Stackable chair

A chair comprising:

• a one-piece, integrally molded, plastic seat, back, and supporting apron;
• said apron extending from said seat generally continuously to the floor and extending generally continuously across the front of the chair to define a front portion and towards the rear of the chair on each side of the chair to define side portions, to a point at floor-engaging level located sufficiently rearwardly to provide support at the rear of the chair for a person seated on the chair;
• said apron joining said seat along the front edge of said seat and along only a portion of the side edges of said seat for only a portion of the distance toward the rear of said chair whereby an opening is provided between the rear portions of said seat and the rearwardly extending side portions of said apron to give the chair comfort yielding flexibility in a fore and aft direction;
• said apron terminating along the sides of said chair so as to leave the rear of said chair open beneath said seat whereby said chair can be stacked with others of its kind in a generally fore and aft direction;
• said front portion of said apron comprising a relatively narrow front mid-portion located at the front, center of said chair extending from the bottom edge of the apron upwardly generally to said seat;
• said side portions of said apron including a rearwardly and outwardly flaring surface at each side of said mid-portion extending from the bottom edge of the apron upwardly a substantial distance toward said seat, said flaring surface sweeping sharply rearwardly from said narrow front mid-portion and then outwardly to leave exposed floor surface under said seat on either side of said front mid-portion while still providing lateral stability at the rear of the chair.