Patent Publication Number: US-9421139-B2

Title: Chair assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to chair devices and more particularly pertains to a new chair device for permitting a user to stand up from the chair with a minimal amount of effort. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of bases that are spaced apart. A primary arm is coupled between the pair of bases. A seat is coupled to the primary arm. The seat may support a user in a position that allows the user to stand with a minimal amount of effort. A rest arm is coupled to the primary arm. A backrest is coupled to the rest arm. The backrest may support the user in an upright position. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a chair assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new chair device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the chair assembly  10  generally comprises a pair of bases  12 . The pair of bases  12  are spaced apart. The pair of bases  12  may be positioned on a support surface  14 . Additionally, the support surface  14  may be ground. A pair of footings  15  are coupled on a lowermost surface  17  of each of the pair of bases  12 . The pair of footings  15  abut the support surface  14 . 
     A front arm  16  is provided. The front arm  16  is coupled to and extends upwardly from a top surface  18  of a front one  20  of the bases  12 . The front arm  16  angles rearwardly toward a back one  22  of the bases  12 . A gusset  24  is coupled between the front arm  16  and the top surface  18  of the front base  20 . 
     A rear support  26  is coupled to an upper surface  28  of the back base  22 . The rear support  26  extends between a forward edge  30  of the back base  22  and a center  32  of the back base  22 . A primary arm  40  is provided. The primary arm  40  is coupled to a top end  42  of the front arm  16  and an upper edge  44  of the rear support  26 . Additionally, the primary arm  40  is spaced upwardly from the bases  12 . 
     The primary arm  40  has a bend  46  on it. The bend  46  is positioned closer to a front end  48  of the primary arm  40  than a rear end  50  of the primary arm  40 . Additionally, the front end  48  of the primary arm  40  is directed upwardly from the bend  46 . A pair of supporting arms  52  are each coupled between the primary arm  40  and the front arm  16 . Each of the pair of supporting arms  52  extend at an angle between the primary  40  and front  16  arms. The pair of supporting arms  52  are each positioned on opposite sides of the front arm  16 . 
     A seat  54  is provided. The seat  54  has a lower surface  56  and an upper surface  58 . The lower surface  56  of the seat  54  is coupled to the front end  48  of the primary arm  40 . The upper surface  58  of the seat  54  may support a user  60  in a position that allows the user  60  to stand with a minimal amount of effort. 
     A brace  62  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the primary arm  40 . The brace  62  is positioned proximate the bend  46  on the primary arm  40 . Each of a first lateral side  64  and a second lateral side  66  of the brace  62  extends forwardly from a back side  68  of the brace  62 . The brace  62  has a channel shape. 
     A rest arm  70  is provided. A lower end  72  of the rest arm  70  is coupled to the primary arm  40 . The rest arm  70  is positioned within the brace  62 . A pair of fasteners  74  extends through the back side  68  of the brace  62  and engages the rest arm  70 . The pair of fasteners  74  may be a bolt of any conventional design. 
     The rest arm  70  has a bend  76  on it. The bend  76  is centrally positioned on the rest arm  70 . An upper end  78  of the rest arm  70  is directly rearwardly from the lower end  72  of the rest arm  70 . The rest arm  70  extends upwardly from the primary arm  40 . Additionally, the rest arm  70  is positioned proximate the bend  46  on the primary arm  40 . 
     A backrest  80  is provided. The backrest  80  has a front side  82  and a back side  84 . The back side  84  of the backrest  80  is hingedly coupled to an upper end of the rest arm  70 . The backrest  80  may support the user  60  in an upright position. 
     A flag pole  86  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the upper surface  28  of the back base  22 . The flag pole  86  is positioned adjacent to the primary arm  40 . A flag  88  may be coupled to the flag pole  86 . The flag  88  may have indicia  90  printed thereon. The indicia  90  may be a logo of the user&#39;s  60  choice. 
     Alternatively, a cup holder  92  is provided. The cup holder  92  includes a rod  94  coupled to and extending laterally away from and upwardly from the rest arm  70 . The rod  94  is bent into an S-shape. The cup holder  92  is coupled to a free end  96  of the rod  94 . 
     In use, the user  60  sits on the seat  54 . The user  60  leans forwardly to stand up from the seat  60 . The user&#39;s back  98  is protected from injury when the user  60  stands up from the seat  60 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.