Patents Assigned to Pro Cord S.p.A.
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Patent number: 11937707Abstract: A chair having a backrest having an upper backrest section and a lumbar section, wherein the lumbar section is provided with a plurality of perforations and is elastically deformable to allow a backward tilting movement of the upper backrest section under a backward thrust applied from a user's back, and wherein the perforations stop the backward tilting movement of the upper backrest section in a position of maximum backward tilt of the upper backrest section.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Pro-Cord S.p.A.Inventor: Alessandro Piretti
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Patent number: 11857084Abstract: A chair includes a frame having a front transverse element defining a first hinging axis and a rear transverse element defining a second hinging axis; a seat having a front section hinged with the frame about the first hinging axis; and a backrest hinged with the frame about the second hinging axis, wherein the backrest includes a backrest support having a bottom transverse element defining a third hinging axis, and wherein the backrest support is hinged with a rear section of the seat about the third hinging axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Pro-Cord S.p.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: 11197552Abstract: A flexible backrest for a folding chair includes a flexible backrest panel which can assume a curved configuration of use and an extended storage configuration. The flexible backrest panel has a support surface having a concave shape in a cross-section in a horizontal plane, and a convex shape in a cross-section in a vertical plane; and the flexible backrest panel has a plurality of vertical through-slits forming a plurality of vertical slats.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Pro-Cord S.p.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: 10070728Abstract: A chair comprising: a support structure including a rigid front fixing element, and an essentially L-shaped seating element, including a seat portion and a backrest portion connected to each other via an arcuate connecting portion, wherein the seat portion comprises a front fixing section fixed to said rigid front fixing element, a main seat section having a concave cross-section and a planar bending section located between said front fixing section and said main seat section and having a flat cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Alessandro Piretti
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Patent number: 10064491Abstract: A folding chair comprising: a seat comprising a seat panel fixed to two seat supports, a backrest comprising a flexible backrest panel and two backrest supports having respective upper portions that engage respective side edges of said flexible backrest panel, a folding frame carrying the seat and the backrest and comprising a first structure including a pair of rear legs and a second structure including a pair of front legs, wherein the first structure and the second structure are articulated together about a first axis, a pair of joints each comprising a first half-coupling fixed to a respective rear leg and a second half-coupling fixed to a respective front leg, wherein the first half-coupling, the second half-coupling, and a respective seat support are rotatable relative to each other about said first axis, so that the first structure, the second structure and the seat are rotatable about said first axis between a position of use and a storage position.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: 9913537Abstract: A folding chair comprising a seat and a backrest carried by a folding structure, wherein the folding structure comprises a first structure defining a pair of front legs and a second structure defining a pair of rear legs, articulated to each other about a transverse axis by means of a pair of joints and movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position, wherein the first structure comprises two first side elements and the second structure comprises two second side elements and wherein each of said joints comprises a first half-joint fixed to a respective first side element and a second half-joint fixed to a respective second side element, wherein the first and the second half-joints are rotatable relative to one another about said transverse axis, wherein the first structure comprises a pair of rods mounted within respective first side elements and movable between a raised position and a lowered position.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: 9883746Abstract: A chair comprising a base structure comprising a support, a seat connected to the support via a synchronization mechanism and movable with respect to the base structure between a lowered position and a raised position, and a backrest connected to the synchronization mechanism and movable between an upright position, corresponding to the lowered position of the seat, and a backward-inclined position corresponding to the raised position of the seat, wherein the synchronization mechanism comprises two loop-shaped elastic elements spaced apart in a transverse direction and each comprising a lower portion fixed to a rigid support, an upper portion fixed to the seat, a front elastic portion and an essentially C-shaped rear elastic portion that connect the upper portion to the lower portion, wherein the backrest is fixed to the rear elastic portions of the loop-shaped elastic elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Alessandro Piretti
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Patent number: 9826838Abstract: A chair comprising: a metal frame formed by a plurality of metal elements, including a seat portion having two seat support elements and a backrest portion having two backrest support elements extending upwardly from the seat portion, a flexible backrest panel and/or a flexible seat panel of plastic material having two lateral hollow portions into which respective support elements are inserted, wherein, in a rest condition, there is a transverse clearance between outer edges of said lateral hollow portions and the respective support elements and wherein, in a deformed condition of the flexible backrest panel and/or flexible seat panel said transverse clearance is reduced to zero.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: 9706847Abstract: A chair comprising: a support structure, a seat fixed to the support structure, and a backrest connected to the seat by means of at least one upright of plastic material, wherein said at least one upright is elastically deformable to allow a movement of the backrest between a rest position and a tilted position, wherein said at least one upright is provided with at least one vertical rib having at least one localized bending zone wherein at least one through-cut is formed, which allows bending of the vertical rib, and wherein said at least one through-cut has a first and a second stop surface that come into mutual contact in the backwards inclined position of the backrest to stop the backward bending of the upright, wherein said at least one through-cut has the shape of a closed arched slot, which extends generally along a vertical axis of said upright.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: PRO-CORD S.p.A.Inventor: Alessandro Piretti
