Seat, in particular an office chair
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Nov 28, 2017
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Oct 19, 2016
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Abstract
The invention relates to a seat (1), in particular an office chair, comprising a seat support (3) for a seating surface (6) and comprising a backrest support (4) of a backrest (5), which is held on the seat support (3) so as to be able to move in a tiltable manner to the side, wherein the backrest support (4) comprises two support arms (4a, 4b) which are configured to be flexible and/or articulated laterally and spaced apart from one another. Preferably, the seating surface (6) and/or the backrest (5) comprises a curved seat shell and/or backrest shell (6a, 5a) provided with a cover (6b, 5b) with a number of flexible curved ribs (15, 16) on the edge of the shell, wherein the cover is stretched by the seat shell and/or backrest shell (6a, 5a) such that when the cover (6b, 5b) is loaded, the bending of the curved ribs (15, 16) is altered.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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PNC BANK | 500 FIRST AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15219 |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- A47C Class
- 1122 Applications Filed
- 792 Patents Issued To-Date
- 70.59 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Potrykus, Martin | Bamberg, DE | 22 | 444 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 444 | |||
Sander, Armin | Furth, DE | 29 | 634 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 634 |
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- 9 Citation Count
- A47C Class
- 15.45 % this patent is cited more than
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