Congregational prayer chair
AssigneeKing Abdulaziz University
InventorFAROUK FOUAD DAGHISTANI
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Abstract
The congregational prayer chair is designed to provide needed support for certain worshipers participating in Muslim prayer services. The chair is constructed with a seat and seat-back supported between two connecting arms. The connecting arms are mounted on chair legs. Grooves and tracks are provided on the arms that permit the seat and the seat-back to be moved in a predetermined manner so that a worshiper can attain the required prayer positions without disturbing the alignment of the prayer rows and the other worshippers.
Claims17
A congregational prayer chair, comprising:
- a pair of U-shaped members, the U-shaped members being spaced apart to define a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs;
- a respective arm support attached to each of the U-shaped members, each of the arm supports having an inner surface;
- a chair seat disposed between the respective arm supports, the chair seat being mounted on the arm supports for sliding and pivotal movement thereon;
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- a seat back disposed between the arm supports, the seat back being mounted on the arm supports for sliding movement thereon.
A congregational prayer chair, comprising:
- a pair of U-shaped members, the U-shaped members being spaced apart a distance to define front and rear legs;
- a respective arm support attached to each of the U-shaped members, each of the arm supports having an inner surface, a lower track formed in the inner surface, and an upper track formed in the inner surface;
- an additional track member extending downward from each of the arm supports;
- a chair seat disposed between the respective arm supports and mounted for sliding and pivotal movement thereon, the chair seat having two sides thereon;
- respective front and rear pins extending from each side of the chair seat;
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- a seat back disposed between the arm supports and mounted for sliding movement thereon, the seat back having two sides thereon and a respective seat back pin extending from each of the sides of the seat back.
A congregational prayer chair, comprising:
- a pair of U-shaped members, the U-shaped members being spaced apart a distance of between 50-60 cm to define a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs;
- reinforcing support bars connecting the pair of front legs to the pair of rear legs;
- reinforcing support bars crisscrossed in an X-shape connecting the pair of rear legs;
- a respective arm support attached to each of the U-shaped members, each of the arm supports having an inner surface, a lower track formed in the inner surface, and an upper track formed in the inner surface;
- an additional track member extending downward from each of the arm supports;
- a respective arm support pad disposed on each of the arm supports;
- a chair seat disposed between the respective arm supports and mounted for sliding and pivotal movement thereon, the chair seat having two sides thereon;
- respective front and rear pins extending from each of the sides of the chair seat;
- a seat back disposed between the arm supports and mounted for sliding movement thereon, the seat back having two sides thereon and a respective seat back pin extending from each of the sides of the seat back;
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- a respective handle disposed on each of the arm supports for releasing the seat and the seat back for movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.