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

Claim 17:
18. 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 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, and wherein a plurality of voids are defined in spaces between the plurality of cells interconnected by the plurality of resilient members, wherein each of the plurality of resilient members are substantially straight, and at least a portion of each of the plurality of voids comprises at least one substantially elongate finger; 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.