Patent ID: 8651569

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting a person receiving a tattoo, comprising: a frame; a seat section coupled to the frame and having a front and back edge thereof; a first hinge; a back section having leg openings on the sides thereof such that a user can straddle the back section by placing legs through the leg openings, the back section coupled to the frame via the first hinge, and wherein the first hinge is further configured to rotate the back section about a first axis that is generally parallel to a back edge of the seat section; a second hinge coupled to the frame; a leg section coupled to the second hinge, wherein the second hinge is configured to rotate the leg section about a second axis that is generally parallel to the front edge of the seat section; a leg plate coupled to the frame, wherein a proximal end of the leg plate is formed to be a gear-like shape thereby defining teeth separated by grooves, wherein the leg plate is coupled to the frame by an axle extending through the frame, wherein the axle extends in a direction parallel to both a midsagittal plane and a frontal plane such that the leg plate is operable to rotate about the axle; a leg frame coupled to the leg plate via the second hinge wherein the leg section is coupled to the second hinge via the leg frame; and a spring pin assembly positioned such that a plunger operable to extend from the spring pin assembly is positioned to engage a groove of the gear-like shaped end thereby locking the leg plate into a position.