Patent ID: 8123664

Claim:
A standing frame comprising: a frame; a seat coupled to the frame such that the seat is moveable from a seating orientation configured to allow a user to sit on the seat to a standing orientation configured to at least partially support the user in a standing posture, wherein the seat includes: a rearward support portion configured to engage the user's buttocks when the seat is in the seating orientation; a middle portion fixed to the rearward support portion that extends forward from the rearward support portion to a pivotable connection between the middle portion and the frame such that the rearward support portion and the middle portion pivot together with respect to the frame to an upright position when the seat is moved to the standing orientation; and a forward support portion having first and second side portions disposed on opposite sides of the middle portion that are configured to engage the user's legs when the seat is in the seating orientation and to pivot with respect to the rearward support portion and the middle portion and thereby at least partially move away from the user's legs when the seat is in moved to the standing orientation.