Apparatus and process for determining lumbar configuration...

Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Conformator or adjustable curve template

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C033S514200, C033S512000

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11450907

ABSTRACT:
An office chair is provided having a back assembly which is configured to provide supplemental support to the back of a chair occupant in addition to the support provided by the primary support surface of the chair back. The chair back includes a lumbar support unit having a lumbar support pad wherein asymmetric support is provided to the left and right halves of the lumbar pad. As such, the asymmetric support loads are independently adjustable to more comfortably support a chair occupant. A testing apparatus and method are used to optimize the support pressure characteristics of the lumbar pad.

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