Patent ID: 6592185
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An adaptive power operated chair device comprising:a base assembly; a central elevator control assembly pivotally secured to said base assembly for vertical pivotal movement relative thereto including a seat support member having a seat portion at its upper end for supporting buttocks of a chair occupant, and a leg support member extending downwardly therefrom for supporting the legs of the occupant, and a foot support member pivotally secured at its rearward end to the forward end of the leg support member for vertical pivotal movement relative thereto, operating means secured between said elevator assembly and said base assembly for pivotally moving said elevator assembly relative to said base assembly,operating means secured between said foot support member and said leg support member for pivotally moving said foot support member relative to said leg support member, a back rest means pivotally secured to said base assembly at the upper end of said central elevator assembly for vertical pivotal movement relative thereto, operating means secured between said back rest means and said base assembly for pivotally moving said back rest means relative to said central elevator assembly and said base assembly,each of said operating means secured to a power supply for operating same, and selective control means operatively connected with said operating means for selectively controlling the movement of each of said operating means independently to provide the occupant with selective positioning of said foot support member, said leg support member, and said back rest means relative to one another and to said base assembly.