Appeal No. 2000-1307 Page 6
Application No. 08/474,314
Figures 1-4 of Thaden illustrate a chair having a molded unitary back 1, arms 2,
seat 3, front legs 4 and rear legs 5. As may be seen more particularly in Figure 2, the
rear legs are hollow and merge at their rear edges into the back and at the front edges
into the seat. In the same way, the front legs 4 are hollow and flared at their upper
ends and merge into the seat. The surface irregularities in the seat due to the openings
where the legs 4 and 5 are attached are covered by a seat liner 13 which is formed
by molding in the same way as the chair body. The seat liner 13 has a bottom
wall 14, side walls 15 and a rear wall 16 which are all integral and preferably joined by
curved portions thereby avoiding sharp angles. The seat liner 13 may simply rest on
the seat 3 as shown in Figures 2 and 3 and remain removable therefrom or it may be
attached by means of adhesive.
Deegener
Deegener's invention relates to an upholstery support for the back rest of a
vehicle seat, particularly of a motor vehicle seat, of the type having two reinforced
half-shells which are connected with each other to form hollow, box-like arms. The
object of his invention was to create an upholstery for the back rest of a vehicle seat,
which offers the greatest possible safety under a given weight in case of a crash, and
particularly when force is applied off-center. This object was achieved by an upholstery
support having two reinforced half-shells as illustrated in Figures 1-2 which are
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