Patent ID: 6203106
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A chair for handicapped individuals comprising an undercarriage having a track system including a rear track descending from the rear of said undercarriage to a mid-part thereof and a forward track ascending from said mid-part of said undercarriage to the front thereof, a tiltable seat assembly to which are mounted a rear track follower for following a said descending track of said undercarriage and a mid-part track follower for following a said ascending track of said undercarriage, a brake shiftable between a locked condition for holding said tiltable assembly against movement on said track system of said undercarriage and an unlocked condition for allowing manual gravity-assisted movement of said tiltable assembly on said track system of said undercarriage, a back assembly mounted on said seat assembly in a manner allowing for said back assembly to be tilted with said seat assembly and also shifted into a variety of angular relationships with respect to said seat assembly, and a handle on said back assembly at a location for convenient hand access by a person behind said chair for shifting said brake between said locked and unlocked conditions.