464.9A EP13838464A EP2897489A4 EP 2897489 A4 EP2897489 A4 EP 2897489A4 EP 13838464 A EP13838464 A EP 13838464A EP 2897489 A4 EP2897489 A4 EP 2897489A4
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European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
chair construction
chair
construction
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
EP13838464.9A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2897489A1 (en
Inventor
Christopher J Norman
Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
Todd Quigley
Mark J Dinneweth
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Steelcase Inc
Original Assignee
Steelcase Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US14/029,985 external-priority patent/US9661930B2/en
Application filed by Steelcase Inc filed Critical Steelcase Inc
Publication of EP2897489A1 publication Critical patent/EP2897489A1/en
Publication of EP2897489A4 publication Critical patent/EP2897489A4/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/02—Reclining or easy chairs
    • A47C1/022—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts
    • A47C1/03—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests
    • A47C1/0303—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests adjustable rectilinearly in vertical direction
    • A47C1/0305—Reclining or easy chairs having independently-adjustable supporting parts the parts being arm-rests adjustable rectilinearly in vertical direction by peg-and-notch or pawl-and-ratchet mechanism
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/02—Upholstery attaching means
    • A47C31/023—Upholstery attaching means connecting upholstery to frames, e.g. by hooks, clips, snap fasteners, clamping means or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/18—Seat parts having foamed material included in cushioning part
    • A47C7/185—Seat parts having foamed material included in cushioning part with a stiff, rigid support
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/24—Upholstered seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/46—Support for the head or the back for the back with special, e.g. adjustable, lumbar region support profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs
EP13838464.9A 2012-09-21 2013-09-19 Chair construction Pending EP2897489A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201261704018P 2012-09-21 2012-09-21
US14/029,985 US9661930B2 (en) 2012-09-21 2013-09-18 Chair construction
PCT/US2013/060533 WO2014047242A1 (en) 2012-09-21 2013-09-19 Chair construction

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2897489A1 EP2897489A1 (en) 2015-07-29
EP2897489A4 true EP2897489A4 (en) 2016-06-15

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Family Applications (1)

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EP13838464.9A Pending EP2897489A4 (en) 2012-09-21 2013-09-19 Chair construction

Country Status (9)

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EP (1) EP2897489A4 (en)
JP (2) JP6317747B2 (en)
CN (2) CN108814056B (en)
AU (1) AU2013318070B2 (en)
BR (1) BR112015004876B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2881691C (en)
HK (1) HK1205892A1 (en)
MX (1) MX366091B (en)
WO (1) WO2014047242A1 (en)

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EP3518708A4 (en) 2016-09-29 2020-05-27 Steelcase Inc. Compliant seating structure
US10813463B2 (en) * 2017-12-05 2020-10-27 Steelcase Inc. Compliant backrest
CN117860063A (en) * 2017-12-05 2024-04-12 斯蒂尔凯斯有限公司 Compliant backrest
US11291305B2 (en) 2017-12-05 2022-04-05 Steelcase Inc. Compliant backrest
CN114502039A (en) 2019-09-18 2022-05-13 斯迪尔科斯公司 Body support member with lattice construction
US11690457B2 (en) 2020-02-04 2023-07-04 Hni Technologies Inc. Chair with flexible internal support

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WO2003099071A1 (en) * 2002-05-20 2003-12-04 Herman Miller, Inc. Seating structure having an adjustable body support member
US20080179930A1 (en) * 2007-01-29 2008-07-31 Alexander Petrie Harley Adjustable lumbar support for a chair back
DE102008009509A1 (en) * 2008-02-15 2009-08-20 Volker Eysing Office chair, has lumbar support element vertically provided between backrest cover and center strand of backrest frame behind load-distributed element and fixedly provided by detent in vertical position with respect to center strand
US20100052399A1 (en) * 2008-09-01 2010-03-04 Yao-Chuan Wu Backrest Assembly
EP2494887A1 (en) * 2009-10-26 2012-09-05 Itoki Corporation Rocking chair

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CN104640480B (en) 2018-07-17
CA2881691C (en) 2019-04-09
AU2013318070A1 (en) 2015-02-19
JP6605653B2 (en) 2019-11-13
CN108814056A (en) 2018-11-16
JP6317747B2 (en) 2018-04-25
EP2897489A1 (en) 2015-07-29
WO2014047242A1 (en) 2014-03-27
CA2881691A1 (en) 2014-03-27
CN108814056B (en) 2021-11-12
MX2015003455A (en) 2015-06-22
BR112015004876B1 (en) 2021-06-08
AU2013318070B2 (en) 2017-07-06
BR112015004876A2 (en) 2017-08-08
HK1205892A1 (en) 2015-12-31
JP2018118111A (en) 2018-08-02
JP2015532854A (en) 2015-11-16
MX366091B (en) 2019-06-27

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