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US 2003/0193219 A1Published application
Linkage mechanism for a motion chair
AssigneeMotion Technology, LLC
InventorThomas A. Garland
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Abstract
A recliner in one embodiment has a support assembly capable of oscillatory motion, and the support assembly includes a chair support, a seat portion, coupled to the chair support, a back rest portion, and a foot rest portion. The oscillatory mechanism includes an arrangement providing to the subject a sensation similar to that of being swung from an overhead pivot.
Claims13
A recliner comprising:
- a. a support assembly capable of oscillatory motion, the support assembly comprising:
- i. a chair support;
- ii. a seat portion, coupled to the chair support;
- iii. a back rest portion;
- and
- iv. a foot rest portion;
- wherein the back rest portion and the foot rest portion are mounted in relation to the seat to permit (a) movement of the back rest portion between a sitting position wherein a subject occupying the apparatus may be normally seated and a reclined position wherein the subject may be reclined and (b) movement of the foot rest portion between a sitting position wherein the subject's legs are bent at the knee for normal seating of the subject and a reclined position wherein the subject's legs are raised;
- b. an oscillatory mechanism that defines a path of motion of the support assembly along an arc of substantially constant radius.
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An apparatus for imparting substantially oscillatory motion to a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a support assembly for supporting the subject;
- b. an oscillatory mechanism that defines a path of motion of the support assembly;
- and
- c. a lock mechanism having a first position to preclude motion of the oscillatory mechanism and a second position to permit motion of the oscillatory mechanism.
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A recliner comprising:
- a. a support assembly capable of oscillatory motion, the support assembly comprising:
- i. a chair support;
- ii. a seat portion, coupled to the chair support
- iii. a back rest portion ;
- and
- iv. a foot rest portion;
- wherein the back rest portion and the foot rest portion are mounted in relation to the seat to permit (a) movement of the back rest portion between a sitting position wherein a subject occupying the apparatus may be normally seated and a reclined position wherein the subject may be reclined and (b) movement of the foot rest portion between a sitting position wherein the subject's legs are bent at the knee for normal seating of the subject and a reclined position wherein the subject's legs are raised;
- and
- b. an oscillatory mechanism that includes an arrangement providing to the subject a sensation similar to that of being swung from an overhead pivot.
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A recliner comprising:
- a. a support assembly capable of oscillatory motion, the support assembly comprising:
- i. a chair support;
- ii. a seat portion, coupled to the chair support
- iii. a back rest portion;
- and
- iv. a foot rest portion;
- wherein the back rest portion and the foot rest portion are mounted in relation to the seat to permit (a) movement of the back rest portion between a sitting position wherein a subject occupying the apparatus may be normally seated and a reclined position wherein the subject may be reclined and (b) movement of the foot rest portion between a sitting position wherein the subject's legs are bent at the knee for normal seating of the subject and a reclined position wherein the subject's legs are raised;
- b. an oscillatory mechanism that defines a path of motion of the support assembly and permits motion of the support assembly even when the back rest portion and the foot rest portion are each in the reclined position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.