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A seating unit including a concavely curved seat element and a concavely curved thigh support flexibly connected by leaf springs, a stop bracket to define a gap therebetween, having a stop bracket and tabs on the thigh support to reduce the gap at the sides of the seating unit, and having arms which

A seating unit including a concavely curved seat element and a concavely curved thigh support flexibly connected by leaf springs, a stop bracket to define a gap therebetween, having a stop bracket and tabs on the thigh support to reduce the gap at the sides of the seating unit, and having arms which mask the gap at the sides of the seating unit. The thigh support resiliently and resistively deflects downward to a point at which it contacts the stop bracket, and the leaf springs lie parallel in the same plane so that the ends of the leaf springs do not separate as the thigh support is deflected.

대표청구항 ▼

A seating unit comprising: a seat element for supporting a user; a thigh support disposed in front of said seat element so as to contact at least a portion of the thigh area of a user; and leaf spring means flexibly resiliently connecting said seat element and said thigh support, such that said thig

A seating unit comprising: a seat element for supporting a user; a thigh support disposed in front of said seat element so as to contact at least a portion of the thigh area of a user; and leaf spring means flexibly resiliently connecting said seat element and said thigh support, such that said thigh support will be deflected downward under the weight of a user\s legs, said leaf spring means being sufficiently stiff to provide at least some support for the weight of a user\s legs when the user is seated in the seating unit, said leaf spring means providing the sole substantial support for said thigh support through the range of deflection of said thigh support.