Patent ID: 11969094
Assignee: MILLERKNOLL, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 24:
25. A chair comprising:
a base;
a receptacle coupled to an upper end of the base, the receptacle including a first pin adjacent a first end thereof and a second pin adjacent a second end thereof;
a seat shell forming a seat surface and a bottom surface;
a back shell forming a back surface, the back shell including an extension integrally formed as a single piece with the back surface and extending from the back surface to the receptacle under the seat shell, the extension being elastically deformable;
a first lateral connecting strut spaced apart from the extension and connecting a first side of the seat shell to a first side of the back shell;
a second lateral connecting strut spaced apart from the extension and connecting a second side of the seat shell to a second side of the back shell; and
a tilt housing secured to the bottom surface of the seat shell, the tilt housing having a first track that receives the first pin and a second track that receives the second pin, the first track extending along a first longitudinal axis that is oriented at a first angle relative to the vertical axis, the second track extending along a second longitudinal axis that is oriented at a second angle relative to the vertical axis, the second angle being different than the first angle; wherein the seat shell is movable relative to the back shell along a path defined by the first track and the second track.