Connection device for a seating item, comprising: - a first part, - a second part, - wherein the first part is intended and configured to be connected to a support of a seating item, and the second part is intended and configured to be connected to a body of the seating item, - a releasable connection between the first part and the second part, - wherein the releasable connection comprises: o a locking mechanism (7, 8) for a positive-fit connection between the first part and the second part, o a pivot mechanism (33, 43, 5), in which the first part and the second part are pivotably connected to one another via a pivot axis, wherein the pivot mechanism (33, 43, 5) is intended and configured such that the first part is only releasable from the second part after pivoting into a pivot position, o wherein the releasable connection is intended and configured such that only after unlocking the locking mechanism (7, 8) the first part becomes pivotable and can be pivoted into the pivot position in order to be detached from the second part, - a foot with an upper end and a lower end, wherein the foot is connected at the upper end to the second part, and the lower end is intended and configured to provide a connection to the body, characterised in that the foot is a pivotable foot, wherein the lower end of the foot is intended and configured to provide a rotatable connection to the body. - a first part, - a second part, - wherein the first part is intended and configured to be connected to a support of a seating item, and the second part is intended and configured to be connected to a body of the seating item, - a releasable connection between the first part and the second part, - wherein the releasable connection comprises: o a locking mechanism (7, 8) for a positive-fit connection between the first part and the second part, o a pivot mechanism (33, 43, 5), in which the first part and the second part are pivotably connected to one another via a pivot axis, wherein the pivot mechanism (33, 43, 5) is intended and configured such that the first part is only releasable from the second part after pivoting into a pivot position, o wherein the releasable connection is intended and configured such that only after unlocking the locking mechanism (7, 8) the first part becomes pivotable and can be pivoted into the pivot position in order to be detached from the second part, o a locking mechanism (7, 8) for a positive-fit connection between the first part and the second part, o a pivot mechanism (33, 43, 5), in which the first part and the second part are pivotably connected to one another via a pivot axis, wherein the pivot mechanism (33, 43, 5) is intended and configured such that the first part is only releasable from the second part after pivoting into a pivot position, o wherein the releasable connection is intended and configured such that only after unlocking the locking mechanism (7, 8) the first part becomes pivotable and can be pivoted into the pivot position in order to be detached from the second part, - a foot with an upper end and a lower end, wherein the foot is connected at the upper end to the second part, and the lower end is intended and configured to provide a connection to the body,