Patent ID: 6578915
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A47C,B60N

Abstract:
An adjustable chair device for supporting a user in either a traditional seated position in which a pair of legs of the user rest upon a floor, or in a relaxed seated position in which the legs of the user are lifted with respect to the traditional seated position, the chair device comprising:a base supporting an aft cushion assembly, a forward cushion assembly, and an upwardly extending seat back; the aft cushion assembly providing an aft upwardly facing surface, the forward cushion assembly providing a forward upwardly facing surface, and the upwardly extending seat back providing a front facing surface, the aft upwardly facing surface, the forward upwardly facing surface, and the front facing surface cooperating to support the user in a seated position; and a means for adjusting the vertical position of the forward upwardly facing surface, while a user is sitting on the chair, between a first extreme position in which the forward cushion assembly contacts the aft cushion assembly and the forward upward facing surface is at the same vertical level as the aft upward facing surface, and a second extreme position in which the forward upward facing surface is in its entirety at a vertical distance from the aft upward facing surface.