Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above the lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, and with the chair back comprising an assembly including: a mounting pan fixed between said loops, an inner opaque back member, an outer opaque back member, said back members being of similar sizing and being disposed in interfitting relation on either side of said mounting pan in encapsulating relation thereto to define oppositely facing, outer surfaces, said back members and said mounting pan including interfitting means masked by said back members for fixing said back members to said mounting pan.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above the lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, and with the chair back comprising an assembly including: a mounting pan fixed between said loops, an inner opaque back member, an outer opaque back member, said back members being of similar sizing and being disposed in interfitting relation on either side of said mounting pan in encapsulating relation thereto to define oppositely facing, outer surfaces, said back members and said mounting pan including interfitting means masked by said back members for fixing said back members to said mounting pan.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The chair set forth in claim 1 wherein: said back members are fabric covered across their said outer surfaces, with said fabric defining trim that is masked by said back members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
158 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above the lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, and including: front and rear glides on said lower runners, said glides being formed from a plastic material, said glides being each half round in configuration, and including a glide cap for each of said glides and means for snap fit connecting the respective glide caps to each of said glides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
158 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above the lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, and including: front and rear glides on said lower runners, said glides being formed from a plastic material, said glides being each half round in configuration, and including a glide cap for each of said glides and means for snap fit connecting the respective glide caps to each of said glides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
142 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above the lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, and including: front and rear glides on said lower runners, said glides being formed from a plastic material, and means for snap fitting a metallic glide cover on and below each of said plastic glides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
142 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above the lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, and including: front and rear glides on said lower runners, said glides being formed from a plastic material, and means for snap fitting a metallic glide cover on and below each of said plastic glides.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
273 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above said lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, said chair back comprising an assembly including: a mounting pan fixed between said loops, an inner opaque back member, an outer opaque back member, said back members being of similar sizing and being disposed in interfitting relation on either side of said mounting pan in encapsulating relation thereto to define oppositely facing, outer surfaces, said back members and said mounting pan including interfitting means masked by said back members for fixing said back members to said mounting pan, said chair seat comprising an assembly including: an opaque mounting seat pan defining an upwardly facing seat surface and an underside facing downwardly, said upper runners each having a bracket plate affixed thereto, said mounting seat pan and said bracket plates including interfitting means masked by said seat pan for fixing said seat pan to said bracket plates, said interfitting means comprising: hook and keyhole slot means for fixing in place the respective back members and said seat pan by limited movement thereof relative to said rodding members.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
273 words
A chair of the wire rod type including a seat and a back, said chair comprising: a pair of endless rodding members each disposed at the respective left and right sides of the chair, with each member of said pair defining along the respective left and right sides of the chair a lower quadrilaterally contoured base frame having a lower floor engaging runner and an upper runner above said lower runner that supports the chair seat between them, said endless rodding members adjacent the rear of the chair each defining a similar vertically oriented upright loop, with the chair back being supported by and between said loops, said chair back comprising an assembly including: a mounting pan fixed between said loops, an inner opaque back member, an outer opaque back member, said back members being of similar sizing and being disposed in interfitting relation on either side of said mounting pan in encapsulating relation thereto to define oppositely facing, outer surfaces, said back members and said mounting pan including interfitting means masked by said back members for fixing said back members to said mounting pan, said chair seat comprising an assembly including: an opaque mounting seat pan defining an upwardly facing seat surface and an underside facing downwardly, said upper runners each having a bracket plate affixed thereto, said mounting seat pan and said bracket plates including interfitting means masked by said seat pan for fixing said seat pan to said bracket plates, said interfitting means comprising: hook and keyhole slot means for fixing in place the respective back members and said seat pan by limited movement thereof relative to said rodding members.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The chair set forth in claim 5 wherein: said back members are fabric covered across their said outer surfaces, with said fabric defining trim that is disposed between same for masking by said back members.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The chair set forth in claim 6 wherein: said set pan is fabric covered across its said surface and defines fabric trim on the underside of same that is hidden by said seat pan.