Patent ID: 7367623
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic chair comprising a seat and a knee brace adjustably coupled to a frame, the seat and the knee brace being adjustable with respect to one another so as to position a user of the chair in a generally neutral physiologic position, wherein the knee brace comprises a knee support and a support post, the support post rotatably pinned between a pair of support plates that are rigidly secured to the frame of the chair, a distal end of the support post opposite the knee support having secured thereto a detent plate that rotates past a locking member as the support post is rotated, the locking member being selectively engageable with one of a plurality of detents formed in the detent plate, the locking member being mounted upon a rotatable locking lever that is pinned for rotation between the pair of support plates.