Patent ID: 8215710

Claim:
A seat having a seat panel and a backrest, wherein the seat panel is connected to a base device by means of a first connecting device and can be adjusted with respect to the base device in height and at the same time in inclination and in a seat longitudinal direction, and wherein the backrest is connected to the seat panel by means of a second connecting device and can be simultaneously adjusted with the seat panel in inclination and in height, characterized in that the first connecting device comprises, laterally opposite one another, a pair of front connecting levers and a pair of rear connecting levers, wherein the front connecting levers are longer than the rear connecting levers and wherein each of the front connecting levers and the rear connecting levers is articulated with one end thereof at the base device and another end thereof at the seat panel, in that the rear connecting levers each comprises an elongated main portion and an angled extension so forming a toggle lever, the angled extension extending in a direction facing away from the backrest from the elongate main portion, and in that the second connecting device comprises, laterally opposite one another, a pair of rod elements which are mounted in a pivotable and linearly movable manner on the seat panel by way of their front ends and which are connected in a pivotable manner to the angled extension of the rear connecting levers.