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US 2011/0080028 A1Published application
Dynamic furniture
AssigneeExciting Inc.
InventorsScott Erb, Mark Erb
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Abstract
Dynamic furniture having platforms in dynamic attachment to an actuator assembly that in turn is in dynamic attachment to a base. Use of motional platforms supported by a motional actuator assembly permits an article of the furniture to conform to the many and varied body positions a user wants, and allows a user to more easily change body positions while remaining within the furniture, and in medical scenarios may obviate most needs to transfer a patient from one article of furniture to another.
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Dynamic furniture for supporting a seated or reclining user, said furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an actuator assembly, in orbital connection to said base, having a proximate portion and a distal portion;
- a seat platform, in orbital connection to said proximate portion of said actuator assembly;
- a back platform, in orbital connection to said distal portion of said actuator assembly;
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- a flex joint, linking said seat platform to said back platform.
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Dynamic furniture for supporting a seated or reclining user, said furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an actuator assembly, in orbital connection to said base, having a proximate portion and a distal portion, wherein said base supports said actuator assembly and said orbital connection enables said actuator assembly to achieve single-path orbital motion relative to said base;
- a seat platform, in orbital connection to said actuator assembly, wherein said actuator assembly supports said seat platform and said orbital connection enables an orbital single path of travel for said seat platform relative to said actuator assembly;
- a back platform, in orbital connection to said actuator assembly, wherein said actuator assembly supports said back platform and said orbital connection enables an orbital single path of travel for said back platform relative to said actuator assembly;
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- a flex joint, motionally linking said seat platform to said back platform;
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- wherein said seat platform and said back platform are capable of remaining stationary relative to said actuator assembly while said actuator assembly moves relative to said base;
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- wherein said seat platform and said back platform are capable of moving relative to said actuator assembly while said actuator assembly remains stationary relative to said base;
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- wherein said seat platform and said back platform are capable of moving relative to said actuator assembly while said actuator assembly moves relative to said base.
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Dynamic furniture for supporting a seated or reclining user, said furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an actuator assembly, in excentric orbital connection to said base, having a proximate portion and a distal portion, wherein said base supports said actuator assembly and said excentric orbital connection restricts said actuator assembly to single-path excentric motion relative to said base;
- a seat platform, in orbital connection to said actuator assembly, wherein said actuator assembly supports said seat platform and said orbital connection enables an orbital single path of travel for said seat platform relative to said actuator assembly;
- a back platform, in orbital connection to said actuator assembly, wherein said actuator assembly supports said back platform and said orbital connection enables an orbital single path of travel for said back platform relative to said actuator assembly;
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- a flex joint, motionally linking said seat platform to said back platform;
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- wherein said seat platform and said back platform are capable of remaining stationary relative to said actuator assembly while said actuator assembly moves relative to said base;
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- wherein said seat platform and said back platform are capable of moving relative to said actuator assembly while said actuator assembly remains stationary relative to said base;
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- wherein said seat platform and said back platform are capable of moving relative to said actuator assembly while said actuator assembly moves relative to said base.
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Dynamic furniture for supporting a seated or reclining user, said furniture comprising:
- a base;
- an actuator assembly, in excentric orbital connection to said base, having a proximate portion and a distal portion, wherein said base supports said actuator assembly and said excentric orbital connection restricts said actuator assembly to single-path excentric motion relative to said base;
- a seat platform in circular orbital connection to said actuator assembly, wherein said actuator assembly supports said seat platform and said circular orbital connection restricts said seat platform, relative to said actuator assembly, to uniform, substantially-circular, single-path motion;
- a back platform in circular orbital connection to said actuator assembly, wherein said actuator assembly supports said back platform and said circular orbital connection restricts said back platform, relative to said actuator assembly, to uniform, substantially-circular, single-path motion;
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- wherein said seat platform is additionally in circular orbital connection to said back platform, wherein said actuator assembly supports said seat platform and said circular orbital connection restricts said seat platform, relative to said back platform, to uniform, substantially-circular, single-path motion.
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Dynamic furniture for supporting a seated or reclining user, said furniture comprising a base, an actuator assembly in excentric orbital connection to said base, a back platform, and a seat platform;
- wherein said base supports said actuator assembly and said excentric orbital connection restricts said actuator assembly to single-path excentric motion relative to said base, and said seat platform and said back platform comprise a single unit that is affixed to said actuator assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.