Patent ID: 7213880

Claim:
A seating structure comprising: a base; a seat supported by said base and moveable between a normal tilt position and a forward tilt position; a backrest supported by said base and moveable between a normal tilt position corresponding to said normal tilt position of said seat and at least one rear tilt position; a forward tilt limiter coupled to at least one of said seat and backrest to limit the movement of the seat at the forward tilt position, said forward tilt limiter moveable to a forward tilt setting; a rear tilt limiter coupled to at least one of the seat and backrest to limit the movement of the backrest at the at least one rear tilt position, said rear tilt limiter moveable to at least one rear tilt setting; a forward tilt actuator coupled to the forward tilt mechanism, wherein said forward tilt actuator is oriented in generally the same orientation as the seat, and wherein the position of the forward tilt actuator is indicative of the setting of the forward tilt limiter; and a rear tilt actuator coupled to the rear tilt mechanism, wherein said rear tilt actuator is oriented in generally the same orientation as the backrest, wherein the position of the rear tilt actuator is indicative of the setting of the rear tilt limiter, and wherein said rear tilt actuator is positioned adjacent said forward tilt actuator in generally the same relationship as the seat and backrest.