Chairs and seats – Bottom or back – Cushioned
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-18
2005-10-18
White, Rodney B. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back
Cushioned
C297S452590, C297S452380
Reexamination Certificate
active
06955402
ABSTRACT:
A fabric seat for a chair and a method and machine for manufacturing the fabric seat. The fabric seat comprises a seat frame that supports the outer circumference of a fabric material. The seat frame comprises grasping members that secure the fabric to the seat frame and retain the desired stretch in the fabric. The grasping members can be teeth. A cover is also provided, which is snapped onto the circumference of the seat frame, to trap the fabric and protect the user from the grasping members.
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Coffield Timothy P.
Krupiczewicz Todd D.
Nyhuis Robert G.
Raether Daniel J.
VanDeRiet Douglas M.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Harris Stephanie N.
Herman Miller Inc.
White Rodney B.
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