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Patent number: 9462889Abstract: A chair comprising: a base structure having two lateral uprights fixed relative to the base structure, a backrest comprising a support panel, two connecting portions fixed to respective side uprights of the base structure, and two hinge portions located between the support panel and said connecting portions, wherein said hinge portions allow a backward inclination of the support panel about a transverse axis (A) under a backward thrust applied by the user, a seat panel connected to the base structure by at least one guide, which allows a movement of the seat panel with respect to the base structure in a longitudinal direction (B), and at least one elastic connecting element fixed to the support panel and to the seat panel and configured to move the seat panel along said longitudinal direction (B) as a result of the oscillation of the support panel about said transverse axis (A).Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Alessandro Piretti
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Patent number: 9462892Abstract: A chair comprising: a base structure, a seat fixed to the base structure, a backrest, and a pair of oscillation joints which connect the backrest to the seat or to the base structure so as to allow tilting of the backrest around a transverse axis between a rest position and a backwardly tilted position, wherein each of said oscillation joints comprises: an essentially L-shaped rigid support a rigid lever articulated to the rigid support, and having a first and a second lever arm located on opposite sides with respect to the articulation axis, and an elastic device comprising a telescopic element and a compression spring, wherein the elastic device applies an elastic force between said rigid support and said first lever arm and wherein said second lever arm protrudes outwards from said rigid support and is fixed to a corresponding side edge of the backrest.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Pro-Cord S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Publication number: 20160255960Abstract: A chair comprising: a metal frame formed by a plurality of metal elements, including a seat portion having two seat support elements and a backrest portion having two backrest support elements extending upwardly from the seat portion, a flexible backrest panel and/or a flexible seat panel of plastic material having two lateral hollow portions into which respective support elements are inserted, wherein, in a rest condition, there is a transverse clearance between outer edges of said lateral hollow portions and the respective support elements and wherein, in a deformed condition of the flexible backrest panel and/or flexible seat panel said transverse clearance is reduced to zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: PRO-CORD S.p.A.Inventor: Giancarlo PIRETTI
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Patent number: 9364092Abstract: A chair comprising a fixed support structure including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, a seat fixed to said support structure, and a backrest including a backrest panel with an arcuate shape connected in a tilting manner to said fixed support structure, wherein said backrest comprises two side connecting elements of plastic material, each of which comprises a cylindrical sleeve fixed to an upper portion of a respective rear leg and a bellows-shaped deformable portion integrally formed with the respective cylindrical sleeve and connected in a fixed manner to a respective side portion of said backrest panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Pro-Cord S.P.A.Inventor: Alessandro Piretti
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Publication number: 20150164231Abstract: A chair comprising a fixed support structure including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, a seat fixed to said support structure, and a backrest including a backrest panel with an arcuate shape connected in a tilting manner to said fixed% support structure, wherein said backrest comprises two side connecting elements of plastic material, each of which comprises a cylindrical sleeve fixed to an upper portion of a respective rear leg and a bellows-shaped deformable portion integrally formed with the respective cylindrical sleeve and connected in a fixed manner to a respective side portion of said backrest panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Alessandro PIRETTI
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Patent number: 8998321Abstract: A chair having a fixed support structure including two side uprights, a backrest having two side portions, and a pair of elastic joints connecting said side portions of the backrest to said side uprights, wherein each of said elastic joints comprises: a bushing fixed to a respective side upright, a helical spring having a longitudinal axis, the helical spring having an upper end resting against a front wall of the bushing, a compression member resting against a lower end of the spring, an upper attachment fixed to a corresponding side portion of the backrest, and a rigid connecting rod having an upper end and a lower end.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: PRO-CORD S.p.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: D742154Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: PRO-CORD S.p.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: D760525Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: D761606Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Pro-Cord S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: D764849Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: PRO-CORD S.P.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
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Patent number: RE46717Abstract: A chair having a fixed support structure including two side uprights, a backrest having two side portions, and a pair of elastic joints connecting said side portions of the backrest to said side uprights, wherein each of said elastic joints comprises: a bushing fixed to a respective side upright, a helical spring having a longitudinal axis, the helical spring having an upper end resting against a front wall of the bushing, a compression member resting against a lower end of the spring, an upper attachment fixed to a corresponding side portion of the backrest, and a rigid connecting rod having an upper end and a lower end.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: PRO-CORD S.p.A.Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti