Patent ID: 7059682

Claim:
A seating structure comprising: a plurality of boss structures arranged in a pattern; a plurality of web structures joining adjacent boss structures within said pattern, wherein at least some of said web structures are non-planar, and wherein said boss structures and said web structures are integrally formed as a unitary structure; and wherein each of said boss structures has a body-facing surface, wherein said web structures are spaced apart from said body-facing surface, with said body-facing surface being more proximal to an occupant than said web structures when the occupant is supported by the seating structure, wherein at least some adjacent non-planar web structures defining said plurality of web structures are spaced apart such that said spaced apart adjacent non-planar web structures define openings therebetween and between said adjacent boss structures, and wherein said openings have a non-planar periphery defined at least in part by edge portions of said adjacent non-planar web structures.