Adjustable therapy chair

A unitary, portable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, the chair comprising:

• a frame having a front, a back, a first side and a second side, each side further comprising a first member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, and a second member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portions of the respective members being pivotably connected such that the members may move in a scissors-like manner with respect to one another, the bottoms of the second members of each side being connected by a first cross member and the bottom of the first members on each side being connected by a second cross member, the first cross member and the second cross member being disposed on a horizontal surface when the patient is seated on the chair, the tops of the second members being connected to a seat, wherein when the frame is pivotably moved, both sides of the frame move concomitantly, and the frame is adjustable to a plurality of erected positions for seating the patient and to a collapsed position for storage and transport;
• means for securing the frame in a desired use position;
• a chest support connected to the frame, an arm support connected to the frame, two leg supports connected to the frame, and a face support connected to the tops of the first members of the frame;
• wherein, when the frame is pivotably moved, the seat, the chest support, the arm support and the leg supports move with respect to one another and with respect to the horizontal surface on which the chair is supported to accommodate the posture and size of the patient seated on the chair and to reduce strain on the therapist treating the patient, the seat having a first edge and an opposite second edge, the first edge being pivotably connected between the top ends of the second members of the frame, the second edge of the seat being pivotably connected to a first end of a post, the post having a second end connected to a midpoint of the second cross member, thereby pivotably connecting the tops of the second members to the bottoms of the first members,
• the post having a plurality of spaced apart fastening means formed thereon, a cable having a first end connected to a midpoint of the first cross member, the cable extending beyond the second cross member, a second end of the cable having means thereon to removably engage at least one of the fastening means on the post such that when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are engaged, the frame is secured in the desired use position and when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are disengaged, the frame may be adjusted between the fully erected and the fully collapsed position.

A unitary, portable, foldable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, the chair comprising:

• a frame having a front, a back, a first side and a second side, each side further comprising a first member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, and a second member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portions of the respective members being pivotably connected such that the members may move in a scissors-like manner with respect to one another, the bottoms of the second members of each side being connected by a first cross member and the bottoms of the first members on each side being connected by a second cross member, the first cross member and the second cross member being disposed on a horizontal surface when the patient is seated on the chair, the tops of the first members being connected by a third cross member, the tops of the second members being connected by a fourth cross member, wherein when the frame is pivotably moved, both sides of the frame move concomitantly, and the frame is adjustable to a plurality of erected positions for seating the patient and to a collapsed position for storage and transport;
• a seat having an upper surface, a first edge and an opposite second edge, said first edge being pivotably mounted to the fourth cross member, said second edge being pivotably connected to a first end of a post, the post having a second opposite end connected to a midpoint of the second cross member, whereby, when the chair is adjusted to seat the patient, the upper surface of the seat is movable from a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the surface on which the chair is disposed to a plane which is angled downwardly toward the back of the frame whereby the seat is adjusted for the comfort of the patient seated in the chair and whereby the seat is disposed adjacent to the first member of the sides when the chair is in the collapsed position;
• means for securing the frame in a desired use position,
• the post having a plurality of spaced apart fastening means formed thereon, a cable having a first end connected to a midpoint of the first cross member, the cable extending beyond the second cross member, a second end of the cable having means thereon to removably engage at last one of the fastening means on the post such that when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are engaged, the frame is secured in a desired use position, and when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the end of the post are engaged, the frame may be adjusted between the fully erected and the fully collapsed position.

A unitary, portable, foldable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, the chair comprising:

• a frame having a front, a back, a first side and a second side, each side further comprising a first member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, and a second member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portions of the respective members being pivotably connected such that the members may move in a scissors-like manner with respect to one another, the bottoms of the second members of each side being connected by a first cross member and the bottoms of the first members on each side being connected by a second cross member, the first cross member and the second cross member being disposed on a horizontal surface when the patient is seated on the chair, the tops of the first members being connected by a third cross member, the tops of the second members being connected by a fourth cross member wherein when the frame is pivotably moved, both sides of the frame move concomitantly, and the frame is adjustable to a plurality of erected positions for seating the patient and to a collapsed position for storage and transport;
• a post having a first end and a second end, the first end of the post being pivotably connected to the fourth cross member, the second end of the post being connected to a midpoint of the second cross member, a plurality of spaced apart fastening means formed on the post, a cable having a first end connected to a midpoint of the first cross member, the cable extending beyond the second cross member, a second end of the cable having means thereon to removably engage at least one of the fastening means on the post such that when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are engaged, the frame is secured in a desired use position, and when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the end of the post are disengaged, the frame may be adjusted between the fully erected and the fully collapsed position.

