Abstract: A spring unit (11) for the weight setting of a chair (1), in particular an office chair, having a gas spring (12) and having a number of further spring elements (17, 18, 19; 27, 28) which can be connected up to the gas spring (12) individually or in combination. The spring unit (11) is expediently arranged between a seat carrier (7) connected to a rotary column (8) of the chair (1), and the seat (3), or a backrest link (4) which extends at least approximately parallel to said seat (3) and belongs to a backrest (2).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 2000
Date of Patent:
December 9, 2003
Assignee:
Koenig + Neurath AG
Inventors:
Rolf Scholz, Frank Weisser, Armin Sander, Martin Potrykus
Abstract: The invention relates to a seat and/or backrest covering for a chair, in particular an office chair, having a frame-tensioned mesh-like fabric (3), which is penetrated by a large number of pins (4) provided on the periphery of a load-bearing frame (1) that surrounds the seat or backrest, and is held by means of a covering frame (2) fitted onto the load-bearing frame (1).