Patent ID: 8702171

Claim:
An article of furniture comprising: a base; a seat frame attached to the base; and a back frame, the back frame comprising an upper portion moveably attached to a lower portion by at least one first elongated elastomeric member, the lower portion of the back frame being attached to the seat frame; the upper portion of the back frame comprising a plurality of back support elements, each back support element connected to at least one other back support element by at least one second elongated elastomeric member; and wherein the upper portion of the back frame is configured to move from an upright position to a reclined position and wherein the at least one first elongated elastomeric member is configured to flex when the upper portion is moved to the reclined position, the upper back frame portion attached to the lower back frame portion such that the at least one first elongated elastomeric member does not bias the upper portion of the back frame to the upright position after the upper portion of the back frame has been moved to the reclined position; wherein the at least one first elongated elastomeric member is comprised of a first elastomeric strap; and the first elastomeric strap having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first and second sides being the longest sides of the first elastomeric strap, the first side of the first elastomeric strap being positioned to abut a portion of a rear surface of the back support elements of the upper portion and the second side being positioned to abut a portion of a front surface of the lower portion of the back frame.