Patent ID: 6533360
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A chair footrest comprising:a pair of spaced apart mounting members adapted to be mounted to a chair; a foot supporting member; a pair of hinges movably coupling said foot supporting member to said pair of mounting members; at least one guiding bracket coupled to at least one said mounting member and said foot supporting member, said guiding bracket including an elongated rail having one end mounted to said mounting member and having an elongated slot therein and a post mounted to said foot supporting member extending through said slot of said rail, said post including means for selectively preventing the movement of said rail relative to said post; and a pair of shields, wherein each shield is positioned over a junction of said foot supporting member and one said mounting member, whereby with the mounting members mounted to a chair the foot supporting member may be hingedly moved between a foot supporting position and a stowed and locked position beneath the chair to allow access to the chair, and whereby the shield prevents objects from being pinched between the foot supporting member and the mounting members.