Body support system
AssigneeEasy Care Products Limited
InventorRobert George Hester
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Abstract
A body support system comprises a seat (3) including a base (19) and a seat member (21). The seat member (21) is slidably mounted on the base (19). A back support (7) is pivotable relative to the seat, and a connecting member (25) extends between the back support and the seat member (21) so as to urge the seat member to slide relative to the base (19) towards the back support as the back support is pivoted towards an in-line arrangement with the seat.
Claims17
A body support system comprising a seat including a base and a seat member slidably mounted thereon, a back support pivotable relative to the seat, and a connecting member extending between the back support and the seat member so as to urge the seat member to slide relative to the base towards the back support as the back support is pivoted towards an in-line arrangement with the seat, wherein the connecting member comprises an elongate inextensible flexible strap.
A body support system comprising a seat including a base and a seat member slidably mounted thereon, a back support pivotable relative to the seat, a connecting member extending between the back support and the seat member so as to urge the member to slide relative to the base towards the back support as the back support is pivoted towards an in-line arrangement with the seat, and a cam member rotatable in response to pivoting movement of the back support relative to the seat, the cam member operating against a support for the seat so as to control inclination of the seat relative to the seat support as the back support is pivoted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.