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US 11,110,023 B1Granted
Chair with swivel and brake system
AssigneeBoyd Industries, Inc.
InventorsJesse Knight, Tim Sass, Tim Maneval
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Abstract
A chair including a seat, a seatback, a lift, at least one electric motor, and a brake and swivel system having a dual bearing Lazy Susan rotating mechanism, two soft bumpers, and a disc brake locking mechanism with a handle.
Claims15
A chair comprising:
- a seat;
- a leg rest;
- a brake and swivel system;
- a lift;
- at least one electric screw drive motor housed within the lift,
- wherein the electric screw drive motor can adjust the height of the chair,
- further wherein the height of the chair can be adjusted to at least about 21.75 inches from the ground to the underside of the seat;
- and
- a seatback,
- wherein the pitch of the seatback can be adjusted to a position parallel to the ground.
7 more elements
A chair comprising:
- a seat;
- a leg rest;
- a brake and swivel system,
- wherein the brake and swivel system comprises:
- a dual bearing Lazy Susan rotating mechanism;
- a disc brake locking mechanism;
- two soft bumpers for rotational stops;
- and
- a handle;
- a lift;
- at least one electric motor,
- wherein the at least one electric motor can adjust the height of the chair;
- a seatback,
- wherein the pitch of the seatback can be adjusted to a position parallel to the ground;
- seatback-mounted hand controls for adjusting the height of the chair and the pitch of the seatback;
- and
- a foot control assembly including at least one foot operable programmable position button and foot operable pedals for adjusting the position of the chair including the seatback pitch and chair height.
14 more elements
A chair comprising:
- a seat;
- a leg rest;
- a brake and swivel system,
- wherein the brake and swivel system comprises:
- a rotating mechanism;
- a locking mechanism consisting of a disc, drum, or friction brake;
- and
- a handle;
- wherein said brake and swivel system is capable of being positioned such that said handle is at knee-height;
- a lift;
- a plurality of electric screw drive motors housed within the lift,
- wherein the electric screw drive motors can adjust the height of the chair,
- a seatback,
- wherein the pitch of the seatback can be adjusted;
- seatback-mounted hand for controls adjusting the chair height and the pitch of the seatback;
- and
- a foot control assembly including at least one foot operable programmable position button and foot operable pedals for adjusting the position of the chair including the seatback pitch and chair height.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.