Patent ID: 8322794
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A seat damper assembly for a chair, the seat damper assembly comprising: a rubber element including a bracket seat having a major surface and a raised portion around a perimeter of the major surface, the bracket seat having first and second walls that define a bracket angle, wherein the rubber element further includes a through hole; a support bracket having first and second panels arranged at the bracket angle and configured to be coupled with the bracket seat such that the raised portion abuts an outer edge of the support bracket, wherein a side of the support bracket opposite the bracket seat is shaped to receive a portion of a chair frame assembly such that the first and second panels of the support bracket both engage the chair frame assembly; and a fastener disposed in the through hole in the rubber element, wherein the fastener is configured to couple with a seat pan to secure the seat damper assembly relative to the seat pan.