Patent ID: 8820835
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A reclining chair comprising: a base; a chair back adapted to recline from an upright position to a reclined position; and a flexible back support member coupling the chair back to the base, the flexible back support member including a flex zone located near a side of the reclining chair and formed from a resilient material, the flex zone of the flexible back support member comprising: a first portion having a first notch extending through the first portion, the first notch adapted to narrow as the chair back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, wherein the first notch is open when the chair back is in the upright position and at least partially closed when the chair back is in the reclined position, and a second portion that is laterally separated from the first portion by a gap, the second portion having a second notch extending through the second portion, the second notch adapted to narrow as the chair back reclines from the upright position to the reclined position, wherein the second notch is open in the upright position and at least partially closed in the reclined position.