Patent ID: 7090296
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An item of seating furniture, comprising: a seat and a backrest both are supported in an articulated manner on a frame, the seat having a front region and a rear region; an operating mechanism for adjusting inclination of the seat and the backrest; and a catch member formed on the backrest; wherein when the backrest is inclined from a front position into an inclined rear position, the catch member comes into operative contact with the seat as of a specific angle of inclination of the backrest in such a manner that further inclination of the backrest towards the rear brings about a simultaneous adjustment of the seat; and wherein the seat is supported on the frame at the rear region by a pivot axis and the backrest is adjustable independently of the seat from the front position up to the specific angle of inclination at which the catch member comes into operative contact with the seat.