Patent ID: 6386575
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61G,B62B

Abstract:
A mobile seat arrangement, comprising:a frame, said frame having: a left frame member having an upper end and a lower end; a right frame member having an upper end and lower end; a left frame support coupled to said left frame member, said left frame support having a telescoping tube, an inner member and a telescoping release mechanism; and a right frame support coupled to said right frame member, said right frame support having a telescoping tube, an inner member and a telescoping release mechanism; a seat and back portion; a bottom x-brace; a racking brace assembly including: a first elongated brace member having an upper end and a lower end; a second elongated brace member having an upper end and a lower end; a coupling device hingeably coupling said first and second brace members together to forms an X shape; a first short brace member having a left end and a right end, the left end hingeably coupled to the upper end of the first elongated brace member and the right end hingeably coupled to the right frame member; and a second short brace member having a left end and a Tight end, the right end hingeably coupled to the upper end of the second elongated brace member and the left end hingeably coupled to the left frame member; a rear lock brace assembly, positioned between said right frame support and said left frame support, said rear lock brace assembly having a center hinge mechanism; and a left handle system coupled to the upper end of said left frame member and a right handle system coupled to the upper end of said right frame member, wherein activating the left and right handle systems allows the seat and back portion to tilt as a unitary structure between an upright position and a recumbent position, wherein the mobile seat arrangement is configured to collapse top-to-bottom by activating the left and right handle systems and lowering the left and night frame members, and wherein the mobile seat arrangement is further configured to collapse side-to-side by moving the center hinge mechanism of the rear lock brace assembly.