US4893827A — Chair construction for incapacitated persons

Claim 1

Independent Claim 88 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising frame means; body support means having a seat member and a back member; hinge means coupling said seat and back members to one another; and pivot means rockably connecting said support means to said frame means, said hinge means enabling relative pivotal movement of said seat and back members and said pivot means enabling conjoint tilting of said seat and back members relative to said frame means, said pivot means being separable enabling separation of said support means and said frame means.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 88 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising frame means; body support means having a seat member and a back member; hinge means coupling said seat and back members to one another; and pivot means rockably connecting said support means to said frame means, said hinge means enabling relative pivotal movement of said seat and back members and said pivot means enabling conjoint tilting of said seat and back members relative to said frame means, said pivot means being separable enabling separation of said support means and said frame means.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 20 words

The construction according to claim 1 including wheel means, and mounting means mounting said wheel means on said frame means.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 17 words

The construction according to claim 2 wherein said mounting means is adjustable relative to said frame means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 31 words

The construction according to claim 1 including latch means for releasably latching said support means in any selected one of a number of different tilted positions relative to said frame means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 38 words

The construction according to claim 4 wherein said latch means comprises a retainer carried by said frame means and a latch pin carried by said support means for movements into and out of latching engagement with said retainer.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 21 words

The construction according to claim 5 including means coupled to said latch pin for moving the latter relative to said retainer.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 36 words

The construction according to claim 1 wherein said pivot means comprises a socket carried by said frame means and a bearing carried by said support means, said bearing being removably and rotatably accommodated in said socket.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 16 words

The construction according to claim 7 including retainer means removably retaining said bearing in said socket.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 21 words

The construction according to claim 1 including a foot rest one end of which is pivotally connected to said seat member.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 26 words

The construction according to claim 9 including means for removably securing said foot rest in a selected position of pivotal adjustment relative to said seat member.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 21 words

The construction according to claim 9 including an arm rest, and means adjustably securing said arm rest to said seat member.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

The construction according to claim 1 including a head rest, and means adjustably securing said head rest to said back member.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 126 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising frame means; body support means having a seat member and a back member; hinge means coupling said seat and back members to one another; and pivot means rockably connecting said support means to said frame means, said hinge means enabling relative pivotal movement of said seat and back members and said pivot means enabling conjoint tilting of said seat and back members relative to said frame means, said frame means comprising a pair of spaced apart frame members straddling said support means, said frame members being joined by forward and rearward cross members, rear wheels journalled on said frame members, and forward wheels journalled on said frame members, said rear wheels being adjustable fore and aft of said frame members.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 126 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising frame means; body support means having a seat member and a back member; hinge means coupling said seat and back members to one another; and pivot means rockably connecting said support means to said frame means, said hinge means enabling relative pivotal movement of said seat and back members and said pivot means enabling conjoint tilting of said seat and back members relative to said frame means, said frame means comprising a pair of spaced apart frame members straddling said support means, said frame members being joined by forward and rearward cross members, rear wheels journalled on said frame members, and forward wheels journalled on said frame members, said rear wheels being adjustable fore and aft of said frame members.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 41 words

The construction according to claim 13 wherein said rear wheels are journalled on said rearward cross member and including means for releasably securing said rearward cross member in a selected position of fore and aft adjustment relative to said frame members.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 28 words

The construction according to claim 13 wherein said rear wheels are removable from said frame members, and means for removably retaining said rear wheels on said frame members.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 116 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising support means having a set member and a back member; frame means straddling said support means; coupling means extending laterally from opposite sides of said support means and rockably coupling said support means to said frame means, thereby enabling tilting movements of said support means relative to said frame means about a substantially horizontal axis; and releasable latch means reacting between said frame means and said support means for releasably latching said support means in any selected one of a number of different tilted positions relative to said frame means, said coupling means being separable from said frame means for enabling separation of said support means from said frame means.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 116 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising support means having a set member and a back member; frame means straddling said support means; coupling means extending laterally from opposite sides of said support means and rockably coupling said support means to said frame means, thereby enabling tilting movements of said support means relative to said frame means about a substantially horizontal axis; and releasable latch means reacting between said frame means and said support means for releasably latching said support means in any selected one of a number of different tilted positions relative to said frame means, said coupling means being separable from said frame means for enabling separation of said support means from said frame means.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 38 words

The construction according to claim 16 wherein said coupling means comprises a pair of sockets carried by said frame means and a pair of bearings carried by said support means and accommodated in respective ones of said sockets.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 32 words

The construction according to claim 17 wherein said coupling means includes releasable retaining means reacting between said frame means and said support means for removably retaining said bearings in the respective sockets.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 26 words

The construction according to claim 16 wherein said seat member and said back member are hinged to one another for pivotal movements relative to one another.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 20 words

The construction according to claim 19 including a foot rest and means connecting said foot rest to said support means.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 35 words

The construction according to claim 20 wherein said foot rest is adjustable relative to said support means, and means for securing said foot rest in a selected position of adjustment relative to said support means.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 79 words

The construction according to claim 16 wherein said latch means comprises at least one retainer plate secured to said frame means at one side of said support means, said plate having a plurality of spaced openings therein, an extensible and retractable latch pin carried by said support means and confronting said latch plate for projection toward and accommodation in any selected one of said openings, and actuating means connected to said pin for retracting it from the selected opening.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 31 words

The construction according to claim 22 wherein said retainer plate, said latch pin, and said actuating means are duplicated at the opposite side of said frame means and said support means.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 20 words

The construction according to claim 23 wherein said actuating means effects simultaneous retraction of said pins from the respective openings.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 17 words

The construction according to claim 22 including spring means resiliently biasing said pin to its projected position.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 100 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising frame means; body support means having a seat member and a back member; hinge means coupling said seat and back members to one another for enabling said seat and back members to assume a selected one of a plurality of angularly adjusted positions relative to one another; and coupling means independent of said hinge means and rockably coupling said body support means to said frame means for enabling rocking movements of said body support means relative to said frame means while said seat and back members remain in said selected one of said positions.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 100 words

An incapacitated person's chair construction comprising frame means; body support means having a seat member and a back member; hinge means coupling said seat and back members to one another for enabling said seat and back members to assume a selected one of a plurality of angularly adjusted positions relative to one another; and coupling means independent of said hinge means and rockably coupling said body support means to said frame means for enabling rocking movements of said body support means relative to said frame means while said seat and back members remain in said selected one of said positions.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 31 words

The construction according to claim 26 including latch means for releasably latching said body support means in a selected one of a number of adjusted positions relative to said frame means.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 25 words

The construction according to claim 26 wherein said coupling means is separable for enabling said body support means to be removed from said frame means.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 24 words

The construction according to claim 26 including forward and rearward sets of wheels, and means mounting said sets of wheels on said frame means.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 33 words

The construction according to claim 29 wherein the mounting means for at least one of said sets of wheels enables relative adjustment of said sets of wheels toward and away from one another.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 26 words

The construction according to claim 26 wherein said body support means foot rest means, and means pivotally connecting said foot rest means to said seat member.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1993-01-15	1993-07-17	1994-01-16	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1997-01-15	1997-07-17	1998-01-16	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2001-01-15	2001-07-17	2002-01-16	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Chair construction for incapacitated persons

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