US5281002A
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Chair, in particular office chair
Assignee: FRIEDRICH W DAUPHIN & CO ENTWICKLUNGS- und BETEILIGUNGS-KG GmbH
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Filing: 1992-02-14
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2012-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A chair, in particular an office chair, comprises a seat support with a seat and a back rest having a base plate. The base plate is covered at least on its rear side with a covering made of a flexible material. The base plate and the seat support are interconnected in a fastening region. An opening is provided which accommodates at least the fastening region and which can be closed by a concealing member which is formed by at least one Velcro strip.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich W. Dauphin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:04
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C31/00; A47C31/10; A47C31/11; A47C7/00; A47C7/36; A47C7/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising: a seat support (4); a seat (5) carried by said seat support (4); a back rest (6), having a base plate (28) which is covered at least on a rear side (33) with a covering (35) made of a flexible material and being connected with said seat support (4) in a fastening region (36), wherein the covering (35) is provided with an opening (37) accommodating at least the fastening region (36), and wherein a concealing member (38) formed of the material of the covering (35) is provided closing the opening (37) by means of a fastener (41).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising: a seat support (4); a seat (5) carried by said seat support (4); a back rest (6), having a base plate (28) which is covered at least on a rear side (33) with a covering (35) made of a flexible material and being connected with said seat support (4) in a fastening region (36), wherein the covering (35) is provided with an opening (37) accommodating at least the fastening region (36), and wherein a concealing member (38) formed of the material of the covering (35) is provided closing the opening (37) by means of a fastener (41).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A chair according to claim 1, wherein the concealing member (38) is formed as a flap which is connected with the covering (35).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A chair according to claim 1, wherein the concealing member (38) is formed in one piece with the covering (35).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A chair according to claim 1, wherein the fastener is formed by at least one Velcro strip (41).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A chair according to claim 1, wherein the fastening region (36) is formed between said base plate (28) and a back rest support (27) connected with said seat support (4).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising: a seat support (4); a seat (5) carried by said seat support (4); a back rest (6), having a base plate (28) which is covered at least on a rear side (33) with a covering (35) made of a flexible material and being connected with said seat support (4) in a fastening region (36), wherein the covering (35) is provided with an opening (37) accommodating at least the fastening region (36), wherein a concealing member (38) is provided closing the opening (37) by means of a fastener (41), wherein the concealing member (38) is formed of the material of the covering (35), wherein the fastening region (36) is formed between said base plate (28) and a back rest support (27) connected with said seat support (4), and wherein a support plate (42) for the concealing member (38) is disposed in the opening (37).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
151 words
A chair, in particular an office chair, comprising: a seat support (4); a seat (5) carried by said seat support (4); a back rest (6), having a base plate (28) which is covered at least on a rear side (33) with a covering (35) made of a flexible material and being connected with said seat support (4) in a fastening region (36), wherein the covering (35) is provided with an opening (37) accommodating at least the fastening region (36), wherein a concealing member (38) is provided closing the opening (37) by means of a fastener (41), wherein the concealing member (38) is formed of the material of the covering (35), wherein the fastening region (36) is formed between said base plate (28) and a back rest support (27) connected with said seat support (4), and wherein a support plate (42) for the concealing member (38) is disposed in the opening (37).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A chair according to claim 6, wherein the concealing member (38) is formed as a flap which is connected with the covering (35).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A chair according to claim 6, wherein the concealing member (38) is formed in one piece with the covering (35).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A chair according to claim 6, wherein the fastener is formed by at least one Velcro strip (41).
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