Chair assembly with upholstery covering

A chair, comprising:

• a base structure;
• a seat operably coupled to the base structure and configured to support a seated user thereon;
• a back frame having a front surface and a rear surface and comprising a laterally extending frame portion having opposite end portions, wherein the back frame is movable between an upright position and a reclined position;
• a biasing member configured to bias the back frame from the reclined position toward the upright position;
• a back shell comprising a front surface, a rear surface positioned in front of the front surface of the back frame, a pair of laterally spaced side portions defining an opening therebetween, wherein the side portions are exclusively connected to the laterally extending frame portion at the opposite end portions of the laterally extending frame portion, wherein the connections between the side portions of the back shell and the opposite end portions of the laterally extending frame portion are the only connections between the side portions of the back shell and the back frame, wherein the connections between the side portions of the back shell and the opposite end portions of the laterally extending frame portion are located above a lumbar support area of the back shell, and wherein the back shell is entirely spaced from the biasing member;
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• a cover extending across the opening and connected to the side portions of the back shell.

A chair, comprising:

• a base structure;
• a seat operably coupled to the base structure and configured to support a seated user thereon;
• a back frame including a front surface, a rear surface, a laterally extending frame portion having opposite end portions located above a lumbar region of the back frame, and a pair of forwardly extending support portions spaced from one another and located below the lumbar region of the back frame, wherein each of the support portions are pivotably coupled to the base structure such that the back frame is movable between an upright position and a reclined position;
• a back shell comprising a front surface, a rear surface positioned in front of the front surface of the back frame, a pair of laterally spaced side portions defining an opening therebetween, wherein the side portions are exclusively connected to the laterally extending frame portion at the opposite end portions of the laterally extending frame portion, wherein the connections between the side portions of the back shell and the opposite end portions of the laterally extending frame portion are the only connections between the side portions of the back shell and the back frame, wherein the connections between the side portions of the back shell and the opposite end portions of the laterally extending frame portion are located above a lumbar support area of the back shell;
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• a cover extending across the opening and connected to the side portions of the back shell.