Patent ID: 8616640
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A chair comprising: a base comprising a first support member, at least one leg and a generally U-shaped member, the generally U-shaped member being a tubular U-shaped structure having a front, a first end portion that extends rearwardly from the front and a second end portion that extends rearwardly from the front, the first end portion being curved and the second end portion being curved, the front of the U-shaped member being attached to an upper end of the first support member, the first support member extending downwardly and rearwardly from the front of the U-shaped member, a lower end of the first support member being attached to the at least one leg; a seat supported on the base, the first support member attached between the front of the U-shaped member and the at least one leg to provide a cantilevered support to the seat such that support at a front portion of the seat is at a height that is taller than support to the seat that is provided at a rear portion of the seat when the seat is in an upright position, the front of the U-shaped member being positioned adjacent the front of the seat, the seat moveable from the upright position to a reclined position, the seat being at a greater degree of declination when in the reclined position relative to the upright position; a first resilient member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first resilient member received within and attached to the first end portion of the generally U-shaped member, the first resilient member having a shape of a rod; a second resilient member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second resilient member received within and attached to the second end portion of the generally U-shaped member, the second resilient member having a shape of a rod; a first tubular portion attached to a bottom of the seat adjacent the rear portion of the seat; a second tubular portion attached to a bottom of the seat adjacent the rear portion of the seat; the second end of the first resilient member received within the first tubular portion to attach the second end of the first resilient member to the seat adjacent to the rear portion of the seat; and the second end of the second resilient member received within the second tubular portion to attach the second end of the second resilient member to the seat adjacent to the rear portion of the seat; and the first resilient member and the second resilient member sized and configured to resiliently move or flex such that the seat is positioned at the reclined position when a user sits on the seat.