Patent ID: 6206405
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61G,B62B

Abstract:
A mobile seating arrangement, comprising:a framework:a seat and back portion, the seat and back portion including a seat member and a back member;a tilting mechanism adapted to pivot said seat and back portion as a unitary structure between and upright position and a recumbent position, wherein the tilting mechanism pivots the seat and back portion independent of said framework;a hinge arrangement adapted to collapse said seat back portion front-to-rear, wherein said seat member is hinged to lie adjacent to said back member;said framework has a framework front, a framework rear, a left elongated leg member and a right elongated leg member, a lower end of each leg member being coupled to said framework front; andsaid seat and back portion comprises left and right arm rests projecting forwardly from said back member to an extended end, an upper end of each of said left and right leg members being pivotally coupled to said extended ends of said left and right arm rests, respectively, wherebymovement of said seat and back portion by said tilting mechanism pivots said seat and back portion about said extended ends of said arm rests.