Article of furniture
AssigneeNaught One Ltd.
InventorsJames Beedham, Adam Yates
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Abstract
An article of furniture includes a foam base, a rigid frame, and a padded support. The foam base includes a foam seat, a foam back extending from the foam seat, and a slot extending along the foam seat. The rigid frame includes a frame seat, a frame back, and a projection. The frame seat is configured to engage the foam seat. The frame back is configured to engage the foam back. The projection is configured to be received in the slot. The padded support includes a padded seat, a padded back, or both. The padded support is disposed on a side of the rigid frame opposite the foam base. The padded seat is configured to engage the frame seat. The padded back is configured to engage the frame back.
Claims20
An article of furniture comprising:
- a foam base including a foam seat, a foam back extending from the foam seat, and a slot extending along the foam seat;
- a rigid frame including a frame seat, a frame back, and a projection, the frame seat configured to engage the foam seat, the frame back configured to engage the foam back, the projection configured to be received in the slot;
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- a padded support including a padded seat and a padded back, the padded support disposed on a side of the rigid frame opposite the foam base, the padded seat configured to engage the frame seat, the padded back configured to engage the frame back.
An article of furniture comprising:
- a base;
- a seat on a top side of the base;
- a base platform coupled to a bottom side of the base opposite the top side;
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- a plurality of caster assemblies coupled to the base platform, the plurality of caster assemblies pivotable relative to the base platform between an extended position, in which the plurality of caster assemblies extends outwardly from the base platform and supports the article of furniture on a surface and the base platform is spaced apart from the surface, and a retracted position, in which the plurality of caster assemblies is retracted into the base platform and at least a portion of the base platform contacts the surface;
- wherein the base platform includes a raised portion extending from the base platform adjacent a perimeter of the base platform, wherein the raised portion contacts the surface when the plurality of the caster assemblies is in the retracted position.
A caster assembly for an article of furniture, the caster assembly comprising:
- a rotation shaft configured to be coupled to the article of furniture;
- a housing rotatably coupled to the article of furniture by the rotation shaft about a rotation axis;
- a pivot arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end pivotably coupled to the housing about a pivot axis:
- a wheel rotatably coupled to the second end of the pivot arm:
- a biasing member disposed between the housing and the pivot arm to bias the pivot arm away from the housing to an extended position;
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- a bearing positioned between the housing and the article of furniture, the bearing being an annular member surrounding the rotation shaft, the bearing including a first side in contact with the housing and a second side opposite the first side and configured to contact the article of furniture, the bearing configured to facilitate rotation of the housing relative to the article of furniture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.