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US 10,369,065 B2Granted
Back support attachment and adjustment assembly for a wheelchair
AssigneeThe Comfort Companies, LLC
InventorsSteven DuFresne, Anthony Berg
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Abstract
An attachment and adjustment assembly for a chair includes a mounting plate, a track assembly coupled to the mounting plate, and a back support coupled to the track assembly, wherein the track assembly facilitates sliding movement of the back support relative to the mounting plate.
Claims20
An attachment and adjustment assembly for a chair comprising:
- a planar mounting plate including a first member spaced from a second member, and a third member interconnecting the first and second members, the first, second and third members define an opening through the mounting plate, and at least one mounting aperture extending through the mounting plate and adapted to receive a fastener to removably attach the mounting plate to a seat back of the chair;
- a track assembly coupled to the mounting plate and oriented to not overlap the opening;
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- a back support coupled to the track assembly, wherein the track assembly facilitates vertical sliding movement of the back support relative to the mounting plate.
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An attachment and adjustment assembly for a chair comprising:
- a mounting plate that defines a channel;
- a first track removably fastened to the mounting plate and defining a first rail axis;
- a first slide positioned in sliding engagement with the first track and configured to slide relative to the first track along the first rail axis;
- a second track removably fastened to the mounting plate and defining a second rail axis;
- a second slide positioned in sliding engagement with the second track and configured to slide relative to the second track along the second rail axis;
- a mounting member coupled to the first slide and the second slide;
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- a back support coupled to the mounting member, wherein the first track is positioned on a first side of the channel, the second track is positioned on a second side of the channel, the first rail axis being parallel to the second rail axis, and wherein the first slide and the second slide are configured to facilitate sliding movement of the back support relative to the mounting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.