Chairs and seats – Body or occupant restraint or confinement
Patent
1994-05-19
1996-10-15
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Body or occupant restraint or confinement
128869, 29723012, 29745236, 297483, 297486, A47C 736, A61F 537
Patent
active
055647880
ABSTRACT:
A support system for maintaining a person in a substantially upright sitting position in a wheelchair, comprises a unitary frame and a unitary cushion. The unitary frame has front and back portions, and a generally rectangularly shaped central portion having upper and lower sections. A pair of upper lateral wing frame portions extend from the upper section of the central portion, and a pair of lower lateral wing frame portions extend from the lower section of the central portion. The unitary cushion is shaped to fit over the frame and comprises, a generally rectangularly shaped central cushioned portion having upper and lower sections, a pair of upper lateral cushioned wing portions extending from the upper section of the cushioned central portion and a pair of lower lateral cushioned wing portions extending from the lower section of the cushioned central portion. The pairs of upper lateral wing frame portions and lateral cushioned wing portions, provide bracing to the left and right sides of the person's upper torso in a substantially upright position. The pairs of lower lateral frame wing portions and the upper lateral cushioned wing portions, prevent rotation of the person's pelvis. Each of the upper lateral wing frame and cushioned portions, the central frame and cushioned sections, and each of the lower lateral frame and cushioned wing portions, are generally C-shaped when viewed from the side.
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Brown Peter R.
Roen Stephen A.
Skil-Care Corp.
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