A unitary, portable, foldable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, the chair comprising:

• a tubular frame having a front, a back, a first side and a second side, each side further comprising a first member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, and a second member having a top, a bottom and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portions of the respective members being pivotably connected such that the members may move in a scissor-like manner with respect to one another, the bottoms of the second members of each side being connected by a first cross member and the bottoms of the first members on each side being connected by a second cross member, the first cross member and the second cross member being disposed on a horizontal surface when the patient is seated on the chair, the top of the first members being connected by a third cross member, a seat having a first edge and an opposite second edge, the first edge being pivotably connected between the top ends of the second member of the frame, the second edge of the seat being pivotably connected to a first end of a post, the post having a second end connected to a midpoint of the second cross member, thereby pivotably connecting the tops of the second members to the bottoms of the first members, the post having a plurality of spaced-apart fastening means formed thereon, a cable having a first end connected to a midpoint of the first cross member, the cable extending beyond the second cross member, a second end of the cable having means thereon to removably engage at least one of the fastening means on the post such that when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are engaged, the frame is secured in a desired use position and when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the end of the post are disengaged, the frame may be adjusted between a fully erected and a fully collapsed position;
• a chest support connected to the frame, an arm support connected to the frame, two leg supports connected to the frame and a face support connected to the tops of the first members of the frame;
• wherein, when the frame is pivotably moved, both sides of the frame move concomitantly, the seat, the chest support, the arm support and the leg supports move with respect to one another to accommodate the posture and size of the patient seated on the chair and the frame is adjustable to a plurality of erected positions for seating the patient and to the collapsed position for storage and transport.

A unitary, portable, foldable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, the chair being disposable on a substantially horizontal surface, the chair comprising:

• a frame having a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a first member and a second member, each member having a respective top, intermediate portion and bottom, the intermediate portions of each member being pivotably joined, wherein the first and second members may move in a scissors-like manner with respect to one another;
• a seat having a first edge and a second opposite edge, the first edge of the seat being pivotably connected to the top of the second member of the frame, the seat being disposed on the front of the frame;
• means for pivotably connecting the second edge of the seat to the bottom of the first member;
• a chest support transversely mounted near the top of the first member and oriented toward the front of the frame;
• an arm support adjustably mounted near the top of the first member and oriented toward the back of the frame;
• a face support adjustably mounted on the top of the first member of the frame;
• a pair of leg supports, one leg support mounted on each respective side of the frame;
• and means for securing the frame in a desired use position;
• wherein the chair may be pivotably folded from a collapsed position to a plurality of predetermined erect desired use positions, and when so folded, the seat, the chest support, the arm support and the leg supports move with respect to one another and with respect to the horizontal surface on which the chair is disposed whereby the posture and size of the patient is accommodated and strain is reduced on the therapist or the like treating the patient.

A unitary, portable, foldable and adjustable therapy chair on which a patient is seated to facilitate treatment by a therapist, the chair being disposable on a substantially horizontal surface, the chair comprising:

• a frame having a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a first member and a second member, each member having a respective top, intermediate portion and bottom, the intermediate portions of each member being pivotably joined, wherein the first and second members may move in a scissors-like manner with respect to one another;
• a seat having a first edge and a second opposite edge, the first edge of the seat being pivotably connected to the top of the second member of the frame, the seat being disposed on the front of the frame;
• means for pivotably connecting the second edge of the seat to the bottom of the first member;
• chest support mounted near the top of the first member and oriented toward the front of the frame;
• an arm support adjustably mounted near the top of the first member and oriented toward the back of the frame;
• a face support adjustably mounted on the top of the first member of the frame;
• a pair of leg supports, one leg support mounted on each respective side of the frame;
• and means for securing the frame in a desired use position;
• wherein the chair may be pivotably folded from a collapsed position to a plurality of erect positions, and when so folded, the seat, the chest support, the arm support and the leg supports move with respect to one another and with respect to the horizontal surface on which the chair is disposed whereby the posture and size of the patient is accommodated and strain is reduced on the therapist treating the patient,
• a post having a first end and a second opposite end, the first end of the post being pivotably connected to the second end of the seat, the second end of the post being pivotably connected to the bottom of the first member,
• the post having a plurality of fastening means formed thereon, a cable having a first end and a second end, the first end of the cable being connected to the bottom of the second member, the cable extending toward the front of the chair beyond the bottom of the first member, the second end of the cable having means thereon to removably engage at least one of the fastening means on the post such that when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are engaged, the frame is secured in the desired use position and when the second end of the cable and the fastening means on the post are disengaged, the frame may be adjusted between a fully erected and a fully collapsed position.