Patent ID: 7770977
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. In a patient procedure chair, mounting and positioning apparatus comprising: a pair of essentially straight posts extending in spaced parallel relationship to each other, elongated flexible bearings fixed with respect to said chair, said bearings slidably receiving said posts for movement of said posts longitudinally of said bearings, a rigid frame fixed to said chair, clamps cooperating with said frame and engaging said bearings to restrain movement of said posts within said bearings, said clamps include a boss projecting therefrom toward said frame, a threaded socket formed in said boss, a complementarily threaded shaft threadably received in said socket, an opening formed through said frame in substantial alignment with said threaded socket, said threaded shaft extending through said opening in said frame and into said threaded engagement with said socket, a knob fixed to an end of said threaded shaft opposite the end of said shaft threadably received in said boss, said knob permitting rotational movement of said threaded shaft to move said clamps toward or away from said frame to lock said posts in selected positions or permit sliding adjustment thereof relative to said frame.