Patent ID: 6481795
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A therapeutic chair, comprising:a seat; a base configured to rest on a surface: and a seat-support mechanism configured to couple the seat to the base and enable the seat to be rotated 360Â° about a vertical axis, and to be rocked 35Â° in a front-to-back direction and 40 degrees in a side-to-side direction with respect to the vertical axis the seat-support mechanism comprising a first support member extending from one of either the seat or the base and a second support member attached to the other of the seat and the base and configured to receive the first support member in slidable engagement, the second support member including first and second donut-shaped resilient members mounted in spaced parallel relationship and configured to receive the first support member in slidable engagement along a longitudinal axis of the first support member and to urge the first support member into alignment with a longitudinal axis the second support member.