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An improved chair (10) having convex back rest portions (11a) and a convex seat front portion (13) is described. The seat is designed to externally rotate the hip joints (P7 and P8) of a seated person P towards the floor or other support surface. The convex back rest portions and seat rest portions

An improved chair (10) having convex back rest portions (11a) and a convex seat front portion (13) is described. The seat is designed to externally rotate the hip joints (P7 and P8) of a seated person P towards the floor or other support surface. The convex back rest portions and seat rest portions preferably include flexible segments (A and E) for increased support. The chair provides greater comfort and body support.

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In a chair including a seat means for supporting the buttocks and upper legs of a seated person and a backrest means adjacent to the seat means for supporting the back of the person and a support means for the seat means the improvement which comprises: (a) a seat means wherein an upwardly facing su

In a chair including a seat means for supporting the buttocks and upper legs of a seated person and a backrest means adjacent to the seat means for supporting the back of the person and a support means for the seat means the improvement which comprises: (a) a seat means wherein an upwardly facing surface supporting the upper legs of the person adjacent a front portion of the seat means is convex in vertical cross section of opposite sides of a vertical midline of the chair and between the sides such that the hip joints in the buttocks of the person externally rotate downward causing the knees to tend to spread apart and the feet of the person to point outwardly; and (b) a backrest means extending from a union means between the seat means and the backrest means supporting the back of the person with a forwardly facing surface near the shoulders and adjacent an upper portion of the backrest means which is convex in horizontal cross-section on opposite sides of the vertical midline of the chair and between the sides.