Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Seating arrangement
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Application No.: US16234722Application Date: 2018-12-28
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Publication No.: US11259637B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: James N. Ludwig , Nickolaus William Charles Deevers , Kurt R. Heidmann , William Thomas Johnson , Bruce M. Smith , Mark William Spoelhof
- Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Grand Rapids
- Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
- Current Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Grand Rapids
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: A47C7/44
- IPC: A47C7/44 ; A47C7/16 ; A47C3/18 ; A47C3/20 ; A47C5/12 ; A47C1/032

Abstract:
A seating arrangement includes a base, a back arrangement and a seat arrangement each supported by the base, the back arrangement movable between an upright position and reclined position, the seat arrangement including a stop member, a shell supported on the base and forming at least a portion of the seat arrangement, the shell including a first portion and second portion movable relative to the first portion, the shell configured such that a downward force exerted on the first portion by a seated user forces the back arrangement from the reclined position toward the upright position, and a tilt limiter coupled to the base and configured to engage the stop member at both the upright position and the reclined position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190133327A1 SEATING ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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