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US 11,690,454 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for manufacturing a fabric suspension seat structure
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsCraig Martin Oomen, Samuel Smith, Robert A. Bratty, Michael Long, Kelly Washburn
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Abstract
A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a frame including an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.
Claims13
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a fabric component having a seat surface;
- a frame including an inner segment directly molded to the fabric component;
- and
- a skirt integrally formed with the frame,
- wherein the inner segment extends from a mid-segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the inner segment, and
- wherein the skirt is coupled to the inner segment of the frame by a living hinge.
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A seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat member;
- a frame;
- and
- a skirt integrally formed with the frame and the seat member,
- wherein an inner segment of the frame has a flexural resistance that is greater than a flexural resistance of the skirt, and
- wherein the skirt is coupled to the inner segment of the frame by a living hinge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.