Patent ID: 7416251

Claim:
A chair comprising: a) a seat; b) a base portion connected to a bottom portion of the seat; c) an upwardly extending support frame, the support frame being connected to one of the seat and the base; d) a backrest connected to the support frame by a plurality of fasteners, wherein each of the plurality of fasteners comprises a resilient member, the resilient members being located between the backrest and the support frame, wherein the backrest is spaced apart from the support frame by the resilient members; wherein the plurality of fasteners comprises three fasteners arranged in a triangular configuration, wherein one of the three fasteners is a lower fastener located below at least one other of the three fasteners; wherein the resilient member connected to the lower fastener comprises: (i) a narrow portion positioned between the backrest and the support frame, the narrower portion passing through a hole in the support frame, and (ii) a wider portion positioned reward of the narrow portion, wherein the wider portion abuts against a shoulder adjacent to the hole in the support frame and does not pass through the hole, wherein the wider portion projects rearward of the hole in the support frame.