Abstract A supporting structure, effective to act as a chair seat and/or back, and to be fixed to a chair body, is described which consists of a substantially flat structure, structure having a suitable thickness and being made of a suitable plastics material, the structure having the form of an interlacing of straw stems, or other similar vegetal materials, defining a plurality of holes. The structure may be obtained in any flat geometrical shape, depending on the shape of the frame with which it must be associated, the structure is provided, peripherically, with an upper edge and lower lug, provided, at even spacings, with tabs, the tabs defining an outer tooth effective to engage into suitable slots formed in said structure supporting frame.
Inventors
👤 Mario Manzoni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-08 00:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
The combination of a supporting element (1) acting as a chair seat or back, and a chair frame wherein said chair frame consists of two vertically extending parallel elements (6,7) and an annular element (8) connecting said two parallel elements, said annular connecting element being provided with slots, and wherein the outer one of said two vertically extending parallel elements is provided with an inner upper ridge (9), and wherein the supporting element consists of a substantially flat structure, said structure having a suitable thickness and being made of a suitable plastics material, said structure having the appearance of interlaced straw stems, or the like, defining a plurality of openings (2), said structure being provided with an upper peripheral edge (3) and downwardly projecting lugs (4), said lugs being provided with spaced tabs (5), said tabs being engageable with said slots formed in said annular connecting elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
The combination of a supporting element (1) acting as a chair seat or back, and a chair frame wherein said chair frame consists of two vertically extending parallel elements (6,7) and an annular element (8) connecting said two parallel elements, said annular connecting element being provided with slots, and wherein the outer one of said two vertically extending parallel elements is provided with an inner upper ridge (9), and wherein the supporting element consists of a substantially flat structure, said structure having a suitable thickness and being made of a suitable plastics material, said structure having the appearance of interlaced straw stems, or the like, defining a plurality of openings (2), said structure being provided with an upper peripheral edge (3) and downwardly projecting lugs (4), said lugs being provided with spaced tabs (5), said tabs being engageable with said slots formed in said annular connecting elements.