Patent ID: 9492339
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61G,A61H

Claim Text:
1. A chair comprising: a) a seat having a front portion and a rear portion and opposed side edges, the chair having a seated position with the seat being substantially horizontal; b) a support system for the seat, the support system comprising a collapsible frame for each side edge, each frame being in the shape of a parallelogram, each parallelogram being formed by one or more than one members; c) a pivot mechanism between the front and rear portions so they can pivot relative to each other; d) a back extending upwardly from the rear portion of the seat; e) legs for supporting the seat, wherein the front portion of the seat pivots upwardly from a pivot location at the front portion of the seat for lifting a user from the seated position toward a standing position, wherein the rear portion of the seat inclines slightly downwardly toward the back both in the seated position and in the standing position, and wherein the rear portion pivots relative to the front portion so that the rear portion of the seat remains generally horizontal with an incline slightly downwardly toward the back as the front portion of the seat pivots upwardly toward the standing position; and f) a drive for pivoting the front portion of the seat upwardly toward the standing position.