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Chair construction and method of assembly
Assignee: Steelcase Development Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-27
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Granted: 1998-12-01
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Expires: 2017-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A structural support shell for a tilt-back chair has a back portion, a seat portion, and a flexible compression zone extending between the back and seat portions in an integrally molded, one-piece unit. The chair has a base with a recline control pivoting recline control lever. The seat portion of the shell is fixed to the base and the back portion of the shell is fixed to the recline control lever. The flexible compression zone provides a simplified construction for an ergonomic chair design having an effective axis of rotation between the back portion and seat portion which is located above the seat portion, forward of the back portion, and generally adjacent to the hip joints of a seated user. The chair includes side arms that laterally and then rotatably engage side arm supporting connectors on the chair to facilitate assembly. The chair further includes a one-piece shell having tabs for mateably engaging flanges on the chair seat and back to also facilitate assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles P. Roossien
- 👤 David C. Pugh
- 👤 Dale M. Groendal
- 👤 James E. Massey
- 👤 Robert M. Scheper
- 👤 Duane F. Nagel
- 👤 Bruce M. Smith
- 👤 Douglas A. Smith
- 👤 Brian L. Scholten
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C3/00; A47C3/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/01; Y10S297/02; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/49947; Y10T29/49948; Y10T29/49963; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/60; Y10T403/608; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7005; Y10T403/7007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; and rigidly attaching an upper end of said side arms to said back portion to prevent rotation of said arm after assembly that would cause the lower end to disengage.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; and rigidly attaching an upper end of said side arms to said back portion to prevent rotation of said arm after assembly that would cause the lower end to disengage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said step of rotating includes rotating said pair of lower ends about 90°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 1 including a step of slidingly moving said protrusion relative to said interlocking surface as the back portion is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said step of mateably engaging said lower end with said connecting structure includes extending said lower end laterally along an axis of installation, and wherein said step of rotating includes rotating said lower end about said axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A method as defined in claim 4 wherein said axis of installation is approximately co-linear with a back upright tilt axis defined by the tilting movement of the back portion between the upright position and the reclined position, and wherein said step of rotating includes pivoting said side arms about said axis of installation when pivoting said back portion about said back tilt axis.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; and securing an upper end of each of the side arms to said chair in part with screws to retain said side arms in an interlocked position.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; and securing an upper end of each of the side arms to said chair in part with screws to retain said side arms in an interlocked position.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
200 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; and securing each of the side arms to said chair to retain said side arms in an interlocked position, said side arms having an upper end configured for attachment to a back surface of said back portion and wherein the step of securing includes attaching said upper ends to said back surface of said back portion.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
200 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; and securing each of the side arms to said chair to retain said side arms in an interlocked position, said side arms having an upper end configured for attachment to a back surface of said back portion and wherein the step of securing includes attaching said upper ends to said back surface of said back portion.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
190 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures, wherein one of said seat portion and said back portion includes attachment flanges; providing a shell configured to mateably engage said seat portion and said back portion, said shell including tabs for mateably engaging said attachment flanges; and mateably engaging said tabs with said attachment flanges.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
190 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures, wherein one of said seat portion and said back portion includes attachment flanges; providing a shell configured to mateably engage said seat portion and said back portion, said shell including tabs for mateably engaging said attachment flanges; and mateably engaging said tabs with said attachment flanges.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as defined in claim 8 wherein the other of said seat portion and said back portion include additional attachment flanges, and wherein the shell includes additional tabs, and including a step of mateably engaging said additional tabs with said additional flanges.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
187 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; providing a one-piece shell; and securing said one-piece shell to said chair by engaging first tabs on the shell with a front edge of the seat portion and by engaging second tabs on the shell with a top edge of the back portion.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
187 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures; providing a one-piece shell; and securing said one-piece shell to said chair by engaging first tabs on the shell with a front edge of the seat portion and by engaging second tabs on the shell with a top edge of the back portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as defined in claim 10 wherein said step of securing said one-piece shell to said chair includes engaging threaded fasteners with one of said one-piece shell and said chair.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; and securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position, including rigidly attaching the upper end of said side arms to said back.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; and securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position, including rigidly attaching the upper end of said side arms to said back.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
88 words
