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US 12,185,844 · App. 18/299,050 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Backrest of chair

Inventor: Eiichirou Tanaka (Kawagoe, JP)
A47C7/46A47C3/12A47C5/12
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Patent No.
US 12,185,844
App. No.
18/299,050
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided with a backrest of a chair capable of reducing lumbago and fatigue by supporting a spinal column ( 2 ) straightly. A backrest ( 1 ) of a chair to support a back of erector spinae muscles ( 6, 6 ) with a planar rigid body in a region from both shoulder blades ( 3, 3 ) to both iliac bones ( 4, 4 ) for straightly supporting a spinal column ( 2 ) while avoiding an influence of both shoulder blades ( 3, 3 ) and both iliac bones ( 4 a, 4 a ), wherein a width of the planar rigid body is broadened to right and left within a range where the planar rigid body is not in contact with a lower part of the ribs and both iliac crests ( 4 a, 4 a ).

Claims (19)

1. A backrest of a chair, wherein

a width of the backrest is broadened to right and left at an intermediate portion in a vertical direction,

the width of the intermediate portion is 30 cm,

the width of a lower portion located below the intermediate portion is 8 cm at a bottom end of the lower portion and 10 cm at a top end of the lower portion,

the width of an upper portion located above the intermediate portion is 13 cm at a bottom end of the upper portion and 8 cm at a top end of the upper portion,

the height from the bottom end of the lower portion to the top end of the upper portion is 33 cm,

the height of the lower portion is 6 cm,

the height of the intermediate portion is 13 cm, and

the backrest is formed by a planar rigid body.

2. A backrest of a chair, wherein

a width of the backrest is broadened to right and left at an intermediate portion in a vertical direction,

the width of the intermediate portion is 30 cm,

the width of a lower portion located below the intermediate portion is 8 cm at a bottom end of the lower portion and 10 cm at a top end of the lower portion,

the width of an upper portion located above the intermediate portion is 13 cm at a bottom end of the upper portion and 8 cm at a top end of the upper portion,

the height from the bottom end of the lower portion to the top end of the upper portion is 33 cm,

the height of the lower portion is 6 cm,

the height of the intermediate portion is 13 cm,

the backrest is formed by an elastic material having flexibility, and

a rigid board is arranged behind the backrest to maintain a planar shape of the backrest.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-099216 · Jun 2, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230389708A1 · Dec 7, 2023
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