Patent ID: 9597243
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. An adjustable medical procedure chair comprising: a substantially horizontal sitting area, the sitting area having a front-facing edge and a rear-facing edge; a sliding seat back section having a lower edge positioned nearest the rear-facing edge of said sitting area and an upper edge positioned opposite said lower edge, the upper edge and lower edge of the seat back section defining a planar lengthwise dimension of said seat back section, and wherein the sliding seat back section is moveable between an inclined position substantially perpendicular to said sitting area and a reclined position substantially parallel to said sitting area; a linkage structure connected to said sliding seat back section operable to cause the lower edge of said sliding seat back section to move closer to the rear-facing edge of said sitting area as the seat back section is reclined and away from the rear-facing edge of the sitting area as the seat back section is inclined; a hinge connecting the rear-facing edge of said sitting area to the lower edge of said seat back section; and wherein said sliding seat back section further comprises a recess beneath said lower edge of the seat back section into which said hinge can fold when the seat back section is in the reclined position.