Title:
FLEXIBLE ARMREST CONSTRUCTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001043593
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A component has a support with a stiff section (34) and a flexible section (35). An incompressible resilient material (36), such as a gel, is supported on the flexible section. In one form, the component forms an armrest (32), with the support including upper (61) and lower sections (60) forming a loop. The upper section bridges between ends of the lower section and includes the flexible section, and a section of gel material is positioned on or molded onto the flexible section. In the armrest, the incompressible resilient material is sufficiently thick and resilient to comfortably support a person's forearm on the support yet further is sufficiently flowable and stretchable to at least partially move off a rib on the support and into the non-supporting areas when pressure is applied to the incompressible resilient material.
Inventors:
SIMONS GEORGE J JR
OVERTHUN THOMAS
VALE ALAN M
EICH THOMAS B
KAPLAN JONATHAN I
STENDER ADOLF
OVERTHUN THOMAS
VALE ALAN M
EICH THOMAS B
KAPLAN JONATHAN I
STENDER ADOLF
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/033922
Publication Date:
November 15, 2001
Filing Date:
December 13, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
STEELCASE DEV INC (US)
International Classes:
A47C7/54; A47C27/08; (IPC1-7): A47C7/54
Foreign References:
| US6033013A | 2000-03-07 | |||
| US5670232A | 1997-09-23 | |||
| US4331360A | 1982-05-25 | |||
| US6082683A | 2000-07-04 | |||
| US5904396A | 1999-05-18 |
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