Abstract:
A chair for disabled persons has a supporting frame, a seat adjustably connected to the supporting frame by a hinge, and a back adjustably connected by a hinge to the rear of the seat. The seat has a front section which lies beneath and supports the upper legs of an occupant, and a rear section which lies beneath and supports the pelvis of an occupant. The front and rear sections can be fixed and adjusted independently of each other due to a hinge which is parallel to the hinge at the rear of the seat.
Abstract:
An adjustment mechanism (1) is disclosed which has a locking assembly (2) and an actuator (3). The locking assembly (2) is self-contained because it is biased by a spring (12) which acts between a housing (11) for the assembly and clutch leaves (5(a), 5(b)). The actuator (3) has a cam rod (15) which does not take any part in the clamping action on the leaves (5(a), 5(b)). There is a large mechanical advantage in the actuator (3) because the cam surface (17) is formed from a cut-out in the rod (15). A single actuator (45) may be used for two or more locking assemblies. Depending on configuration of the cam surfaces (48, 49), exclusive operation of one locking assembly may be achieved.
Abstract:
Assembly for a chair with adjustable seat back and leg-rest, which comprises a seat frame (14) secured at its two ends by hinges (12) to a seat back frame (13) and to a leg-rest frame (15) , these three frames (13-14-15) including in their lower portions connecting struts (16-25a-25b) positioned between one side and the other of the frames (13-14-15), the seat frame (14) comprising in its lower portion at least two reinforcing cross members (11) having the functions of resting on and being fastened to a basic characterizing structure (17) , the connecting strut (16) of the seat frame (14) bearing one single actuation means (18) that includes an actuation lever (21) which has a first inactive position and second (21a) and third (21b) positions to alter inclination, the second and third positions (21a-21b) to alter inclination cooperating with respective valves (23) which act on positioner jacks (20a-20b) located between the respective connecting struts (16-25a-25b).
Abstract:
An adjustable sitting device, e.g. a chair with the mutual angle between the seat and the back rest being adjustable, if desired, with simultaneous adjustment of the level of the seat and the back rest, said seat and/or back rest being turnable about an axis that is essentially coincident with an imaginary axis through the hip joints of the user. The lower portion of the back rest has a circle sector shaped cross section and the rear portion of said seat has a correcponding circle sector shaped cross section with a circle sector shaped mounting plate inserted between said portions for a sliding support of said back seat and seat portions.
Abstract:
A dental chair has its backrest connected to the seat by a scissor linkage arrangement which effects the moving together of the contiguous portions of the backrest and seat concurrently with movement of the backrest from an upright to a reclined position.
Abstract:
A reclining chair has a main frame and a supplemental frame telescoping therefrom. The main frame includes a foot section and a back section pivotally supported thereon and latchable in adjusted positions. The back section includes arcuate slots and the supplemental frame includes horizontal legs telescoping into the main frame and vertical legs connected by pin means to the arcuate slots in the backrest. Spring means bias the horizontal legs toward the main frame and bias the vertical legs upwardly from the supplemental frame so that as the backrest is moved toward the horizontal the horizontal legs are extended and the vertical legs are lowered against the bias of the springs.
Abstract:
In a motorized reclining chair including a chair frame having arms the improvement comprising the unique mounting of a movable back and seat portion, an ottoman and a headrest thereon, whereby totally independent adjustment of those elements may be accomplished within predetermined limits by the user. Movement of the elements of the improved reclining chair is accomplished by selectively actuating any combination of three electric motors provided for this purpose. By virtue of this construction the user of the chair may repose in any of a great variety of positions varying from a substantially erect, seated position to a fully reclined, substantially supine position.
Abstract:
In a seat having a seat plate of adjustable inclination and a backrest of adjustable inclination, gas springs are provided for adjusting the inclination of the seat plate and backrest, the valve actuating pins of the gas springs being oppositely disposed and actuatable by an adjusting lever. The adjusting lever extends transversely to the valve actuating pin arrangement and is mounted to pivot vertically and horizontally about a common pivot point disposed beyond the straight connecting line between the valve actuating pins. In the preferred embodiment, two control arms on the seat carrier are movable in a scissor-like manner in a vertical plane containing the valve pin arrangement, the adjusting lever engaging between and co-operating with the control arms which co-operate with the valve actuating pins. This permits the inclination of the seat plate and the inclination of the backrest to be adjusted with a single operating element either at independent times or simultaneously.
Abstract:
A chair includes a lower seat cushion member which is independently pivotable about a pivot on the chair frame and a rear back cushion member which is independently pivotable about a pivot on the chair frame. The rear and lower seat cushion members are not interconnected and are independently pivotable with respect to each other. The cushion members are preferably biased toward a neutral rest position with a weak biasing force so that the occupant of the chair can easily cause the cushions to pivot so as to assume the proper support position for the occupant.
Abstract:
A swingable type chair is made from arcuate sections which are releasably united to be adjustable to a multiplicity of angular positions from the one for sitting and swinging. The sections are hung on aligned pivots supported on pedestals at each side of a circular or oval base so as to be oscillatable to swing back and forth on the pivots. The chair can be changed from a normal seating configuration to a reclining configuration and to an elongated bed-type configuration.