US 12,167,797 B2
Seat clip and chair
Peter Mansson, Killeberg (SE); and Thomas Holma, Svangsta (SE)
Assigned to IKEA SUPPLY AG, Pratteln (CH)
Appl. No. 17/281,642
Filed by IKEA SUPPLY AG, Pratteln (CH)
PCT Filed Sep. 27, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SE2019/050926
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 31, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/071983, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1851178-2 (SE), filed on Oct. 1, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0386203 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A47C 4/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 4/02 (2013.01) [F16B 2/22 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat clip for attaching a seat to a frame of a chair, comprising:
an upper portion arranged to be attached to the seat;
a lower portion comprising a latching element arranged to be reversibly attached to the frame by positive locking; and
an intermediate portion connecting the upper portion to the lower portion and being flexible, such that the seat clip can be deformed when pressure is applied to the intermediate portion and/or the lower portion in order to attach the latching element to the frame;
wherein the seat clip has a substantially S-shape from the upper portion to the lower portion.