Patent ID: 6385797
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for raising and lowering a seat member to assist a handicapped person, comprising a first support member and a second support member each having a front portion and a rear portion, a pivot connection pivotally connecting said front portions of said first and second support members, a seat member having a rear portion pivotally connected to said rear portion of said second support member, a scissor linkage pivotally connected to said first and second support members and having a forwardly projecting arm portion positioned to support an intermediate portion of said seat for relative parallel movement, a power assist connecting said first and second said support members and effective to pivot said second support member between a retracted position generally parallel to said first support member and an elevated positioned inclined relative to said first support member, and said scissor linkage being effective to move said seat member automatically between a generally horizontal lower position adjacent said support members and an inclined elevated position projecting forwardly of said support members in response to pivoting of said second support member.