Patent ID: 7350868

Claim:
A calf rest for a patient chair with a chair front, a chair back, a chair seat extending generally across a sitting plane, and two chair sides, the calf rest comprising a plate-shaped calf rest pad and amounting which is mounted on the patient chair by means of an articulated joint arrangement, wherein a. the joint arrangement is designed so that the calf rest pad is movable between an inactive moved-away end position, wherein the extent of the calf rest pad is essentially parallel to one of the two sides of the patient chair and is positioned close to the patient chair, and a second active end position, wherein the calf rest pad is capable of supporting the patient's legs when extended, outwards, away from the patient chair, and b. the joint arrangement rotates about a rotational axis aligned at an acute angle with respect to a perpendicular to the sitting plane, c. the joint arrangement includes a mounting arm which: (1) extends from the rotational axis in a direction oriented at least substantially parallel to the sitting plane when the calf rest pad is in the inactive moved-away end position, (2) includes a transverse arm extending therefrom whereupon the calf rest pad is affixed, wherein the transverse arm extends from the mounting arm: i. in a direction oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the sitting plane when the calf rest pad is in the inactive moved-away end position, and ii. in a direction oriented at least substantially parallel to the sitting plane when the calf rest pad is in the active end position.