Patent ID: 6655731
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
An orthopaedic chair for a person suffering from back problems the chair includes a chair seat, a chair back and a frame for supporting the chair seat and the back, the seat being mounted for rotation about a first horizontal axis the chair back mounted for rotation about a second horizontal axes, means to provide horizontal adjustment of the first axis and the seat, means to provide vertical adjustment of the first axis and the seat, means to provide vertical adjustment of the chair back including vertical adjustment of the second axis, the chair seat and chair back being adjusted to suit an individual sitting in the chair thereby holding the person in an orthopaedically beneficial position, wherein the chair is a folding chair and said frame comprises spaced apart sides each side including first and second elongated members joined intermediate their ends by pivot means and the spaced apart sides are interconnected by cross members.