US 11,779,121 B2
Chair having pliable backrest and methods for same
Kevin Gilchrist, Kansas City, MO (US); Kyle Michael Waggoner, Kansas City, MO (US); Jean-Francois Gomree, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Nicholas M. Christianson, Fairway, KS (US)
Assigned to Cramer LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Cramer LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/744,861.
Application 17/744,861 is a continuation of application No. 17/072,516, filed on Oct. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,337,526.
Application 17/072,516 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/028301, filed on Apr. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/659,993, filed on Apr. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273103 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 7/14 (2006.01); A47C 7/44 (2006.01); A47C 7/46 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 7/462 (2013.01) [A47C 7/445 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating assembly comprising:
a seat;
a pliable backrest for providing deflectable support;
an upright member coupled to the pliable backrest and extending away from the seat; a base housing coupled to the seat;
a proximal strut anchor coupled to the base housing;
a distal strut anchor coupled to the upright member;
a biasing element configured to provide a counter moment to rotation of the pliable backrest, the biasing element extending between the proximal strut anchor and the distal strut anchor; and
a pivot hub disposed between the proximal strut anchor and the distal strut anchor and rotatably seated in pivot sockets of the base housing,
wherein upon applying a reclining force to the pliable backrest, the upright member pivots about the pivot hub and the biasing element deflects about the pivot hub providing a resistance to the reclining force and providing the counter moment to the rotation of the pliable backrest.