Chairs and seats – Bottom or back – Contoured back
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-07
2006-11-07
Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back
Contoured back
C297S284400, C297SDIG010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07131700
ABSTRACT:
A back construction includes a back shell having stiff thoracic and pelvic regions connected by a flexible lumbar region in a manner adapted to ergonomically support a seated user. The back shell includes spaced-apart resilient edge strips and leaf springs attached to or embedded into the edge strip. The springs match a curvature of the strips and span the lumbar region, biasing the lumbar region of the back shell forwardly in a manner distributing stress applied to the lumbar region by the seated user.
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Dammermann Arnold B.
DeKraker Larry
Heidmann Kurt R.
Knoblock, legal representative Daryl
Peterson Gordon J.
Jr. Milton Nelson
Price Heneveld Cooper DeWitt & Litton LLP
Steelcase Development Corporation
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