Patent ID: 11864658
Assignee: FORMWAY FURNITURE LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A chair support shell comprising an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion, wherein at least a major portion of the chair support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members, wherein each of the plurality of cells has a side and each of the plurality of cells is interconnected to at least one other of the plurality of cells by at least one of the plurality of resilient members extending therebetween, wherein a plurality of voids are defined in spaces between the plurality of cells interconnected by the plurality of resilient members, and wherein the plurality of voids are each Y-shaped and are provided in a series of offset rows or columns or offset rows and columns; wherein the compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion, wherein the compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion, and wherein the plurality of cells and the plurality of resilient members together define an auxetic structure.