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A multi-position chair may be positioned into multiple positions including one or more sitting positions at different heights, one or more leaning positions at different angles, and one or more storage positions. The multi-position chair may include a seat, a back and a support for supporting the se

A multi-position chair may be positioned into multiple positions including one or more sitting positions at different heights, one or more leaning positions at different angles, and one or more storage positions. The multi-position chair may include a seat, a back and a support for supporting the seat and the back with respect to the floor. The seat and the back may be pivotable with respect to each other and with respect to the support. The seat includes a seating surface configured to receive the user's buttocks in a sitting position. The back may include a front seating surface configured to receive the user's back in a sitting position and a rear leaning surface configured to receive the user's buttocks in a leaning position.

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What is claimed is: 1. A multi-position chair comprising: a support; a seat pivotably coupled to said support; and a back pivotably coupled to said seat, wherein said seat and said back are configured to be positioned in at least one sitting position and at least one leaning position, said back inc

What is claimed is: 1. A multi-position chair comprising: a support; a seat pivotably coupled to said support; and a back pivotably coupled to said seat, wherein said seat and said back are configured to be positioned in at least one sitting position and at least one leaning position, said back including a front seating surface configured to receive a back of a user in a sitting position and a rear leaning surface configured to receive buttocks of said user in a leaning position, wherein said seat and said back are configured to be folded together and angled downward such that said rear leaning surface of said back is positioned to receive said buttocks of said user in said leaning position. 2. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said seat and said back are configured to be positioned in at least one storage position. 3. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said support includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust a height of said seat and said back. 4. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said support comprises a base for supporting said seat and said back relative to a floor. 5. The multi-position chair of claim 4 wherein said base comprises a gripping portion configured to grip said floor when a force is applied to said support toward said floor. 6. The multi-position chair of claim 5 further comprising at least one spring-loaded caster coupled to said base. 7. The multi-position chair of claim 4 wherein said base comprises a platform configured to receive feet of a user when a user when a user is sitting on said seat or leaning against said back. 8. The multi-position chair of claim 7 wherein said platform is adjustable between at least a first position for receiving the feet of the user when the user is sitting on said seat to at least a second position for receiving the feet of the user when the user is leaning against said back. 9. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said support includes a plurality of legs extending from said seat. 10. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said seat and said back are pivotably adjustable relative to said support and configured for a plurality of leaning positions at different angles. 11. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said seat and said back comprise memory foam. 12. A multi-position chair comprising: a seat; a back pivotably coupled to said seat, wherein said seat and said back are configured to be positioned in at least one sitting position, at least one leaning position and at least one storage position, wherein said back includes a front seating surface configured to receive a back of a user in said sitting position and a rear leaning surface configured to receive buttocks of said user in said leaning position, and wherein said seat and said back are configured to be folded together and angled downward such that said rear leaning surface of said back is positioned to receive said buttocks of said user in said leaning position, and wherein said seat and said back are configured to be folded together for positioning in said storage position; and a support pivotably supporting said seat, wherein said support is configured to contact a floor and to prevent horizontal movement of the chair in said at least one leaning position. 13. The multi-position chair of claim 12 wherein said rear leaning surface of said back includes depressions shaped to conform to said buttocks of said user. 14. The multi-position chair of claim 12 wherein said support includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust a height of said seat and said back. 15. The multi-position chair of claim 12 wherein said support comprises a base for supporting said seat and said back relative to a floor. 16. The multi-position chair of claim 15 wherein said base comprises a gripping portion configured to grip said floor when a force is applied to said support toward said floor. 17. The multi-position chair of claim 16 further comprising at least one spring-loaded caster coupled to said base. 18. The multi-position chair of claim 1 wherein said rear leaning surface of said back includes depressions shaped to conform to said buttocks of said user.