Patent ID: 6450578
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
An ergonomic chair for supporting a human occupant comprising:(a) a seatrest and a backrest connected to pivot in relation to each other between a resting position in which the seatrest and the backrest define a first angle and an extended position in which the seatrest and the backrest define a second angle that is larger than the first angle, (b) a seat support frame including a seatrest support for supporting the seatrest, (c) at least one backrest track fixed to the seat support frame, (d) at least one translating member for communication between the backrest and the at least one backrest track, the translating member movable along a path defined by the at least one backrest track between a first resting position add a second extended position, the translating member not locked in any one position between the first resting position and second extended position but free to move therebetween along the at least one backrest track, so that the human occupant of the ergonomic chair may exercise major muscle groups with leg extending movements while pushing the backrest along a path defined by the motion of the translating member along the backrest track as the translating member is moved between the first resting position and the second extended position.