Patent ID: 8052217
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic task chair having a front and a rear, comprising: a laterally extending seat having a front and a rear; a back brace disposed above the rear of the seat; and a knee support disposed in the front of the chair, wherein the back brace and the knee support have a first position where there is a first minimum distance between the back brace and the knee support and a second position where there is a second minimum distance between the back brace and the knee support, the second minimum distance being less than the first minimum distance, wherein movement from the first minimum distance to the second minimum distance is triggered by a downward movement of the seat; and a back disposed above the rear of the seat portion wherein the position of the back relative to the seat portion does not change between the first position and the second position.