Patent ID: 8967635
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A47C,A61G,A61J

Abstract:
1. A chair for transporting patients, said chair comprising: a frame; a seat supported on said frame; a back rest supported by said frame and positioned adjacent a rear edge of said seat, said back rest providing support for a back of a patient seated in said chair; a plurality of wheels coupled to said frame to allow said chair to roll, a brake pedal rotatable about a pivot axis and adapted to brake a set of said wheels when the brake pedal is rotated about the pivot axis in a first circular direction; and a release pedal rotatable about the pivot axis and adapted to unbrake said set of wheels when the release pedal is rotated about the pivot axis in the first circular direction, wherein said brake pedal and said release pedal are interconnected such that pressing said brake pedal rotates the brake pedal in the first circular direction and causes the release pedal to rotate in a second circular direction, and pressing said release pedal rotates the release pedal in the first circular direction and causes the brake pedal to rotate in the second circular direction, the first circular direction being opposite to the second circular direction.