Patent ID: 7484802

Claim:
A support pad assembly for a chair comprising: a support pad having a front support surface adapted to contact and support a portion of a chair occupant's back, said support pad having opposite side sections disposed on opposite sides of a vertical centerline extending across said support surface; and a support assembly having a connector bracket for mounting said support pad to a chair and said support mechanism further including a resiliently deflectable support arm which is supported by said connector bracket and provides adjustable support to said pad side sections wherein said pad side sections are displaceable transverse to said front support surface in response to movements of a chair occupant, said support arm having resiliently deflectable left and right edge sections thereof wherein said edge sections respectively support said pad side sections and each resist displacement of said pad side sections, said support assembly including first and second adjustment mechanisms cooperating respectively with said edge sections, said first and second adjustment mechanisms being independently adjustable to vary the deflection characteristics of each of the edge sections and selectively vary the resistance to displacement of said pad side sections.