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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896442 | Method and apparatus to ingress and egress of chair A method to facilitate moving from a seated position to an upright position utilizes a chair including a seat with articulating sections and associated foot rests. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7425010 | Mount for a wheelchair footrest A wheelchair footrest is provided having a footrest support member and a socket receptacle connected thereto. A swivel element is adjustably received for rotation within the socket receptacle. A foot plate is connected to the swivel element by a foot plate support m... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7367578 | Wheelchair provided with legrest and calfrest The invention relates to a legrest for a wheelchair, provided with a footrest and a calfrest. In a first, supporting position (ready for use), this footrest and calfrest are designed for supporting at least a part of a leg of a user seated during use in the wheelcha... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350868 | Calf rest for patient chair A calf rest is provided for a patient chair. The calf rest may comprise a plate-shaped calf rest pad and a mounting is be mounted on the patient chair by means of a joint arrangement. The joint arrangement may be designed so that the calf rest pad is movable between... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7073221 | Bed having a removable foot section A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a removable section. A locking mechanism includes interactive members supported by the patient support and the removable section for releasably securing the removable section to the patient support. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070243 | Blow molded side panel chair system A frame has a pair of laterally spaced tubular supports in a generally inverted U-shaped configuration. A seat panel, in a generally horizontal plane, is secured between the supports. A back panel is supported by the seat panel. A pair of side panels includes one pa... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036886 | Support assembly for a seating device An adjustable support assembly is described for use with any prior art seating device having a post and a plurality of substantially horizontal legs. In some embodiments, the support assembly has a support with at least two voids for mounting to the post of the seat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017210 | Rising-type bed apparatus and mattress A bedplate is disposed in a bed frame. The bedplate includes a fixed bed part, right leg-raising parts and left leg-raising parts. The fixed bed parts are secured to the bed frame. The right leg-raising parts are rotatably coupled, at one end, to one end of the fixe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6773073 | Adjustable foot rest A adjustable foot rest for being used with a wheelchair to allow the foot of the user to positioned at a comfortable angle. The adjustable foot rest includes an adjustment assembly being designed for being coupled to hanger bracket of the wheel chair. A rest member ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739662 | Ergonomically correct swinging chair An ergonomically correct swinging chair assembly has a body support cooperating with a foot rest; which footrest may be moved in order to simplify a seating process while a person is being seated, and then returned to a proper position when desired or after the pers... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6543854 | Detachable wheelchair leg rest An improved leg rest hinge structure for a wheelchair that is both strong and easily manipulated. The hinge structure includes a hinge post inversely mounted to a hinge cap which retains the leg tube and foot plate of the leg rest. The hinge post is remov... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6499756 | Footrest assembly and wheelchair therewith A footrest assembly is comprised of an extension tube and a mounting assembly for mounting the extension tube to a wheelchair frame. The mounting assembly comprises means for pivotally mounting an upper end of the extension tube to the wheelchair frame. A... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6256817 | Porta-zam gynecological exam chair A new and useful OB/GYN examination chair is provided, which is lightweight and collapsible for convenient transport or storage, and which is readily erected to an examination position in which it supports an OB/GYN patient in a convenient position for an... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234576 | Universal wheelchair footrest bracket assembly A universal swing-away detachable footrest bracket assembly for a wheelchair. The footrest bracket assembly includes an upper footrest tube assembly including an upper support plate mounted on a frame tube of the wheelchair, a lower support plate mounted ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6155586 | Locking system for a footrest hanger A locking system has a side frame having an open end and a spring-loaded hanger release insert extending therefrom. The system also has a hanger body having an upper portion with a terminal end. A hanger pivot fitting extends generally downwardly from the... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5401045 | Wheelchair with a barrier-free footrest A wheelchair including a first front wheel, a second front wheel, and a wheelchair frame having a front portion and being supported by the wheels such that the first wheel rotates about a first, generally vertical axis, the second front wheel rotates abou... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5255957 | Arrangement in a chair, for example a combined chair Arrangement in a chair (1), for example a combi-chair allowing for a plurality of sitting positions, in which in order to make it easier for the user (20) when sitting down on the chair, and presenting a larger variety of sitting positions for the user (2... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5039167 | Movable footrest for handicap and styling chair A footrest for a barber type chair that both pivots along a horizontal axis from a position under the chair to a position under the patron's feet and also rotates around a vertical axis from a position to the side of the chair to a position in front of th... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4988114 | Remotely operated wheelchair footrest moving device A work-engaging member is attached to the wheelchair frame adjacent to the footrest assembly of a wheelchair to cause latching and releasing of the footrest assembly for rotation about a vertical axis. As the work-engaging member is turned by a rotatable ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4940286 | Bed attachment and piece of furniture device A bed attachment and piece of furniture device is suitable for use generally and copulatively by an arm amputee or other handicapped individual who has lost effective use of one or both arms. The device includes a seat member that has a narrow depth ischi... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4790553 | Lightweight wheelchair having swing-away footrest assembly A lightweight wheelchair (10) including a front frame (27), footrest assembly (33), and mounting means (34,48) for mounting the footrest assembly (33) to the frame (27) for pivotal movement between a position in front of the chair and a position beside th... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4770467 | Footrest unit for wheelchairs An improved footrest unit is provided for use with a wheelchair or the like for supporting the foot and leg of a person using the wheelchair. The footrest unit includes an elongated leg tube having an upper end joined to an upper frame sleeve adapted for ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4722356 | Knee pad attachment for invalid walker An attachment for an invalid walker that provides an adjustable padded support for the user's knee. The attachment has easily adapted hook elements for ready attachment to and detachment from conventional walkers. Provision is made for both vertical and a... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722572 | Latch and release mechanism for wheelchair footrest A latch and release mechanism, for releasably locking a footrest assembly relative to a wheelchair frame member, includes a locking pin supported by the frame member and spring biased into engagement with the footrest assembly, and a release lever pivotal... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4712836 | Leg rest for below knee amputee An improved swing away stump rest for below the knee (BK) amputees to maintain comfort and proper positioning of the stump to assist in preventing knee flexion contracture of the amputated limb and edema in the stump. The swing away feature provides for m... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4702713 | Electric trolling motor foot control mount A mount for an electric trolling motor foot control unit having base member, a pedal pivotal about a horizontal axis and motor control switches, the mount comprising a base plate secured to the underside of the base member, a connection at one end of the ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4678233 | Armchair, particularly for handicapped persons, equipped with a device for rapidly locking the foot rest The invention provides an armchair on which is retractably fixed at least one foot rest pivoting with respect to the frame of the armchair. According to the invention, the foot rest is locked against rotation, in its service position, by means of a rotary cam ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4572576 | Wheelchair with swingable foot support assemblies A wheelchair having swingable foot supports which are capable of being shifted out of the way of the user to enable easy entry and exit from the wheelchair. The wheelchair generally comprises a pair of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending side ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4176879 | Wheelchair foot rest latch The latch is used to raise a downwardly biased plunger on the frame of a wheelchair normally received in an opening on a swingable foot rest supporting tube to thereby release the tube and permit swinging of the wheelchair foot rest to an out-of-the-way p... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4120532 | Snap-on swing-away foot rest for wheel chairs Attachable to and instantly detachable from a front leg of a wheel chair is a bracket component including an inclined tubular arm and an approximately semi-cylindrical upright attachment member including a lower hook portion with its open side facing away... | 10/17/1978 |
