Patent ID: 7472962

Claim:
A seating structure comprising: a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern, wherein each of said boss structures has a body-facing surface, said plurality of boss structures comprising at least some rows of boss structures extending in a first direction and at least some columns of boss structures extending in a second direction, wherein said first and second directions are substantially perpendicular, and wherein at least some adjacent rows of boss structures are offset in said first direction such that said boss structures in said adjacent rows of boss structures define at least in part different columns of boss structures; a plurality of web structures joining at least some adjacent boss structures within said pattern, wherein at least some of said web structures are non-planar and wherein at least some of said web structures form a hinge structure; and wherein at least some adjacent web structures defining said plurality of web structures are spaced apart such that said spaced apart adjacent web structures define openings therebetween and between adjacent boss structures.