Patent ID: 11857083
Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A seating unit comprising:
a backrest extending substantially vertically above a seat;
a support member that extends along a bottom surface of the seat and a rear side of the backrest; and
a frame joining the seat, the support member, and one or more legs of the seating unit together,
wherein the support member includes a plurality of arms, each of the arms including a horizontal portion that extends along the bottom surface of the seat, an upright portion that extends along the rear side of the backrest, and a transition portion that extends curvilinearly upward from the horizontal portion to join the horizontal portion with the upright portion,
wherein each of the arms extends to a distal end, the distal end secured to the frame at an attachment location,
wherein each of the arms extends rearward from the distal end in a series of convergences toward and divergences away from a central longitudinal plane of the seat, and
wherein the distal ends of the arms extend laterally beyond a maximum amplitude of the convergences and divergences.