Patent ID: 8616574
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An ergonomic mobility chair comprising a frame; two primary wheels usable for hand propulsion of the chair each of said primary wheels mounted on an end portion of a transverse-axle structure horizontally coupled to a forward portion of the frame; at least one secondary load-bearing support positioned aft of the primary wheels and coupled to the frame; a seat and two knee supports coupled to the frame, the seat and the knee supports being arranged with respect to one another so as to position a user of the chair in a kneeling, upright, and generally neutral physiologic position, wherein the seat is positioned aft of the axle structure; wherein the seat is mounted on an angularly rotatable first support structure connectable to a second support structure; wherein a distal end of the second support structure is rotatable forward to increase the seating angle with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the frame; and wherein the structural components may comprise a plurality of materials including at least one of aluminum, steel, plastic, and composites.