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US 2010/0133893 A1Published application
Chair having elastic bands for support surfaces and device for securing the bands to the chair
OwnerWilliam Raftery, Derek Perkinsinventors
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Abstract
A chair uses multiple elastic bands to form the seating surfaces. The elastic bands are held in place with a mounting bracket which facilitates easy assembly of the chair and reduces the likelihood of breakage or improper assembly of the elastic bands. The elastic bands are positioned nearly level with the chair side rails and mounting bracket, and the elastic bands cover the mounting screws to provide a chair which is more comfortable and more aesthetically pleasing.
Claims19
A chair comprising:
- a first side rail;
- a second side rail;
- a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket having a plurality of holes therethrough and being attached to a side of the first side rail;
- and
- a seating surface formed of a plurality of elastic bands, the elastic bands extending between the first and second side rails and each of the plurality of elastic bands passing through one of the plurality of holes.
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A chair comprising:
- a first side rail;
- a second side rail;
- a first mounting bracket attached to the first side rail so as to be positioned between the first side rail and the second side rail;
- a second mounting bracket attached to the second side rail so as to be positioned between the first side rail and the second side rail;
- elastic bands extending between the first and second mounting brackets, the elastic bands being attached to the first and second side rails via the first and second mounting brackets.
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A method for forming an elastic chair comprising:
- selecting a plurality of pieces of elastic;
- inserting the plurality of pieces of elastic into a plurality of holes in a mounting bracket;
- selecting a chair having first side rail and a second side rail;
- and
- attaching the mounting bracket and plurality of pieces of elastic to the side of the first side rail so as to be between the first and second side rails.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.