Product details
- Brand
- Steelcase
- Color / finish
- Blue upholstery / black frame
- Product type
- Adjustable office task chair
Description
The Leap is designed around movement within a seated workspace. Its backrest flexes as you change position, and the seat moves with the reclining action to help keep you near the work surface. The blue upholstered seat and back sit on a black five-star rolling base in this configuration.
Adjustment is the main reason to consider this chair: arm position, seat setup and recline controls can be tuned together. A useful fit starts with your actual desk and body measurements, rather than a promise that one chair position will suit everyone for an entire day.
Features
- LiveBack backrest: a flexible back designed to follow changes in seated posture.
- Adjustable arm supports: catalog-listed height, width, depth and pivot adjustment.
- Natural Glide seat movement: the seat moves as the back reclines.
- Flexible front seat edge: a front edge designed to move with changes in leg position.
- Blue upholstered finish: seat and back upholstery with a black frame and base.
- Rolling swivel base: five-point caster base shown in the supplied configuration.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Steelcase |
|---|---|
| Chair family | Leap |
| Catalog model | 46216179 |
| Color | Blue upholstery, black frame |
| Back design | LiveBack flexible support |
| Arm adjustment | Height, width, depth and pivot, as cataloged |
| Seat movement | Natural Glide during recline |
| Listed weight-test figure | 300 lb in this catalog; confirm the supplied unit's label |
| Headrest | Not shown or specified as included |
Use the controls together
Exact upholstery codes, caster choices and adjustment ranges can vary by configuration and production date. Confirm those details if you are matching an existing chair or need a particular floor-compatible caster.
| Seat height and depth | Start with supported feet and space behind the knees; verify the supplied chair's adjustment range. |
|---|---|
| Arm supports | Position them near the forearms without lifting the shoulders. |
| Lower-back firmness | Leap's adjustment guidance describes a separate control for the feel of lower-back support. |
| Recline tension and stop | Set the effort needed to lean back and the permitted travel using the matching guide. |
| Desk relationship | Bring the keyboard and mouse within easy reach after setting the chair. |
A specific listing, not every Leap option
Steelcase offers the Leap family in multiple materials and configurations. This listing is the blue 46216179 chair shown here. It does not establish a headrest, stool-height cylinder or the dimensions and rating of a Leap Plus. Manufacturer warranty eligibility should be confirmed for the actual unit and sales channel.
What's included
- One blue Steelcase Leap 46216179 chair
- Arm supports, five-star base and casters
No headrest, footring or additional upholstery set is specified. Confirm the exact condition and configuration before purchase if those details are essential.
Common questions
Is this the Leap Plus?
This listing identifies model 46216179 as a Leap. Do not assume the wider seat or rating of the separate Leap Plus model.
Do the arms adjust in several directions?
Yes. The catalog describes up/down, in/out, forward/back and pivot movement.
Does it include a headrest?
No headrest is shown in the supplied product image or established by the listed contents.
Can I use current Leap specifications for every detail?
Current manufacturer guidance explains the control concepts, but exact dimensions, ratings, materials and options should be matched to this particular chair.
Product information & sources
The blue finish, model reference, arm movements and historical test figure follow the exact catalog. Steelcase documentation informs the control explanations; specifications and sustainability percentages for other configurations were not presented as universal. Steelcase official Leap product and adjustment information; Steelcase seating specification guide. Reviewed September 2026.
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