US 12,144,431 B2
Seating structure
Christopher John Holwerda, Hudsonville, MI (US); and William Douglas Allen, Fennville, MI (US)
Assigned to MillerKnoll, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed by MillerKnoll, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,602.
Prior Publication US 2024/0251952 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 7/18 (2006.01); A47C 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 7/40 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 7/40 (2013.01) [A47C 7/004 (2013.01); A47C 7/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating structure comprising:
a base;
a seat supported by the base; and
a backrest supported by the base, the backrest including
a rear backrest section,
a front backrest section coupled to the rear backrest section to define a gap therebetween, the gap extending around at least part of a perimeter of the backrest, and
a fabric layer covering the front backrest section, wherein a portion of the fabric layer is received in the gap;
wherein the rear backrest section includes a rigid substrate and a first foam layer coupled to a first side of the rigid substrate, and wherein the front backrest section includes a border element and a second foam layer coupled to a second side of the rigid substrate.