Gliding chair system

Claim 2

An improved gliding chair system comprising: elevated sitting means for receiving a user's body; chair support means attached to and cooperating with the lower end of said sitting means for providing support and means for mobility to said gliding chair system, said chair support means comprising a plurality of extended leg members, said chair support means further comprising one or more double-action lever means rotatably connected for movement in a vertical plane at a fulcrum point located a desired distance along one or more of said plurality of extended leg members respectively, each of said lever means maintained in a fixed protruding position relative to said leg member so as to be in substantial alignment with said respective leg member whereby rotative movement of said lever means relative to said respective leg member in a substantially horizontal plane is precluded, each of said one or more double-action lever means having outer gliding means attached by glide attachment means proximate to a first end of said lever means and inner gliding means cooperating with a second end of said lever means, and each of said one or more double-action lever means rotating about said fulcrum connection in said extended leg member so as to distribute the weight of said user's body and said chair system through both said inner and outer gliding means, thereby reducing the force exerted by said user and chair at any one point on a surface and facilitating the gliding of said chair over said surface.

Claim 3

The invention according to claim 1 in which said fulcrum connection comprises each of said one or more double-action lever means pinned to each of said one or more of said plurality of extended leg members respectively for pivotable movement in said vertical plane; each of said one or more leg members having a channelled construction with said second end of each said one or more lever means respectively positioned within said channelled construction to maintain said lever means in said aligned position relative to said respective leg member.

Claim 4

The invention according to claim 1 in which said outer gliding means comprises an outer caster assembly; said outer caster assembly attached in a rotatable offset manner to said first end of said lever means by said glide attachment means.

Claim 5

The invention according to claim 1 in which said outer gliding means comprises outer satellite glide means; said outer satellite glide means having a substantially disc-shaped curvilinear lower surface; and said outer satellite glide means attached in a rotatable offset manner to said first end of said lever means by said glide attachment means.

Claim 6

The invention according to claim 1 in which said first end of said lever means is contoured in shape to closely approximate the shape of said respective leg member at the area from which said lever means protrudes to eliminate exposed edges in said gliding chair system to, in turn, preclude the inadvertent snagging of a user's clothing or other articles at said area.

Claim 7

The invention according to claim 1 in which said glide attachment means comprises an upwardly protruding member extending from an offset position about said glide means towards an into said lever means about which it is rotatably attached.

Claim 8

The invention according to claim 6 in which said inner gliding means comprises one or more inner satellite glide means; each said inner satellite glide means having a substantially disc-shaped curvilinear lower surface; said inner satellite glide means cooperating with said second end of said lever through said offset rotatably attached glide attachment means.

Claim 9

The invention according to claim 6 in which said inner glide means comprises one or more inner caster assemblies; said inner caster assembly cooperating with said second end of said lever through said offset rotatably attached glide attachment means.

Claim 10

The invention according to claim 1 in which said one or more lever means has a plurality of lever orifices therethrough to enable adjustment of the location of said fulcrum connection, thereby enabling the variation and adjustment of weight distribution between said inner and outer gliding means.

Claim 11

The invention according to claim 9 in which said one or more extended leg members having a plurality of leg apertures therethrough which align with said lever orifices to enable the fixedly restrained attachment of said orificed lever means to said extended leg, thereby enabling conversion of said gliding chair system to a conventional gliding chair apparatus.

Claim 12

The invention according to claim 1 wherein said chair support means cooperates with the lower end of said sitting means through seat elevation means; said seat elevation means comprising an extension pedestal attaching to and cooperating with said lower end of said sitting means.

Claim 13

The invention of claim 11 wherein said seat elevation pedestal further comprises means for swivelling, thereby enabling the repositioning of said chair support means relative to said sitting means.

Claim 14

An improved gliding chair system comprising: elevated sitting means for receiving a user's body; chair support means attached to and cooperating with the lower end of said sitting means for providing support and means for mobility to said gliding chair system, said chair support means comprising a plurality of extended leg members, said chair support means further comprising one or more double-action lever means rotatably connected at a fulcrum point located at a desired distance along one or more of said plurality of extended leg members respectively, each of said one or more double-action lever means having outer gliding means attached by glide attachment means proximate to a first end of said lever means and inner gliding means cooperating with a second end of said lever means; each of said one or more double-action lever means rotating about said fulcrum connection in said extended leg member so as to distribute the weight of said user's body and said chair system through both said inner and outer gliding means, thereby reducing the force extended by said user and chair at any one point on a surface and facilitating the gliding of said chair over said surface; said inner gliding means comprising a common master glide attached to said chair support means so as to telescope downwardly therefrom; said master glide having a substantially discshaped curvilinear lower surface; said master glide having an upper surface extending radially to a position directly below said second ends of said one or more lever means respectively; and said one or more lever means collectively distributing a portion of said chair and user weight through said respective second ends to said common master glide which, in turn, telescopes downwardly to distribute said weight to said surface.

Claim 15

An improved gliding chair system comprising: elevated sitting means for receiving a user's body; chair support means attached to and cooperating with the lower end of said sitting means for providing support and means for mobility to said gliding chair system, said chair support means comprising a plurality of extended leg members, said chair support means further comprising one or more double-action lever means rotatably connected at a fulcrum point located at a desired distance along one or more of said plurality of extended leg members respectively, each of said one or more double-action lever means having outer gliding means attached by glide attachment means proximate to a first end of said lever means and inner gliding means cooperating with a second end of said lever means; each of said one or more double-action lever means rotating about said fulcrum connection in said extended leg member so as to distribute the weight of said user's body and said chair system through both said inner and outer gliding means, thereby reducing the force extended by said user and chair at any one point on a surface and facilitating the gliding of said chair over said surface; said inner gliding means comprising a common master glide attached to said chair support means so as to telescope downwardly therefrom; said master glide having a substantially discshaped curvilinear lower surface; said master glide having an upper surface extending radially to a position directly below said second ends of said one or more lever means respectively; and said one or more lever means collectively distributing a portion of said chair and user weight through said respective second ends to said common master glide which, in turn, telescopes downwardly to distribute said weight to said surface.