Devices and Methods for Body Elevation
AssigneeLiftseat Corporation
InventorsGraham Robert Byrne Henshaw, Daniel A. Peterson, John David Hartman, David Chesley, Jeffrey Cogan Nelson
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Abstract
Devices and methods are presented for elevating seat devices. The device allows a vertical and forward motion of a seat from a first position to a second position. Such motion more resembles a natural body motion during the standing motion. A similar but converse motion is also possible with movement from a standing position to a sitting position.
Claims20
A device for seat elevation, the device comprising:
- a horizontal base portion fixedly connected to a substantially vertical support portion;
- an elongated lift generator that extends and contracts along a longitudinal axis, the lift generator pivotally connected to the horizontal base portion;
- a plurality of elongate members pivotally connected to the vertical support portion and at least one elongate member pivotally connected to the lift generator;
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- a seat portion attached to a plurality of vertical seat supports positioned substantially perpendicular to the planar seat portion, the plurality of vertical seat supports pivotally connected to the plurality of elongate members;
- wherein as the lift generator extends, the plurality of elongate members guide the motion of the seat portion in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lift generator from a first position, in which the seat portion is substantially horizontal and substantially centered over the base portion, to a second position, in which the seat portion is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lift generator and centered closer to the vertical support portion.
A device for seat elevation, the device comprising:
- a base portion adapted to be placed around a front of a toilet, the base portion including a vertical support attached near the front of the toilet;
- an elongated lift generator pivotally connected to the base portion;
- a plurality of elongate members pivotally connected to the vertical support portion and at least one elongate member pivotally connected to the lift generator;
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- a seat portion pivotally connected to the plurality of elongate members;
- wherein as the lift generator extends, the plurality of elongate members guide the motion of the seat portion in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the lift generator from a first position, in which the seat portion is substantially horizontal and substantially centered over the base portion, to a second position, in which the seat portion is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lift generator and centered closer to the vertical support portion.
A method for elevation of a seat connected to an assembly, the assembly including a horizontal base portion fixedly connected to a substantially vertical support portion, an elongated lift generator pivotally connected to the horizontal base portion, a plurality of elongate members pivotally connected to the vertical support portion and at least one elongate member pivotally connected to the lift generator, and a seat portion attached to a plurality of vertical seat supports positioned substantially perpendicular to the planar seat portion, the plurality of vertical seat supports pivotally connected to the plurality of elongate members, the method comprising:
- extending the lift generator along a longitudinal axis;
- wherein as the lift generator extends, the plurality of elongate members guide the motion of the seat portion in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lift generator from a first position, in which the seat portion is substantially horizontal and substantially centered over the base portion, to a second position, in which the seat portion is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lift generator and centered closer to the vertical support portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.