Patent ID: 8764116

Claim:
An item of seating furniture, comprising: a seat having a seat surface; a generally circular foot panel for positioning the item of seating furniture on a floor, said generally circular foot panel having a side directed toward the floor being configured, at least in part, as a non-slip surface, and having a single convex curvature portion being provided centrally and extending outwards over said foot panel entirely such that said foot panel is configured in a form of a segment of a sphere on an outer side directed to the floor to achieve a symmetrical tilting action for the item of seating furniture; a central part connecting said seat to said generally circular foot panel, said central part having a vertical center axis running centrally through said generally circular foot panel; said seat having a top side facing away from said generally circular foot panel, said top side having at least one recess formed therein and a periphery around said recess lying within a single horizontal plane; and said seat having an underside directed toward said generally circular foot panel, and on said underside, said seat having, at least in part, a projecting periphery extending from said periphery and having a plurality of portions of different heights relative to said periphery of said top side of said seat and being directed, at least in part, radially outward to prevent the item of seating furniture from rolling away via said projecting periphery when lying on a side, said projecting periphery on said underside of said seat being of a periodic wave-shaped design.