A seating structure includes a base, a seat, a backrest connected to the seat, and an electronic circuit supported by the base. The seat or the backrest includes a carrier and a suspension material secured to the carrier and spanning across an opening formed by the carrier. The suspension material includes a plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers. The electronic circuit is coupled to the electrostatic discharge fibers. The electronic circuit includes an electronic processor and a sensor. The sensor is configured to generate an output signal indicative of an electrical parameter of one of the electrostatic discharge fibers. The electronic processor is configured to apply a drive signal to one of the plurality of electrostatic discharge fibers, receive the output signal from the sensor, and determine a state of the seating structure based on the output signal from the sensor.

A back support for use with a chair includes a first support, a second support spaced from the first support, and an adjustable support extending between the first and second supports, the adjustable support includes a cable and an adjustable tensioning assembly operably connected to the cable, wherein in response to actuation of the adjustable tensioning assembly a length of exposed cable changes.

A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by a tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fabric, a fabric body, and a seat that exhibit excellent appearance, sitting comfort, and air permeability, and exhibit an excellent flame retardancy. Provided is a fabric, comprising 50% by mass or more of monofilament, wherein the monofilament is a core-sheath composite fiber having a core and a sheath, wherein the core is contained in 60 to 90% by volume with respect to the core-sheath composite fiber and contains a first flame retardant and a polyester elastomer, and wherein the sheath is contained in 10 to 40% by volume with respect to the core-sheath composite fiber and consists of polyester excluding the polyester elastomer of the core.

A piece of sitting or lying furniture including a support frame; an operating device configured for a user to sit on, lie on or lean against, wherein the operating device includes a self-supporting main textile part configured to react forces imparted upon the operating device into the support frame self-acting by tensions formed in the main textile part, wherein the main textile part is configured as a flat contexture, wherein the operating device includes at least one auxiliary unit group including at least two auxiliary units which are directly and jointly connected with at least one edge of the main textile part at least in sections, so that the main textile part is directly supported at the at least two auxiliary units.

A seat assembly includes a fabric component with a seat surface and with an interior segment directly attached to the fabric component. The interior segment extends from an exterior segment that has a greater flexural resistance than the interior segment.

The disclosed adjustable backrest provides a plurality of generally horizontal straps arranged from the top to the bottom of the rigid back shell to provide anterior to posterior support and comfort for a patient. Generally speaking, the generally horizontal straps provide variably adjustable tension straps that allow for precise positioning of the patient to reduce or remove pressure points from the patient's thoracic to sacrum region.

To provide a seat having a high cushioning property, excellent in a drainage property, and suitable for outdoor use. A belt-shaped support member 30 for seat back is supported on an upper portion of a seat back frame 10, a belt-shaped support member 40 for seat cushion having end portions 42, 43 connected to a front portion of a seat cushion frame 20 is connected to a lower portion of the belt-shaped support member 30 for seat back, and a base support member 50 is disposed on a seat cushion. A surface cushion layer 60 with which a cushioning part for seat back and a cushioning part for seat cushion are integrally formed is disposed by being supported on the upper portion of the seat back frame 10 and the front portion of the seat cushion frame 20. The end portions 42, 43 of the belt-shaped support member 40 for seat cushion connected to the front portion of the seat cushion frame 20 work as a fulcrum for supporting a portion from the waist to the vicinity of the pelvis of a seated person, and an upper portion of the surface cushion layer 60 supported on the upper portion of the seat back frame 10 works as a fulcrum for supporting a portion from the femoral region to the vicinity of the hip of the seated person.

A seat assembly includes a base and a support platform spaced above the base. The support platform includes a pad having a hinge portion defining a flex region, wherein the pad is pivotable about the flex region. A link has a lower portion coupled to the base and an upper portion coupled to the pad, wherein the upper portion is pivotable with the pad about the flex region.

A chair assembly includes a base assembly, a seat assembly having a pair of side edges and a fore-to-aft extending longitudinal centerline, a back assembly movable between upright and reclined positions, and an arm assembly including an arm base extending from a first location between the side edges to a second location laterally outward of one of the side edges, wherein the arm base extends at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal centerline and at an upward angle from the first location toward the second location, a support assembly supported by and extending upwardly from the arm base, and an armrest supported by the support assembly that is adjustable to support the armrest between a plurality of selected vertical positions, wherein the arm assembly and back assembly move at a different rate from one another as the back assembly is moved between the upright and reclined positions.