Appeal No. 2000-1307 Page 5
Application No. 08/474,314
wherein a lattice form is defined by said molded components and is
positioned in said seat portion; and
wherein a part of said shell structure is positioned completely around a
recessed or open area defined by said lattice form within said main loading area
comprising said seat portion, said recessed or open area being positioned and
sized at least sufficiently to accommodate said buttocks region of said at least
one user, said part of said shell structure which is positioned completely around
said recessed or open area defining a substantially horizontal plane, said part of
said shell structure assuming compressive loading placed on said substantially
horizontal seat portion by which the weight of said at least one human user is
transferred to the support surface.
74. Furniture for seating comprising:
a weight-bearing frame for supporting the weight of one or more users for
seating above a support surface, said frame having a main loading area, said
main loading area being a substantially horizontal seat portion, wherein said
main loading area assumes compressive loading from the weight of said one or
more users placed on said seat portion from above, said frame defining at least
one span across a part of said substantially horizontal seat portion;
wherein the larger part of said frame is one or more molded components;
wherein the larger part of said molded components is shell-structure; and
wherein said seat portion is largely a lattice form, said lattice form defining
a recessed or open area within said seat portion, wherein said lattice form is
largely defined by said molded components.
The teachings of the applied prior art
Thaden
Thaden's invention relates to a chair adapted to be made by a molding
process. An object of his invention was to provide an inexpensive but strong and
durable chair construction having all of the essential parts thereof, i.e., the back, seat,
arms and legs unitary.
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