Mobile split-seat assembly
AssigneeMaHa Medical Equipment
InventorMunir Ahmed
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Abstract
A mobile split-seat assembly having a support frame including a base, a first vertical support extending upwardly from the base and a second vertical support extending upwardly from the base. A first pivoting arm assembly includes a first seat portion and is supported by the first vertical support so that the first seat portion is pivotable in a horizontal plane relative to the support frame. A second pivoting arm assembly includes a second seat portion and is supported by the second vertical support so that the second seat portion is pivotable in a horizontal plane relative to the support frame.
Claims20
A mobile split-seat assembly, comprising:
- a support frame including a base, a first vertical support extending upwardly from the base and a second vertical support extending upwardly from the base;
- a first pivoting arm assembly including a first seat portion, the first pivoting arm assembly being supported by the first vertical support so that the first seat portion is pivotable in a horizontal plane relative to the support frame;
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- a second pivoting arm assembly including a second seat portion, the second pivoting arm assembly being supported by the second vertical support so that the second seat portion is pivotable in the horizontal plane relative to the base.
A mobile split-seat assembly, comprising
- a support frame including a base with a pair of horizontal side rails and a front rail extending therebetween, and a pair of vertical supports extending upwardly from a front end of the base;
- a first pivoting arm assembly including a first seat portion, the first pivoting arm assembly being pivotably supported by a first one of the pair of vertical supports;
- and
- a second pivoting arm assembly including a second seat portion, the second pivoting arm assembly being pivotably supported by a second one of the pair of vertical supports,
- wherein the first seat portion and the second seat portion form a full seat when pivoted inwardly toward each other so that the first pivoting arm assembly is parallel to the second pivoting arm assembly.
A method of transporting a person with a mobile split-seat assembly including a seat formed by a first seat portion and a second seat portion, comprising:
- positioning the person in a seated position on a support surface;
- raising a first portion of the person above the support surface;
- positioning the first seat portion between the first portion of the person and the support surface so that the first portion of the person is supported by the first seat portion;
- raising a second portion of the person above the support surface;
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- positing the second seat portion between the second portion of the person and the support surface so that the person is now supported by the first seat portion and the second seat portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.