Patent ID: 6623081
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A47B,A47C

Abstract:
An article of furniture designed to be pendantly supported from above, comprising a platen of stiff, elongated elements spaced from one another and extending between opposite sides of the platen so that a line of slots extends along each of its side margins; flexible strands interconnecting the spaced elements allowing deformation of the platen out of its plane and into a desired shape; two, horizontally-spaced, seat-support members lying beneath respective side margins of the platen so that an area of its length rests on the support members to provide a seat; and, flexible connectors such as ropes, which can be arranged to extend down from one or more anchor fixtures above the furniture to the support members to carry the weight of the seat, sections of the connectors extending upwardly through selected side slots of the platen to hold it in position.