Patent ID: 8888182

Claim:
A chair, comprising: a frame assembly including a left and a right frame portion, each said frame portion including a front leg, a base leg, and a rear leg; a seat support attached to each said front leg; a seat having a front portion slidably disposed on each said seat support and a back portion rotatably coupled to an upper end of each rear leg; a chair back having an upper portion rotatably coupled to an upper end of each front leg, and a lower portion rotatably interconnected to said upper end of each rear leg; wherein as a user leans back in the chair, said chair back reclines moving each front leg of the frame assembly toward said rear legs placing said front legs in tension, and said seat translates forward over said seat supports attached to said front legs, moving said upper ends of said rear legs toward said front legs placing said rear legs in tension, elastically deforming each of said frame portions and storing energy, and wherein the stored energy aids the user to sit upright by forcing said rear legs to move backward translating said seat toward said chair back, and said front legs to move forward bringing the chair back forward and to an upright position.