Patent ID: 7121629
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A healthy chair comprising: a seat plate inclined downward from a rear side towards a front side at a fixed angle between about 12 to about 15 degrees from horizontal, and having a lower side surface; a plurality of feet, fixedly mounted on said lower side surface of said seat plate, supporting said seat plate; at least two ankle support rods each attached to at least one of said plurality of feet, said ankle support rods projecting laterally outward in opposing directions below said rear side of said lower surface of said seat plate, positioned to allow a user of said healthy chair to hook their ankles behind said support rods with the toes pointed downward; and a frontal torso positioning device, having a fixed end fastened to said seat plate and a free end extending forward and upward from said seat plate at a fixed position, wherein said frontal torso positioning device has a shape like the letter L; and whereby said seat plate, said ankle support rods, and said frontal torso positioning device cooperate in producing a desired healthy posture for a user of said healthy chair.