Patent ID: 8973997
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A47K,A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A seat structure comprising a base; a seat having a backrest and a seat portion adjacent the backrest and mounted to said base in a generally horizontal orientation; said base comprising a hollow tubular frame including a pair of parallel, spaced-apart, horizontal floor-engaging members and contiguous therewith a pair of parallel, spaced-apart side members extending from the rear of said floor-engaging members upwardly and forwardly on opposite sides of said seat, and a pair of linear actuators disposed within said side members and operatively connected to fully raise and lower the seat, wherein the actuators extend upwardly and forwardly in straight lines such that raising said seat causes said seat and said backrest to move together upwardly and forwardly along a straight linear path while said seat maintains a generally constant angular orientation in space.