Treatment chair and methods
AssigneeSt. Joseph Medical Center Cancer Institute
InventorsMark Jonathan Krasna, Lucy Anne Shamash
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Abstract
A chair having a seat cushion with a seating surface. The chair has a frame to support the seat cushion. The chair also has a backrest. The backrest has a backrest with a lower end adjacent to the seat cushion. The lower end of the backrest can also be supported by the frame. The backrest and the seat cushion configured to support the weight of a user. An armrest located adjacent to the seat cushion, the armrest coupled to the frame for pivotal motion relative to the frame, the armrest configured to pivot in a substantially horizontal plane.
Claims18
A chair comprising:
- a seat cushion having a seating surface;
- a frame configured to support the seat cushion;
- a backrest having a lower end adjacent to the seat cushion, the lower end of the backrest supported by the frame, the backrest and the seat cushion configured to support the weight of a user;
- and
- an armrest located adjacent to the seat cushion, the armrest coupled to the frame for pivotal motion relative to the frame, the armrest configured to pivot in a substantially horizontal plane.
A chair configured to be supported on a floor, the chair comprising,
- a seat cushion with a front end and a rear end;
- a backrest with a lower end and a higher end, the lower end of the backrest located adjacent to the rear end of the seat cushion;
- an armrest coupled to the chair, the armrest located adjacent to the seat cushion and the backrest;
- a front end of the armrest configured to horizontally pivot from the front end of the seat cushion to change an angle between the seat cushion and the armrest;
- wherein the backrest is supported for reclining motion to move the higher end of the backrest toward the floor.
A method comprising:
- providing a seat cushion with a front end and a rear end;
- placing a backrest having a lower end and a higher end, adjacent to the rear end of the seat cushion;
- providing an armrest coupled to the chair, the armrest located adjacent to the seat cushion and the backrest;
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- configuring a front end of the armrest to be horizontally pivotable away from the front end of the seat cushion such that an angle between the seat cushion and the armrest can be adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.