Patent ID: 6648417
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A footrest for removably mounting to a chair having a post, the footrest comprising:a clamp, the clamp configured to be removably mounted to the post of the chair, the clamp includes a first bracket and a second bracket, the brackets being configured to receive the post securely therebetween, each of the brackets includes a substantially V-shaped wall portion, the first and second brackets being positioned so that the respective V-shaped wall portions oppose each other to define an aperture to receive the post, the V-shaped wall portions squeezing against generally opposite sides of the post; and a frame including a foot support bar, the frame being adjustably mounted to the clamp in a cantilevered manner such that the foot support bar is positioned in an elevated manner relative to the floor, the frame being horizontally movable relative to the clamp, the frame being generally C-shaped, the frame including opposite end portions which define first and second mounting rods for mounting the frame to the clamp, the mounting rods being proximal and generally parallel to each other, the frame including an intermediate portion defining the foot support bar which extends in a generally curved manner between the first and second mounting rods; a plurality of bolts, each of the bolts extending through a pair of associated holes in the first and second mounting rods; wherein each bracket of the clamp is mountable between the first and second mounting rods of the frame, each bracket has a pair of substantially planar mounting flanges, the flanges being at opposite ends of the respective bracket, the opposite flanges of each bracket being securable to the respective first and second mounting rods such that each of the bolts extends through holes in each of the opposite mounting flanges of a respective one of the brackets, the mounting rods respectively compressing inwardly against the brackets.