Patent ID: 8376458

Claim:
A chair comprising: a seat frame having a front end and a rear end; a seat back attached to the rear end of the seat frame, said seat back being movable between a generally upright and a generally reclined position; a seat articulator including a ramp bar, the ramp bar having a first end connected to the seat back and a second end proximal to the front end of the seat frame, the ramp bar including an upper edge and a front edge distal to the seat back, said front edge terminating in a first catch portion immovably associated with the ramp bar displaced downward from the upper edge and extending forward from the front edge, and a lower edge in contact with a cross member located between a first and a second side of the seat frame; a seat pan pivotally connected to the seat frame; a drop down link pivotally attached to the seat pan; and a cam roller attached to the drop down link, the cam roller positioned in contact with the ramp bar.