Patent ID: 7210740

Claim:
A chair comprising: a seat frame including a front end and a rear end; a seat back moveable between a generally upright orientation and a generally horizontal orientation, the seat back including a bottom end and a top end distal from the bottom end, the bottom end being pivotally connected with the rear end; a seat articulator including a ramp bar, the ramp bar including a first end connected to the bottom end of the seat back, and a second end including a ramp member having an incline portion and a decline portion, wherein the second end is configured proximate the front end to move horizontally and vertically when the seat back moves between the generally upright orientation and the generally horizontal orientation; and a seat pan disposed above the seat articulator, the seat pan including a first end pivotally connected to the seat frame, and a second end including a roller disposed on the ramp bar proximate the ramp member.