Patent ID: 8104835
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a frame; a backrest assembly comprising a pivot bracket; a seat assembly pivotably connected to the pivot bracket and the frame; a leg rest assembly pivotably connected to the frame; a link connected to the leg rest assembly at a first pivot joint and the pivot bracket at a second pivot joint; and a lock connected to the leg rest assembly and the frame, wherein in a first position the lock prohibits movement of the leg rest assembly relative to the frame and in a second position the lock permits pivotal movement of the leg rest assembly relative to the frame; wherein the seat assembly is permitted to move independent of the leg rest assembly when the lock is in the first position; and wherein the apparatus is configured to transition from a seating mode to a standing mode and from the standing mode to a supine mode.