US3191990A
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Reclining mechanism for wheelchairs and the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-31
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Granted: 1965-06-29
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Expires: 1982-05-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rugg Donald Edwin
- 👤 William R Orr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/006; A61G2203/00; A61G2203/70; A61G2203/74; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
IN A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A BACK MEMBER AND A SEAT MEMBER, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID BACK MEMBER FOR ANGULAR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FORWARD SUBSTANTIALLY UPRIGHT POSITION AND A REARWARD SUBSTANTIALLY RECLINED POSITION, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID SEAT MEMBER FOR HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREON, AND PIVOTAL CONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN SAID BACK AND SEAT MEMBERS BEING DEFINED BY AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING STRAP INCLINING REARWARDLY FROM SAID SEAT MEMBER TO SAID BACK MEMBER AND HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT MEMBER AND BACK MEMBER, RESPECTIVELY, TO PROVIDE FOR INDEPENDENT HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT IN FOLLOWING THE ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF SAID BACK MEMBER BETWEEN THE UPRIGHT AND RECLINED POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
IN A RECLINING CHAIR HAVING A BACK MEMBER AND A SEAT MEMBER, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID BACK MEMBER FOR ANGULAR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FORWARD SUBSTANTIALLY UPRIGHT POSITION AND A REARWARD SUBSTANTIALLY RECLINED POSITION, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID SEAT MEMBER FOR HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREON, AND PIVOTAL CONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN SAID BACK AND SEAT MEMBERS BEING DEFINED BY AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING STRAP INCLINING REARWARDLY FROM SAID SEAT MEMBER TO SAID BACK MEMBER AND HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SEAT MEMBER AND BACK MEMBER, RESPECTIVELY, TO PROVIDE FOR INDEPENDENT HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SEAT IN FOLLOWING THE ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF SAID BACK MEMBER BETWEEN THE UPRIGHT AND RECLINED POSITIONS.
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