Patent ID: 7992936

Claim:
A seat which comprises: an underframe; and a seat element supported by the underframe, the seat element comprising a front seat part, a rear seat part, a lower backrest part and an upper backrest part, wherein the front seat part, the rear seat part, the lower backrest part and the upper backrest part comprise at least one supporting arm, the supporting arm comprising at least one upper support and at least one lower support, the upper support being guided in a region of the front seat part by at least one guide element, the upper support and the lower support being connected to each other in an upper region of the upper backrest part, the upper support and the lower support having an arcuate profile in a transitory region between the rear seat part and the lower backrest part, the upper support and the lower support being positioned with respect to each other in the transitory region by at least one connecting link, and the front seat part being able to be pulled back by the upper support with a pulling-back movement if, when the backrest parts are loaded by an individual leaning against them, the seat element is displaced from an upright position into a reclined position, wherein at least a portion of each of the at least one upper and lower supports experience elastic deformation through bending as the at least one supporting arm is moved between the upright position and the reclined position and wherein an entire of the upper and lower backrest parts bend and rotate in the same direction as the seat element is moved between the upright and reclined positions in response to rearward forces applied to the backrest parts by the individual leaning against them.