Patent classifications
A47C7/16
Bendable panel for furniture and sofa having same
Disclosed are bendable panels for furniture, and sofa frames and sofas composed of bendable panels. A bendable panel for furniture includes a panel formed with one or more bending lines. The one or more bending lines divide the panel into a panel body and one or more panel extensions. A respective panel extension in the one or more panel extensions is bendable with respect to the panel body along a corresponding bending line in the one or more bending lines between a first angle and a second angle.
SEATING ARRANGEMENT
A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a four-bar linkage assembly, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
SEATING ARRANGEMENT
A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a four-bar linkage assembly, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
A SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND A SEAT STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE
A seat support structure including an elastomeric panel. The elastomeric panel positions and supports a seated occupant. The panel is constrained on a forward side and a rearward side.
Flexible chair
A chair comprising: a support structure including a rigid front fixing element, and an essentially L-shaped seating element, including a seat portion and a backrest portion connected to each other via an arcuate connecting portion, wherein the seat portion comprises a front fixing section fixed to said rigid front fixing element, a main seat section having a concave cross-section and a planar bending section located between said front fixing section and said main seat section and having a flat cross-section.
Flexible chair
A chair comprising: a support structure including a rigid front fixing element, and an essentially L-shaped seating element, including a seat portion and a backrest portion connected to each other via an arcuate connecting portion, wherein the seat portion comprises a front fixing section fixed to said rigid front fixing element, a main seat section having a concave cross-section and a planar bending section located between said front fixing section and said main seat section and having a flat cross-section.
Folding chair
A folding chair comprising: a seat comprising a seat panel fixed to two seat supports, a backrest comprising a flexible backrest panel and two backrest supports having respective upper portions that engage respective side edges of said flexible backrest panel, a folding frame carrying the seat and the backrest and comprising a first structure including a pair of rear legs and a second structure including a pair of front legs, wherein the first structure and the second structure are articulated together about a first axis, a pair of joints each comprising a first half-coupling fixed to a respective rear leg and a second half-coupling fixed to a respective front leg, wherein the first half-coupling, the second half-coupling, and a respective seat support are rotatable relative to each other about said first axis, so that the first structure, the second structure and the seat are rotatable about said first axis between a position of use and a storage position.
Folding chair
A folding chair comprising: a seat comprising a seat panel fixed to two seat supports, a backrest comprising a flexible backrest panel and two backrest supports having respective upper portions that engage respective side edges of said flexible backrest panel, a folding frame carrying the seat and the backrest and comprising a first structure including a pair of rear legs and a second structure including a pair of front legs, wherein the first structure and the second structure are articulated together about a first axis, a pair of joints each comprising a first half-coupling fixed to a respective rear leg and a second half-coupling fixed to a respective front leg, wherein the first half-coupling, the second half-coupling, and a respective seat support are rotatable relative to each other about said first axis, so that the first structure, the second structure and the seat are rotatable about said first axis between a position of use and a storage position.
PIVOTING GANGING ARMS FOR CHAIRS
A chair includes a frame having a plurality of legs, a seat coupled to the frame that includes a seating surface and opposing side edges, and at least one ganging arm. The ganging arm is configured to pivot about a pivot axis into and between an operative position in which the ganging arm extends laterally from one of the opposing side edges and a storage position in which the ganging arm is beneath the seat. In one embodiment, the chair includes a pair of ganging arm, where a first ganging arm includes a male ganging end and the second ganging arm includes a female ganging end. Each of the ganging arms is mounted for rotation about a mounting device attached to the frame of the chair.
PIVOTING GANGING ARMS FOR CHAIRS
A chair includes a frame having a plurality of legs, a seat coupled to the frame that includes a seating surface and opposing side edges, and at least one ganging arm. The ganging arm is configured to pivot about a pivot axis into and between an operative position in which the ganging arm extends laterally from one of the opposing side edges and a storage position in which the ganging arm is beneath the seat. In one embodiment, the chair includes a pair of ganging arm, where a first ganging arm includes a male ganging end and the second ganging arm includes a female ganging end. Each of the ganging arms is mounted for rotation about a mounting device attached to the frame of the chair.