Patent ID: 7703854
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A47C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A chair having a left side and a right side, the chair comprising: a seat support; a back support that includes a right structural member, a left structural member, and a top structural member, the right, left, and top structural members structured to maintain a fixed position relative to each other; a linkage that attaches the seat support to the back support, the linkage capable of varying an angle between the seat support and the back support, the linkage permitting the angle to be set to approximately 180 degrees or at least one obtuse angle; a first armrest attached to the right side of the chair by a first device, the first armrest capable of supporting an arm belonging to a person who is sitting in the chair; and a second armrest attached to the right structural member by a second device, the second armrest capable of supporting an arm belonging to a person who is lying prone in the chair when the angle is set to approximately 180 degrees, the second armrest in closer proximity to the top structural member than the first armrest; where the second device is structured to provide angular movement of the second armrest around a first axis and a second axis, the first axis perpendicular to the second axis.