Patent ID: 6361116
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A seat including:a seat portion for connection to a base so that the seat portion can be supported on the ground, said seat portion having a front, a rear and two sides; said seat portion having, (a) an upwardly inclined portion which inclines upwardly from the front of the seat portion to a first intermediate position between the front and rear of the seat portion, (b) an inclined support portion extending between a second intermediate position and the rear of the seat portion, and (c) a substantially flat horizontal portion extending from the first intermediate position to the second intermediate position; wherein the upwardly inclined portion is for supporting the femurs of a person so that the femurs and knees are supported in a position below a person's acetabulum, said substantially flat horizontal portion being for receiving and holding the ischial bones when the person sits down and said inclined support portion being for supporting the person's gluteal muscles and sacra iliac ligaments; the upwardly inclined portion including a first cushioning material; the flat horizontal portion including a second cushioning material; the first cushioning material being denser than the second cushioning material so that when a person sits on the seat portion, the second cushioning material is compressed and holds the ischial bones and the first cushioning material which is of higher density than the second cushioning material prevents a person from slipping forward on the seat; and the upwardly inclined portion being curved or concave so that side parts of the upwardly inclined portion adjacent the two sides of the seat portion are closer to the front of the seat than a mid portion of the upwardly inclined portion, the side parts overlapping the substantially flat horizontal portion and the second intermediate position being substantially at the mid-portion of the inclined support portion.