Patent ID: 7887132

Claim:
A chair, comprising: a chair column ( 1 ); a seat holder ( 2 ) secured to said chair column; and a backrest ( 3 ), wherein an adjusting mechanism is provided with which the backrest ( 3 ) can be inclined relative to the vertical, wherein the adjusting mechanism includes an upward-arching curved guide ( 4 ), which is rigidly joined to the seat holder ( 2 ) and on which a holder element ( 5 ) that supports the backrest ( 3 ) is movable along an upward-arching curved path for adjusting an inclination of the backrest ( 3 ), wherein the seat holder ( 2 ) is inclinable to a horizontal via an adjusting device secured to the chair column ( 1 ), and wherein the adjusting device includes a supporting arm ( 7 ), secured to the chair column ( 1 ), on which arm the seat holder ( 2 ) is mounted pivotably via a joint ( 8 ) with a horizontal pivot axis.