Patent ID: 8696017
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. An adjustable chair for a user with reduced mobility, the chair suitable for movement of the user between the chair and an adjacent surface, the chair comprising: a base; a longitudinally extending frame pivotably attached to the base, wherein the frame and base may be pivoted relative to one another between one or more in-use positions in which the frame projects from the base and a storage position in which the frame generally overlies the base; a seat assembly comprising: a lift mechanism configured for selectively reversibly moving the seat assembly along the longitudinal extent of the frame when the frame is in an in-use position, so as to move the seat assembly toward and away from the base; whereby, a user may use the lift mechanism and chair side to selectively facilitate lateral movement of the user between the seat surface and a surface on which the base is resting and between the seat surface and a surface higher than the surface on which the base is resting.