Set of office chairs

Abstract

The invention relates to a set of office chairs, comprising a first species of office chairs and a second species of office chairs. The office chairs of both the first and the second species each comprise a pedestal to support the chair on a floor surface, a seat and a back rest. The first species of office chairs differs from the second species of office chairs with respect to the construction of the seat such that the seat of the office chairs of the first species is adapted to the male anatomy and the seat of the office chairs of the second species is adapted to the female anatomy.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . Set of office chairs comprising a first species of office chairs and a second species of office chairs, wherein the office chairs of both the first and the second species each comprise 
 a pedestal to support the chair on a floor surface,    a seat, and    a back rest,    the first species of office chairs differing from the second species of office chairs with respect to the construction of the seat such that the seat of the first species of office chairs is adapted to the male anatomy and the seat of the second species of office chairs is adapted to the female anatomy.    
     
     
         2 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the office chairs of the first species and the office chairs of the second species each have an identical pedestal.  
     
     
         3 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the office chairs of the first species and the office chairs of the second species each have an identical back rest.  
     
     
         4 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the seats of the office chairs of one of the first species and the second species differ from those of the other species in each case in having a different configuration of a front central region of the seat.  
     
     
         5 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the seats of the office chairs of one of the first species and the second species differ from those of the other species in each case in having a different configuration of a strip-like support region that bounds the seats in a back region toward the back rest.  
     
     
         6 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the seat of the first species of office chairs adapted to the male anatomy defines at least one of an opening and an indentation in a front central region of the seat.  
     
     
         7 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a front central region of the seat of the second species of office chairs adapted to the female anatomy is constructed substantially as a continuous surface defining no opening or indentation.  
     
     
         8 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the seat of the first species of office chairs adapted to the male anatomy comprises a posterior, strip-like support region forming a pelvic support that slopes upward toward the back rest.  
     
     
         9 . Set of office chairs as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the seat of the second species of office chairs adapted to the female anatomy comprises a strip-like support region that slopes upward toward the back rest less steeply than the strip-like support region of the first species.  
     
     
         10 . A method for the automated selection of office chairs from a set of office chairs as claimed in any of  claims 1  to  9 , comprising the steps of 
 providing a set of office chairs that comprises at least one office chair belonging to the first species and at least one office chair belonging to the second species;  
 asking the sex of the user for whom the chair is intended; and  
 offering only the office chairs of the first species or the second species depending on the sex of the prospective user.