Suspension arrangement for an article of furniture
OwnerChristoph Puernerinventor
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Abstract
A suspension arrangement for example for an article of furniture such as a chair comprising a base portion and a support surface portion movable relative thereto has cable hang members by which the support surface portion is suspended on the base portion. Two or more cable hang members are arranged functionally in series at each suspension location and the series-connected hang members are at least approximately of the same hang length. The mounting locations of the hang member ends which are opposite to the support surface portion and of the hang member ends which are opposite to the base portion are connected together by a frame structure.
Claims21
A suspension arrangement for an article of furniture which includes a base portion and a support surface portion movable relative to said base portion, said suspension arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of cable hang members at a plurality of suspension locations between the support surface portion and the base portion, said cable hang members each having opposing ends for suspending the support surface portion from the base portion, at least two of said plurality of cable hang members being arranged in series at each said suspension location, said cable hang members which are arranged in series being at least approximately of a same hang member length, and
- means for connecting together a mounting location for said hang member ends which are arranged in series, said means connecting a first of said cable hang members extending from the base portion with a second of said cable hang members extending from the support surface portion, said first cable hang member being remote from said support surface portion and said second cable hang member being remote from said base portion.
A suspension arrangement for suspendingly interconnecting first and second members which are disposed one above the other and which are movable relative to each other, the suspension arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of cable hang members extending at a plurality of suspension locations between the first and second members, said cable hang members each having opposing ends for interconnection the first and second members in a movable suspended relationship, at least a first and a second cable hang member of said cable hang members being arranged in series at each of said suspension locations, said cable hang members which are disposed in series being at least approximately of a same hang member length;
- and frame means interconnecting a plurality of mounting locations of said ends of said cable hang members, said frame means connecting a first of said cable hang members extending from the fist member with a second of said cable hang members extending from the second member, said first cable hang member being remote from the second member and said second cable hang member being remote from the first member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.