A method as defined in claim 12 wherein said first and second side arm supports each include an interlocking surface configured to draw said lower ends of said respective side arms to tightly held positions on said respective side arm supports as said respective lower ends are rotatingly engaged with said arm supports, and including a step of drawing said lower ends tightly into said side arm supports during said step of rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as defined in claim 12 including a step of extending said lower ends laterally along an axis of installation, and wherein said step of rotatingly engaging includes rotating said lower end about said axis.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as defined in claim 14 wherein said axis of installation is approximately co-linear with a back upright tilt axis defined by tilting movement of the back between an upright position and a reclined position.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; and securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position, attaching said upper ends to a back surface of said back portion.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; and securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position, attaching said upper ends to a back surface of said back portion.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports, wherein one of said seat and said back includes attachment flanges; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; providing a shell configured to mateably engage said seat and said back, said shell including tabs for mateably engaging said attachment flanges; mateably engaging said tabs with said attachment flanges; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; and securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports, wherein one of said seat and said back includes attachment flanges; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; providing a shell configured to mateably engage said seat and said back, said shell including tabs for mateably engaging said attachment flanges; mateably engaging said tabs with said attachment flanges; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; and securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as defined in claim 17 wherein the other of said seat and said back includes additional attachment flanges, and wherein the shell includes additional tabs, and including a step of mateably engaging said additional tabs with said additional flanges.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position; providing a one-piece shell; and securing said one-piece shell to said chair by engaging first tabs on the shell with a front edge of the seat and by engaging second tabs on the shell with a top edge of the back.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair construction including a seat, a back, and first and second side arm supports; providing first and second side arms configured to mateably engage said first and second side arm supports, respectively, said first and second side arms each including a lower end and an upper end; rotatingly engaging said first and second side arms with said first and second side arm supports to retain said side arms to said side arm supports in an axially interlocked position; securing said side arms to said chair construction to retain said first and second side arms rotatably in said interlocked position; providing a one-piece shell; and securing said one-piece shell to said chair by engaging first tabs on the shell with a front edge of the seat and by engaging second tabs on the shell with a top edge of the back.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including a first attachment flange, the other of said back support bracket and said seat support structure including second attachment flanges; providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having first tabs configured to mateably engage the first attachment flange and having second tabs for mateably engaging said second attachment flanges; attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the first tabs on the first attachment flange; and securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure by mateably engaging said second tabs with said second attachment flanges.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including a first attachment flange, the other of said back support bracket and said seat support structure including second attachment flanges; providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having first tabs configured to mateably engage the first attachment flange and having second tabs for mateably engaging said second attachment flanges; attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the first tabs on the first attachment flange; and securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure by mateably engaging said second tabs with said second attachment flanges.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as defined in claim 20 including inserting a top edge of said back support bracket slideably into a recess defined in a back section of said shell.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as defined in claim 20 including fastening said shell to at least one of said seat support structure and said back support bracket.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as defined in claim 22 including fastening said shell to both said seat support structure and said back support bracket.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including an attachment flange; providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having first and second tabs configured to mateably engage the attachment flange; attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the tabs on the attachment flange including hooking the first tabs on said shell to a front edge of said seat support structure and also hooking the second tabs to a top edge of said back support bracket; and securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including an attachment flange; providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having first and second tabs configured to mateably engage the attachment flange; attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the tabs on the attachment flange including hooking the first tabs on said shell to a front edge of said seat support structure and also hooking the second tabs to a top edge of said back support bracket; and securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including an attachment flange; providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having tabs configured to mateably engage the attachment flange; attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the tabs on the attachment flange; securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure; and attaching arm rests to the chair by extending the armrests into connecting structure on the chair and then rotating the arm rests to an interlocked position on the connecting structure.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair including a base, a seat support structure operably connected with the base, and a back support bracket pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back support bracket between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat support structure, one of the back support bracket and the seat support structure including an attachment flange; providing a shell configured to mateably engage the back support bracket and the seat support structure, the shell having tabs configured to mateably engage the attachment flange; attaching the shell to said chair by hooking the tabs on the attachment flange; securing the shell to the other of the back support bracket and the seat support structure; and attaching arm rests to the chair by extending the armrests into connecting structure on the chair and then rotating the arm rests to an interlocked position on the connecting structure.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
178 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; and rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures, wherein said interlocking surface has an angled camming surface configured to draw said lower end of said side arm to a tightly held position on said chair as said lower end is rotated.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
178 words
A method of assembling a chair comprising steps of: providing a chair having a base, a seat portion operably connected with the base, a back portion pivotally connected to the base for tilting movement of the back portion between an upright position and a reclined position relative to the seat portion, and a pair of side arm connecting structures extending from one of the base, the seat portion, and the back portion; providing a pair of side arms, said side arms having lower ends configured for attachment to corresponding ones of said connecting structures, respectively; mateably engaging said lower end of said side arms with said corresponding connecting structures; and rotating each of said pair of lower ends relative to said corresponding connecting structures to interlockingly engage a protrusion on each of the lower ends with an interlocking surface on each of the connecting structures, wherein said interlocking surface has an angled camming surface configured to draw said lower end of said side arm to a tightly held position on said chair as said lower end is rotated.
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