Reclining office chair cushioning system

Abstract

A reclining office chair is provided. The reclining office chair includes a swivel base and an extendable foot panel. The extendable foot panel may be extended by a user sitting in the chair my mechanically engaging at least one of the arm rests of the chair.

1 . A reclining chair including:
 a swivel base supporting a chair seat;   an extendable foot panel positioned at the front of said chair seat; and   a cushioning system for said chair seat having at least one sleeved spring   
     
     
         2 . The reclining chair of  claim 1  wherein said cushioning system has a plurality of sleeved springs. 
     
     
         3 . The reclining chair of  claim 1  wherein said chair seat includes at least one spring wherein said spring is enclosed in fabric to separate said spring from another spring. 
     
     
         4 . The reclining chair of  claim 2  wherein said plurality of sleeved springs form a grid of sleeved springs. 
     
     
         5 . The reclining chair of  claim 4  wherein said grid of sleeved springs includes at least one of a top fabric layer and a bottom fabric layer. 
     
     
         6 . The reclining chair of  claim 1  further including at least one arm rest mechanically connected to said extendable foot panel to allow a user to mechanically engage said at least one arm rest to extend said extendable foot panel. 
     
     
         7 . The reclining chair of  claim 6  further including a supplemental foot panel that is mechanically connected to said at least one arm rest. 
     
     
         8 . The reclining chair of  claim 1  further including at least one flip-up armrest. 
     
     
         9 . A method for cushioning a chair including:
 supporting a chair seat with a swivel base;   positioning an extendable foot panel at the front of said chair seat; and   cushioning said chair seat using a cushioning system having at least one sleeved spring.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said cushioning system has a plurality of sleeved springs. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said chair seat includes at least one spring wherein said spring is enclosed in fabric to separate said spring from another spring. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said plurality of sleeved springs form a grid of sleeved springs. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said grid of sleeved springs includes at least one of a top fabric layer and a bottom fabric layer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9  further including:
 mechanically connecting at least one arm rest to said extendable foot panel; and   mechanically engaging said at least one arm rest to extend said extendable foot panel.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9  further including mechanically coupling a supplemental foot panel to said at least one arm rest. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9  wherein said chair includes at least one flip-up armrest.