<p>A seating structure includes a support structure, a seat supported by the support structure and a backrest pivotally connected to the support structure. The seat includes a front and rear. The backrest is positioned adjacent the rear of the seat. The backrest includes a frame having a pair of bow-shaped side members. Each of the side members has a lower section and an upper section. The upper sections extend from the lower sections so as to form a pair of first bowed sections at substantially a lumbar region of the backrest. A flexible membrane is attached to and extends between the side members. The flexible membrane has a second bowed section corresponding to the first bowed sections of the side members. A method of using the seating structure is also provided. <IMAGE></p>
申请公布号
EP1491117(B1)
申请公布日期
2008.01.16
申请号
EP20040077596
申请日期
1993.06.15
申请人
HERMAN MILLER, INC.
发明人
STUMPF, WILLIAM E.;SCHOENFELDER, RODNEY C.;CHADWICK, DONALD;CAMMENGA, ERIC;KELLER MAALOUF, CAROLYN;COFFIELD, TIMOTHY P.;SAYERS, RANDY J.;BRUNER, JEFFREY W.