Adjustable back support
AssigneePermobil AB
InventorsSteven DuFresne, Adam Karpinski
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Abstract
An adjustable back support for a mobility device includes a first adjustable back support assembly including a first support member and a second support member, and a second adjustable back support assembly. The first support member is moveably connected to the second adjustable back support assembly, the first support member being configured to pivot relative to the second adjustable back support assembly relative to a first axis of rotation, and the second support member is moveably connected to the first support member, the second support member being configured to pivot relative to the first support member relative to a second axis of rotation that is not parallel to the first axis of rotation.
Claims27
An adjustable back support for a mobility device comprising:
- a first adjustable back support assembly including a first support member and a second support member;
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- a second adjustable back support assembly including a support shell defining a first side support portion spaced from a second side support portion, and at least one adjustable tension assembly extending from the first side support portion to the second side support portion,
- wherein the first support member is moveably connected to the second adjustable back support assembly, the first support member being configured to pivot relative to the second adjustable back support assembly relative to a first axis of rotation, and
- wherein the second support member is moveably connected to the first support member, the second support member being configured to pivot relative to the first support member relative to a second axis of rotation that is not parallel to the first axis of rotation.
An adjustable back support for a mobility device comprising:
- a first adjustable back support assembly including a first support member and a second support member;
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- a second adjustable back support assembly configured to support a lumbar portion of a spine of a user,
- wherein the first support member is moveably connected to the second adjustable back support assembly, the first support member being configured to pivot relative to the second adjustable back support assembly relative to a first axis of rotation, the first support member configured to support a thoracic portion of the spine of the user, and
- wherein the second support member is moveably connected to the first support member, the second support member being configured to pivot relative to the first support member relative to a second axis of rotation different from the first axis of rotation, the second support member configured to support a scapular region of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.