HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE NECK SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A GAMING CHAIR

A height-adjustable neck support system (12) for an office chair, in particular for a gaming chair (10), for adaptation to different neck-supporting heights required by users of different heights is disclosed, having: a neck support (16), which has a support edge (22); a retaining plate (18), which is configured to be secured in a fixed position on the chair (10); and an adjustment mechanism (24), which comprises a first adjustment device (25) and a second adjustment device (25), wherein the first adjustment device (25) is connected to the neck support (16) and the second adjustment device (25) is connected to the retaining plate (18), and wherein the adjustment devices (25) define a length (LV) of an adjustment region (Vges) when the adjustment devices (25) are engaged with each other in an engagement state; wherein the adjustment devices (25) can be brought into engagement with each other in such a way that the neck support (16) is connectable to the retaining plate (18) in a first orientation (O1) and in a second, opposite orientation (O2); wherein the adjustment devices (25) are configured to be moved relative to each other in opposite adjustment directions (R1, R2); and wherein, when the neck support (16) is positioned centrally in the adjustment region (Vges), the support edge (22) is arranged eccentrically with respect to the adjustment region (Vges). Furthermore, a corresponding chair is disclosed.