ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,563, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Krueger International Inc. (Green Bay, Wis.).
"Flexing chair shell with flexible elements" was invented by Karl J. Koehler (Brillion, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chair having a one-piece molded shell including a seat and a backrest that can recline relative to the seat. One or more flexible elements are mounted to the seat such that the flexible elements restrict the inward flexing of the seat as the backrest reclines. The flexible elements are positioned to allow the initial flexing of the side edges of the seat as the backrest reclines relative to the seat. A stop member is position...