Body supporting chair
OwnerSarah Finkelsteininventor
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Abstract
A body supporting chair in the form of a generally U-shaped seat member rotatably mounted upon a central support post by support means allowing the seat member to assume operative and inoperative positions with respect to the support post. The seat member is adapted for oscillatory movement with respect to the support means, and is intended to be adjusted vertically with respect to the support post. The support post is mounted on a base member for supporting the chair on a horizontal support surface.
Claims16
A body supporting chair comprising only a seat member of generally U-shaped configuration defined by an arcuate rear portion and a pair of side portions, said seat member having a bottom surface, a seat support segment plate associated with said bottom surface of said seat member substantially at the center of said arcuate portion for supporting said bottom surface, upstanding swivel means projecting upwardly from said segment plate and being associated with said bottom surface about which said seat member is adapted to pivot in a horizontal plane from side to side about the vertical axis through said swivel means, flange means for securing said seat member with respect to a seat support member, said seat support member being adapted to support said seat member above a generally horizontal support surface, said segment plate being adapted for rotation with respect to said flange means such that said seat member may assume an operative position wherein said seat member lies generally perpendicular to said support member, and an inoperative position wherein said seat member lies generally parallel to said support member, seat locking means for positively securing said seat member in said operative position, support locking means associated with said support member for securing said seat member at any one of a plurality of closely spaced heights above said horizontal support surface.
A body supporting chair comprising only a seat member of generally U-shaped configuration defined by an arcuate rear portion and a pair of side portions, said seat member having a bottom surface, a seat support segment plate having an upper edge associated with said bottom surface of said seat member substantially at the center of said arcuate portion, upstanding swivel means projecting upwardly from said upper edge of said segment plate and being associated with said bottom surface about which said seat member is adapted to pivot from side to side in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis through said swivel means, flange means for securing said seat member with respect to a seat support member, said upper edge of said segment plate having a first portion for supporting said bottom surface of said seat member and a second portion for engagement with said flange means, said seat support member being adapted to support said seat member above a generally horizontal support surface, said segment plate being adapted for rotation with respect to said flange means such that said seat member may assume an operative position wherein said seat member lies generally perpendicular to said support member, and an inoperative position wherein said seat member lies generally parallel to said support member, seat locking means for positively securing said seat member in said operative position, support locking means associated with said support member for securing said seat member at any one of a plurality of closely spaced heights above said horizontal support surface.
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