Patents Assigned to Steelcase Strafor
  • Patent number: 6146046
    Abstract: A multidirectional connecting device for assembling and mutually securing furniture parts, e.g., for modular landscaped offices essentially consisting of horizontal work surfaces, underframes and vertical panels or elements arrangeable in a plurality of configurations. The device comprises a central portion (1) with at least one horizontal planar surface located underneath at least one work surface (13), said central portion (1) being provided with vertical surfaces to which are connected projections (2, 3) engaging other supporting elements of the work surface (13), as well as at least one arm (4) that ends in a raised portion (7) for supporting at least one vertical element (14). Said device is adjacent to a corner of the work surface (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Oberle
  • Patent number: 5934204
    Abstract: A system for assembling at least two parts along their facing flat-shaped surfaces, and is more particularly intended to be applied in the field of furniture, for connecting two horizontal panels forming a working surface to a single supporting sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Oberle
  • Patent number: 5755490
    Abstract: An office seat, of the type comprising, mounted so as to tilt from the front to the rear on a vertical under-frame column, an assembly that unites a base plate with a horizontal general appearance and a back with a vertical general appearance, characterized in that means are provided to permit the separate adjusting of the base plate and of the back, respectively in length and in height, relative to the assembly, as a function of the size and of the position of the user, to ensure the best possible comfort for the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Michel Lamart
  • Patent number: 4981326
    Abstract: An ergonomic chair having a movable, bendable chair back, which offers improved comfort and adjustability. The structure includes a series of rearward opening grooves in the chair back. This structure allows limited back flexibility. The chair also includes a mehcanism for adjusting the force needed to move the back, and another mechanism which limits the back's movement. Similar structure includes a seat which can slide forward and backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D312176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D315960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D316151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D319935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D321407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D330302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D333352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D335398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D337448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann
  • Patent number: D342166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Strafor
    Inventor: Charles Heidmann