Patent ID: 6692076
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A47C,B63B

Abstract:
A bolster chair, comprising:a seat having a horizontal position adapted to support a seated user; an upstanding back wall positioned rearwardly of said seat; a pair of upstanding, transversely opposed side walls positioned on opposite sides of said seat, each side wall being disposed at a right angle to said back wall, and each side wall having a depth sufficient to support a person standing in front of said back wall if external forces cause said person to fall towards either side wall; each side wall extending vertically from a top of said back wall to a plane occupied by said seat when said seat is disposed in said horizontal position so that a person standing forwardly of said back wall is protected from falling to either side by said side walls; said seat having an upwardly folded, vertical position so that a user may stand in a space bounded by said back wall and said pair of opposed side walls when said seat is in said upwardly folded, vertical position; height adjustment means for adjusting the height of said seat when said seat is in said upwardly folded, vertical position; a locking means having an unlocked position and a locked position; said locking means when in said unlocked position enabling said height adjustment means to adjust the height of said seat when said seat is in the upwardly folded, vertical position; said locking means when in said locked position preventing said height adjustment means from adjusting the height of said seat; and said locking means when in said locked position preventing deployment of said seat in said horizontal position; whereby a standing user may lean against said seat and said side walls when said seat is in said upwardly folded, vertical position; and whereby said upwardly folded, vertical position of said seat is adjustable in a vertical plane to accommodate users of varying heights.