Legless rocker-recliner chair

A legless rocking and reclining chair comprising,

• an inner chair surface having a contour for supporting the back and seat of a seated person,
• an arcuate outer surface having a length generally coextensive with said inner surface, but spaced apart from the inner surface, and connected thereto forming a closed chair body, said inner and outer chair surfaces having a smooth curvature along the length thereof, said surfaces defined by a generally upright portion generally corresponding in length, width and curvature to the back of a seated person and a smoothly curved seat portion connected to the upright portion corresponding in length, width and curvature to the seat of a seated person, for reclining to an angle such that the back of a seated person may exceed 60.degree. with respect to the vertical,
• frame means for spacing said inner surface from said outer surface with maximum spacing at opposite sides of the width of the chair surfaces at least in the seat portion, said chair surfaces having a forward section defining a nose and a rearward section defining a chair back, and
• balancing means in the nose of said chair body for maintaining said chair in a stable upright position when not in use.