Chair assembly with upholstery covering
AssigneeSteelcase Inc.
InventorsMark Vander Veen, Gordon J. Peterson, Bruce M. Smith
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Abstract
A chair component assembly includes a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user and a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component herein, wherein the cover includes a first portion comprising a thermoplastic material, and a second portion comprising a non-thermoplastic material, wherein the first portion and the second portion are attached to one another to each form an outer aesthetic surface of the cover about the support component.
Claims27
A chair component assembly, comprising:
- a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user;
- and
- a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, the cover comprising:
- a first portion comprising a substantially flexible, elastically resilient thermoplastic material;
- and
- a second portion comprising a non-thermoplastic material, wherein the first portion and the second portion are attached to one another to each form an outer aesthetic surface of the cover about the support component.
A seating unit component assembly, comprising:
- a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user, the support component including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, and a plurality of side surfaces;
- and
- a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, the cover comprising:
- a first portion comprising a non-fabric substantially flexible thermoplastic material covering at least a majority of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, wherein the first portion forms at least a portion of an outer surface of the cover;
- a second portion comprising a fabric covering at least a portion of the first surface of the support component;
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- a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay covering at least a portion of the second surface.
A seating unit component assembly, comprising:
- a support component adapted to support a portion of a seated user, the support component including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end surface, and a plurality of side surfaces;
- and
- a cover having a plurality of sides that cooperate to form an interior space that receives the support component therein, the cover comprising:
- a first portion comprising a flexible, elastically resilient material covering at least a majority of at least one of the side surfaces of the support component, wherein the first portion forms at least a portion of an outer surface of the cover;
- a second portion comprising a flexible material having a flexibility that is greater than the flexibility of the first portion and covering at least a portion of the first surface of the support component;
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- a third portion comprising a substantially rigid overlay, wherein the third portion is less flexible than the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.