Patent ID: 8919880

Claim:
A seat comprising: a longitudinal axis generally extending from a front of the seat to a rear of the seat and generally dividing the seat into two equal halves; a first ischial region located on a first side of the longitudinal axis, a second ischial region located on a second side of the longitudinal axis, a tailbone region located rearward of the first and second ischial regions, a thigh transitional region located forward of the first and second ischial regions; a center of the seat located between the first ischial region, the second ischial region, the tailbone region, and the thigh transitional region; a plurality of first ischial slots defined within the seat in the first ischial region; a plurality of second ischial slots defined within the seat in the second ischial region; a tailbone slot defined within the seat in the tailbone region; and a thigh transitional slot defined within the seat in the thigh transitional region, wherein each slot extends through the seat; wherein at least a portion of each of the first ischial slots extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein at least a portion of each of the second ischial slots extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein at least a portion of the tailbone slot extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein at least a portion of the thigh transitional slot extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis; and wherein the central portions and the distal portions are substantially linear, and wherein each of the distal portions are oriented at an angle with respect to each of the corresponding central portions, wherein the distal portions of the first and second ischial slots are angled away from the longitudinal axis, and the distal portions of the tailbone slot are angled toward the rear of the seat and the distal portions of the thigh transitional slot are angled toward the front of the seat.