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US 4,647,066 AGranted
Orthopedic chair
OwnerEdward J. Waltoninventor
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Abstract
An orthopedic chair for a physically impaired person is provided and consists of a seat, backrest, armrests, footrests and a tray that are readily adjustable in various attitudes to conform to the unique requirements of the physically impaired person. The chair also has casters and an adjustable rear handle so that the chair can be portable.
Claims8
An orthopedic chair for a physically impaired person which comprises:
- (a) a base member;
- (b) a padded seat on top of said base member;
- (c) a substantially vertical planar brace member secured to a rear portion of said base member and extending transversely to said padded seat, said planar brace member having a pair of vertically spaced, horizontally extending slots;
- (d) a stantion extending substantially vertically from the rear portion of said base member, said stantion having a substantially rectangular configuration with opposed planar surfaces positioned transversely with respect to said padded seat and a plurality of slots arranged in two parallel rows extending along the vertical length of said stantion;
- (e) a back pad having a planar brace member extending transversely therefrom and a pair of vertically spaced, horizontal slots extending through said brace member;
- (f) a pair of side body pads, each of said side body pads being adjustably affixed to one side of said back pad;
- (g) a headrest pad having a planar brace member extending transversely therefrom and a pair of vertically spaced, horizontal slots extending through said brace member;
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- (h) releasable fastener means extending through the slots of said brace members and said stantion for adjustably securing said headrest and said back pad to said stantion and for adjustably securing said stantion to said base member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.