Patent ID: 9668580
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A47C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A body support structure comprising: a pair of laterally spaced apart supporting arms defining a gap therebetween, each of said supporting arms comprising an upper support having an upwardly extending upright and a forwardly extending seat support defining a seat part, and a lower support having an upwardly extending upright spaced apart from said upright of said upper support in a vertical plane, wherein said uprights of said upper and lower supports define a backrest part, and wherein said upright of said upper support is joined to said upright of said lower support such that each of said supporting arms define in part a single upper portion of said backrest part, wherein a plurality of linking members extend between the upper support and the lower support, and wherein said upper support and said lower support experience elastic deformation through bending and at least some of the plurality of linking members are put in tension as said upper support and said lower support move between an upright position and a reclined position; a pair of armrests each having an upwardly extending portion connected to a respective one of said forwardly extending seat supports of said upper supports and a forwardly extending portion pivotally connected to said backrest part, wherein said upwardly extending portion is connected to said forwardly extending portion; a cross brace extending between and coupled to said supporting arms proximate said pivotal connection of said armrests to said backrest part; and a flexible membrane extending between and coupled to said supporting arms.