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Height, width and pivot
arms:
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Arms
telescope, pivot and adjust up and down so more people can find a natural position without sacrificing support.
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Seat edge angle control:
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Allows people to ease pressure on their
legs and widen
the angle between legs and torso without feeling that they're sliding out of their chair.
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Separate
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Upper back force control enables users to set the rate of increase in "push back"
that they need as they recline. Smaller users can get a gradual increase in rate of
"push
back," larger users a rapid increase
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Lower back
firmness control enables users to provide a constant amount of firmness to maintain their lower
back's natural curve. |
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Natural Glide SystemTM:
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Seat glides forward so people can recline without leaving their "Vision and Reach Zone,"
remaining within a comfortable reach of their work.
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More fluid natural
motion that encourages greater movement.
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Live BackTM:
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Changes shape to mimic the way a person's unique spine changes shape.
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Chair's lower
back arches forward as your lower back naturally arches forward when
reclining eliminating
"lower back gap."
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Reduces
potential of lower back sagging and moving into a hunched posture, which may
weaken walls of
discs, stresses back ligaments and causes deterioration of the spine.
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LeapTM
Chair Market Launch
•Steelcase demonstrated Leap technology for
the first time at NeoCon, June 7-10 in Chicago.
•The
Leap
chair begins shipping in August
1999. Additional design options will be
available
six to nine months after the first shipment.
•The
Leap
chair offers multiple design
options, with models priced from $700 to $1300.
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Today's
Chair |
Chairs
with Leap Technology |
| Fixed
contoured back |
Live
Back |
| One-back
tension control |
Separate
upper and lower back controls |
| Synchro-tilt
mechanism |
Natural
Glide system |
Height-adjustable
armrests with either
width or pivot |
Height-adjustable
armrests with both width and pivot |
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