Patent ID: 9414683
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. A chair, comprising: a seat assembly including right and left seat members having spaced apart rear portions and a rear cross support member, said rear cross support member having right and left distal ends; a right and left pair of front and rear leg members supporting said seat assembly and joined outboard of respective seat members; a back support, including spaced apart right and left side support members, said right and left side support members extending downwardly to respective right and left lower ends curved forwardly to be positioned in alignment with and spaced apart by right and left gap separations from respective seat member rear portions; at least one hinge member for hingedly connecting at least one of said right and left lower ends with at least one of said respective seat member rear portions; and at least one compression member carried by said distal end of said rear cross support member for being compressed by at least one said lower end of said back support; whereby said back support is reclined when sufficient force is applied against said back support to compress said at least one compression member, said back support being returned to a substantially upright position relative to said seat assembly by said at least one compression member biasing said back support member to return to a non-flexed position.