Patent ID: 11963621
Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A seating arrangement, comprising:
a support shell including a chair seat portion configured to support a seated user and a chair back portion configured to support a seated user, the chair seat portion having a front region and a rear region and the chair back portion having an upper region and a lower region, where the rear region of the seat portion is coupled to the lower region of the chair back portion;
a control member including a substantially flexible first support and an attachment point, where the first support is substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof and engages the support shell in the front region of the seat portion and the control member engages the back portion; and
a substantially rigid second support attached to the control member at the attachment point;
wherein the control member is an integral, one-piece component including multiple flex regions configured to allow the support shell to move between an upright and reclined position.