A Guide to Ergonomic Desk Chair Features

Chair rotates a full 360° in either direction for ease of motion. Standard on all swivel chairs . 

With mid range knee tilt, the pivot point is located slightly ahead of center of chair base. This allows user to recline at a slightly more relaxed angle than conventional center tilt. A standard executive office chair feature, such as the HON park avenue series.

Chairs equipped with sychronized knee tilt have a pivot point located need the front edge of the chair. This allows the back to recline at a 2-1 ration to the seat angle. Standard in many reclining office chairs from HON, Office Star and Space.

Tilt tension controls the rate and ease with which chair reclines to different weight and strengths of users. A feature of all reclining office chairs.

Posture mechanisms and locks allow you to adjust the back angle independently of the seat, and lock an infinite number of positions within a fixed range. Standard inSafco Trenton swivel chairs and other ergonomic computer chairs.

Asynchronous control allows you to modify the angle of back relative to sear and the back tilt, as well as the forward tilt for keyboard intensive applications. A feature of the Mayline Comfort ergonomic office chair series and other top brands.

With dual-clutch posture control, you can adjust the seat and back angles independently with two levers for infinite locking within a fixed range. A feature of Mayline Comfort swivel chairs, as well as other heavy duty office chairs from Mayline, BALT and SPACE.

Inverse synchro-tilt offers automatic tension control operation for better circulation. "Zero tilt" seat front helps keep feet on the floor when reclining. Tilt lever controls range of motion. A feature of HON Mobius task chairs. 

Pivot point located directly above center of chair base allows for back tilt (white dot indicates pivot point).  Standard in the HON Mobius high back office chair and other reclining office chairs.

The knee tilt pivot point is located near front edge of chair to allow users to keep feet flat on floor while chair reclines. A standard feature of many HON task chair options.

Duaal-action synchro-tilt allows a ergonomic office chairs to recline at a 2-to-1 ratio to seat angle so the seat stays relatively level to the floor while the user reclines. Standard in HON Boda ergonomic computer chairs and other fine reclining office chairs. 

Tilt lock prevents the office chair from reclining when chair is in upright position.

You can reduce fatigue in your back and thighs by adjusting the seat and back angles. Multi-task control allows to make the adjustments and lock the position with a single control. Standard in HON Solutions swivel chairs and other ergonomic office chairs.

 
Integral lumbar support easily adjusts to enhance comfort (typically 2.5" adjustment range). A feature of all Mayline Comfort executive office chair options, as well as other ergonomic officechairs from Global, Mayline and HON.

With variable sychro-tilt, the chair back reclines at a 2-to-1 ratio to the seat. The chair can tilt freely, or lock in five positions (white dot indicates pivot point). "Forward angle" control provides an extra 6° in the range of motion. Standard in HON Ignition ergonomic office chairsand other adjustable office chair brands.

Ergonomic office chairs that allow the seat and back to flex independently provide automatic comfort. A feature of the HON Perpetual ergonomic office chairs.