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(ARA) - Are you sitting down for this news? Most
likely the answer to that is a resounding, “yes.” In
fact, the average office worker spends 70,000 hours
in his or her office chair during their working
lifetime. With that much time sitting down, you
should be comfortable, right? Unfortunately, most
workers aren’t. Many complain of chairs with poor
back support . . . that are too small -- or
oversized . . . that sink as they sit . . . that
have too many knobs and levers to adjust them easily
. . . and that simply aren’t comfortable to sit in
for seven-plus hours a day.
Thanks to the innovative minds at Allsteel, a
leading designer and manufacturer of office
furniture, there is a new standard for the typical
task chair. The company recently introduced its new
Sum task chair
-- a chair for the masses. Its patent-pending,
first-of-its-kind AutoFit technology provides the
ultimate in comfort without the need for manual
control levers to adjust lumbar support.
This is because the Sum chair features an automatic,
self-adjusting AutoFit lumbar system to provide even
distribution across the user’s back, reducing
pressure build-up and providing superior comfort.
This hands-free support responds to the sitter’s
movements automatically to provide support exactly
where it is needed, allowing workers to be more
productive.
Anyone who sits in one of the tens of millions of
task chairs found in thousands of offices and work
settings throughout North America will appreciate
Allsteel’s winning formula of performance + comfort
+ ergonomics + technology + style that all equal
into truly Sum kind of chair.
“The Sum chair provides advanced ergonomic
performance, intuitive functionality, and superior
comfort in a simple, attractive design for mass
application task seating,” said Eric Jungbluth,
Allsteel president. “Sum is a chair so intuitive, so
comfortable, so stylish, you practically want to
take it home at the end of day.”
Autofit means you can’t adjust the chair incorrectly
as its lumbar technology also automatically adjusts
to support multiple users. As a result, Sum is the
chair for almost everyone as it’s designed to
accommodate from the fifth percentile female to the
ninety-fifth percentile male. That means that nearly
all chair users: men, women; short, tall; young,
old; small or large, can appreciate the features of
the Sum chair. That’s particularly important as the
changing face of today’s office worker becomes more
diverse.
Another benefit is its fully adjustable arms that
easily change height, width and depth to allow users
to customize the support needed for their body type
and work style. This allows the user to get closer
to their worksurface without the typical tradeoff of
dropping the chair arms below the worksurface where
they are inaccessible.
The Sum chair also provides balanced,
weight-activated control. Thanks to its Avatar 2
system, it provides unlimited tasking positions
without manual adjustments. When sitting in the Sum
chair it delivers a smooth, balanced support
throughout the recline, upright and forward tasking
positions and responds to each user’s sitting style
and back support needs.
This subsequently leads to a key Sum chair benefit
-- its work-targeting feature. Its unique tilt
control maintains the user’s line of sight
throughout the chair’s full range of motion. The
weight-activated control allows the user to keep
his/her eyes on their work without adjusting seat or
head positions. It also minimizes eyestrain, reduces
neck muscle fatigue and keeps work within arms
reach.
For more information about the revolutionary Sum
task chair or other contract office furnishings,
visit
www.allsteeloffice.com.
Courtesy of ARA Content
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