Load support structure

A load support structure comprising:

• a pair of laterally spaced beams each comprising first and second beam members spaced apart in a vertical plane and forming a gap therebetween, said first and second beam members comprising a first material, wherein said first and second beam members each have a horizontally extending portion and an upright portion, said upright portions defining a backrest support and said horizontally extending portions defining a seat support;
• a plurality of linking members bridging said gap and having first and second end portions coupled to said first and second beam members, wherein at least some of said plurality of linking members comprise a second material different than said first material wherein at least some of said linking members have at least an upper curved portion or a lower curved portion when said beams are in a non-loaded position, and wherein said upper or lower curved portions straighten out as said beams are moved to a loaded position.

A load support structure comprising:

• a beam comprising first and second beam members spaced apart in a vertical plane and forming a gap therebetween, said first and second beam members each comprising an exterior portion formed from a first material and an interior portion formed from a second material, wherein said first material is different than said second material, and wherein said first and second beam members each have a horizontally extending portion and an upright portion, said upright portions defining a backrest support and said horizontally extending portions defining a seat support;
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• a plurality of linking members bridging said gap and having first and second end portions interconnected and in-molded with said interior portions.

A method of making a load support structure comprising:

• molding first and second beam members from a first material, wherein said first and second beam members are spaced apart within a plane and form a gap therebetween, wherein said first and second beam members each have a horizontally extending portion and an upright portion, said upright portions defining a backrest support and said horizontally extending portions defining a seat support;
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• overmolding a plurality of linking members from a second material on said first and second beam members, wherein said linking members bridge said gap and have first and second end portions coupled to said first and second beam members, wherein said second material is different than said first material.