Seating furniture with rocking seat

Abstract

A seating furniture has a seat which is adapted to be rocked about a swiveling axis extending parallel to the seat. The seat comprises at least two limiting elements for limiting an angle of swing about the swiveling axis. The limiting elements are attached to the seating furniture in a region of the seat and extend, relative to the swiveling axis, towards opposite sides of the floor.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A seating furniture comprising 
 a) a seat which can be rocked by a limited angle of swing relative to a swiveling axis, the swiveling axis extending parallel to the seat; and    b) at least two limiting elements limiting the angle of swing, the limiting elements being attached to the seating furniture in a region of the seat and extending away from the seat towards opposite sides relative to the swiveling axis.    
     
     
         2 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the seat is substantially X-shaped.  
     
     
         3 . The seating furniture according to    claim 2   , wherein the seat has two sections extending at right angles to each other and wherein the swiveling axis extends parallel to a first one of the two sections and perpendicular to a second one of the two sections.  
     
     
         4 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein a sitting position relative to the swiveling axis may be freely chosen.  
     
     
         5 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the swiveling axis is disposed in a region of a floor.  
     
     
         6 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the limiting elements extend at an angle between 65° to 85° relative to the seat.  
     
     
         7 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the limiting elements are disposed in a region of opposite ends of the seat.  
     
     
         8 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the limiting elements are legs.  
     
     
         9 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the swiveling axis is defined by two legs, the legs being disposed in a region of opposite ends of the seat.  
     
     
         10 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein a supporting structure is disposed in a region of a lower surface of the seat, the supporting structure comprising, at a free end thereof facing away from the seat, an element defining the swiveling axis.  
     
     
         11 . The seating furniture according to    claim 10   , wherein the supporting structure is at least one of vertically adjustable, provided with resilient elements or detachable.  
     
     
         12 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein at least one of the seat and the limiting elements is at least one of vertically adjustable, provided with resilient elements or detachable.  
     
     
         13 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein a first receiving aperture for a back-rest and a second receiving aperture for the back-rest are provided in the seat and wherein the second receiving aperture is offset relative to the first receiving aperture by an angle of 45° to 90° relative to an axis extending perpendicular to the seat.  
     
     
         14 . The seating furniture according to    claim 1   , wherein the seating furniture is foldable.  
     
     
         15 . A seating furniture comprising 
 a) a seat which can be rocked by a limited angle of swing relative to a swiveling axis, the swiveling axis extending parallel to the seat and the seat being substantially X-shaped; and    b) at least two limiting elements limiting the angle of swing, the limiting elements being attached to the seating furniture in a region of seat and extending away from the seat towards opposite sides relative to the swiveling axis.    
     
     
         16 . The seating furniture according to    claim 15   , wherein a sitting position relative to the swiveling axis may be freely chosen.  
     
     
         17 . A seating furniture comprising 
 a) a seat which can be rocked by a limited angle of swing relative to a swiveling axis, the seat having two sections extending approximately at right angles to each other, the swiveling axis extending parallel to a first one of the two sections, perpendicular to a second one of the two sections and parallel to the seat such that a sitting position relative to the swiveling axis may be freely chosen; and    b) at least two limiting elements limiting the angle of swing, the limiting elements extending away from the seat towards opposite sides relative to the swiveling axis.    
     
     
         18 . A seating furniture comprising 
 a) a seat which can be rocked by a limited angle of swing relative to a swiveling axis, the swiveling axis extending parallel to seat; and    b) at least two limiting elements limiting the angle of swing and extending away from the seat towards opposite sides relative to the swiveling axis, a first one of the limiting elements being attached to the seating furniture in a region of the seat and a second one of the limiting elements being attached to the seating furniture in a region of a back-rest.    
     
     
         19 . The seating furniture according to    claim 18   , wherein the seat is substantially X-shaped.  
     
     
         20 . The seating furniture according to    claim 19   , wherein a sitting position relative to the swiveling axis may be freely chosen.