Occupant-arising assist chair

Details Occupant-arising assist chair Occupant-arising assist chair

1988-07-26

1989-06-13

Zugel, Francis K.

Chairs and seats

Movable bottom

Movable independently of back

297DIG10, 297313, A47C 102

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048386120

ABSTRACT:
An invalid chair (10) has a seat (28) which rises (under spring or other power) at the front (36) as well as at the back (38) to assist the occupant to stand. The seat (28) is mounted by means of a mechanism (30) comprising two pairs of tracks (40,46) on the frame (12) and seat (28) respectively, two pairs of levers (50,62) forming a scissor-like linkage (76) with lever ends (52,64) carrying respective rollers (54,66) running in the tracks (40,46), and torsion springs (78) to provide the force urging the seat (28) upwardly. A latch mechanism (102) is provided to latch the seat (28) down. It can be released by a sitting occupant operating a manual device (114) under one arm (18). When the seat (28) rises, the back (38) rises further than the front (36).

REFERENCES:
patent: 3479086 (1969-11-01), Sheridan
patent: 3640566 (1972-02-01), Hodge
patent: 3679260 (1972-07-01), Morse-Brown
patent: 4007960 (1977-02-01), Gaffney

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