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US 7,419,222 B2Granted
Support member for a seating structure
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsJohann Burkhard Schmitz, Claudia Plikat, Nicolai Neubert, Carola E. M. Zwick, Roland R. O. Zwick, Chad D. Aerts, John F. Aldrich
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Abstract
A support member for a seating structure component includes a first support member having a first plurality of spaced apart fins and a second support member having a second plurality of spaced apart fins. The first support member is secured to the second support member with the first plurality of fins nested between the second plurality of fins.
Claims24
A support member for a seating structure component, the support member comprising:
- a first support member having a first plurality of fins spaced apart in a lateral direction, wherein said first support member is elongated in a direction perpendicular to said lateral direction;
- a second support member having a second plurality of fins spaced apart in said lateral direction;
- wherein said first support member is secured to said second support member with said first plurality of fins nested between said second plurality of fins, with successive ones of said first plurality of fins alternating with successive ones of said second plurality of fins in said lateral direction, and wherein said second support member is non-moveable relative to said first support member in said direction perpendicular to said lateral direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.