US 5,211,697 AGranted

Upper seat part

OwnerKurt Kienlein, Peter Forsterinventors

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Abstract

The upper seat part according to the instant invention is provided with several ridges 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 extending from its bottom part 1 upward, said ridges being approximately parallel to each other as well as transversal to the seating direction, whereby the forward ridges 2, 3 are inclined toward the front while the other ridges 4, 5, 6 are inclined toward the back. The ridges 2, 3 are equipped laterally, at their upper free ends with projections 7,8 extending approximately at a parallel to the bottom part 1 toward the back side while the ridges 4, 5, 6 inclined toward the back are provided with projections 9, 10, 11 laterally at their upper free ends, said projections extending also approximately at a parallel to the bottom plate 1, however toward the front, so that the projections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 partly cover the ridge intervals 12 and constitute a seating surface 13 together with the upper free ends of the ridges 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.

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Dependent claims

An upper seat part made from a permanently elastic material, comprising

a bottom part, a forward area, a central area, and a back area opposite to said forward area, said forward area and said back area defining a seating direction,
a plurality of ridges extending from said bottom part, said ridges being approximately parallel to each other and running transversely to the seating direction, said ridges including upper free end portions,
said ridges in said forward area being inclined forwardly and said ridges in said central and back areas being inclined rearwardly relative to said seating direction,
said ridges inclined forwardly including projections extending rearwardly approximately at a parallel to said bottom part, and said ridges inclined rearwardly including projections extending forwardly approximately at a parallel to said bottom part, so that said projections partially enclose ridge intervals, and so that said projections together with said upper free end portions of said ridges constitute a seating surface,
said upper seat part further comprising a flap-like prolongation extending from a forward-most ridge, said prolongation being folded down over to said bottom part so that said prolongation encloses a cavity and becomes flush with an underside of said bottom part, and
at least one supporting ridge extending from said prolongation into said cavity and running transversely to said seating direction.

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