Mobile seating arrangement
AssigneeConvaid Products, Inc.
InventorMervyn M. Watkins
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Abstract
An improved folding mobile seating structure with a seat and back portion movable relative to a framework, providing more comfort for the user. The seat and back portion may be moved relative to the supporting framework structure as a unit in a pivotal motion relative to the framework, or the arrangement may allow some degree of articulation between the seat and the back. The structure is foldable and is light in weight. The seat and back portion may be pivotal between an upright seating condition and at least a partial recumbent condition, and optionally to a flat horizontal condition. Telescoping tubes may be utilized for connection of the seat and/or the back to the framework for allowing the pivotal motion.
Claims8
A mobile seating arrangement, comprising:
- a framework:
- a seat and back portion, the seat and back portion including a seat member and a back member;
- a tilting mechanism adapted to pivot said seat and back portion as a unitary structure between and upright position and a recumbent position, wherein the tilting mechanism pivots the seat and back portion independent of said framework;
- a hinge arrangement adapted to collapse said seat back portion front-to-rear, wherein said seat member is hinged to lie adjacent to said back member;
- said framework has a framework front, a framework rear, a left elongated leg member and a right elongated leg member, a lower end of each leg member being coupled to said framework front;
- and
- said seat and back portion comprises left and right arm rests projecting forwardly from said back member to an extended end, an upper end of each of said left and right leg members being pivotally coupled to said extended ends of said left and right arm rests, respectively, whereby
- movement of said seat and back portion by said tilting mechanism pivots said seat and back portion about said extended ends of said arm rests.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.