| US 7,594,700 B2 | ||
| Contoured seating structure | ||
| William E. Stumpf, Minneapolis, Minn. (US); Rodney C. Schoenfelder, Minneapolis, Minn. (US); Donald Chadwick, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); Carolyn Maalouf, Holland, Mich. (US); Timothy P. Coffield, Grand Rapids, Mich. (US); Randy J. Sayers, Belding, Mich. (US); Jeffrey W. Bruner, Greensboro, N.C. (US); and Eric Cammenga, Holland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/211,173. | ||
| Application 11/211173 is a continuation of application No. 10/722935, filed on Feb. 05, 2004, granted, now 6,966,604. | ||
| Application 10/722935 is a continuation of application No. 10/256671, filed on Sep. 27, 2002, granted, now 6,722,741. | ||
| Application 10/256671 is a continuation of application No. 09/859694, filed on May 17, 2001, granted, now 6,588,842. | ||
| Application 09/859694 is a continuation of application No. 08/347475, granted, now 6,386,634, previously published as PCT/US93/05731, filed on Jun. 15, 1993. | ||
| Application 08/347475 is a continuation in part of application No. 07/898907, filed on Jun. 15, 1992, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0071523 A1, Apr. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47C 7/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—452.56 [297/452.64] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A seating structure comprising:
a frame comprising spaced apart side members with inboard edges defining an opening therebetween, each of said side members
defining a support surface extending upwardly and outwardly from said inboard edges, wherein said frame further comprises
a front member extending between and connecting said side members and further defining said opening, wherein said front member
comprises a recess;
a membrane extending between and attached to said side members and attached to said front member and covering at least a portion
of said opening, wherein said membrane has an exposed upper body-supporting surface visible to a user, and wherein at least
a portion of each of said support surfaces extends downwardly and inwardly from said membrane, wherein said at least said
portion of each of said support surfaces are spaced apart from and positioned below at least a portion of said membrane; and
a cushion disposed in said recess between said front member and a forward portion of said membrane.
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