Seating system with independent suspension
AssigneeDA International, Inc.
InventorRaad Altemimei
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Abstract
An independent suspension system for a seating system having a support structure within a base portion of the seating system is provided. The support structure contains a resilient compressible element and spaces the resilient compressible element from the walls of the base portion. The resilient compressible element can contain one or more spring elements and/or one or more elastic elements. The resilient compressible element has an upper surface supporting a layer or padding. An outer material encloses the base. The independent suspension system inhibits wrinkling and/or bunching of the material covering the base.
Claims16
A seating system with an independent suspension system comprising:
- a base having an outer side wall having a first side wall portion, a second side wall portion opposing and spaced from the first side wall portion, a third side wall portion and a fourth side wall portion opposing and spaced from the third side wall portion defining an outer side perimeter of the seating system and an upper opening;
- a suspension system positioned within the perimeter of the outer side wall and spaced from the outer side wall, the suspension system having a support structure having a first beam having a top edge at a first height, a second beam having a top edge at the first height parallel to the first beam, a first cross-beam having a top edge at the first height and a second cross-beam having a top edge at the first height parallel to the first cross-beam and a resilient compressible element connected to the support structure, the resilient compressible element supported above a bottom of the base by the support structure and extending from and between the top edge of the first beam and the top edge of the second beam and the top edge of the first cross beam and the top edge of the second cross-beam, the resilient compressible element having an upper support surface wherein the support structure spaces the resilient compressible element from the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, the third side wall portion and the fourth side wall portion of the outer side wall;
- a cushion layer supported on the upper support surface of the resilient compressible element;
- and,
- an outer layer of material covering the cushion layer and spanning the opening defined by the outer side wall.
A seating system having an independent suspension system comprising:
- a base portion having a first side wall portion, a second side wall portion spaced from and parallel to the first side wall portion, a third side wall portion perpendicular to the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion and a fourth side wall portion spaced from and parallel to the third side wall portion, wherein the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, the third side wall portion and the fourth side wall portion form a generally rectangular outer wall of the base portion;
- a support structure within the outer wall of the base portion having a first beam having a top edge at a first height spaced from and parallel to the first side wall portion and a second beam having a top edge at the first height spaced from and parallel to the second side wall portion, a first cross-beam having a top edge at the first height spaced from and parallel to the third side wall portion and a second cross-beam having a top edge at the first height spaced from and parallel to the fourth side wall portion;
- and,
- a compressible portion connected to and extending from and between the top edge of the first beam and the top edge of the second beam, and the top edge of the first cross-beam and the top edge of the second cross beam and spaced above a bottom portion of the seating system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.