Patent ID: 8690247

Claim:
Reclinable seating comprising: a backrest configured to recline from an upright position; a seat comprising a front portion and a rear portion, the seat being hingeably connected to the backrest at the rear portion, and the seat being configured to move in relation to the backrest; a frame comprising: a front member near the front portion of the seat, a generally upright rear member near the rear portion of the seat, a pivot member extending generally horizontally from the rear member and contacting the backrest so that the backrest can pivot about the pivot member, and a track extending from the front member toward the rear member, and comprising a first upper portion, a second upper portion that is spaced apart from the first upper portion, a lower portion, a first generally upward-extending portion connecting the first upper portion and the lower portion, and a second generally upward-extending portion connecting the second upper portion and the lower portion, at least a portion of the track sloping downward from the direction of the front member to the direction of the rear member; and a guide configured to support the seat on the track, the guide being fixedly attached to the seat and slideably engaged with the downward-sloping portion of the track, such that the guide is configured to slide along the track upon application of a force to the backrest and/or seat, and the guide being configured to be higher on the slope of the track when the backrest is reclined than when the backrest is upright.