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Sun-tracking chair

Patent 5893608 Issued on April 13, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 28, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 847784 filed on 04/28/1997

US Classes:

297/217.3, With electrical feature297/217.7, Mounted on accommodating platform (e.g., stairs, deck, etc.)297/344.23, Motor actuated607/95Solar (Natural) light applicator

Examiners

Primary: Brown, Peter R.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A47C 001/00

Abstract

A Sun-tracking Chair is disclosed. The disclosed chair comprises inclinable back and and leg rests. Further disclosed is a sun-tracking means for tracking the sun's position with relation to said chair. Still further disclosed are a back rest and leg rest that automatically incline responsive to the sun's azimuth, as detected by said sun-tracking means. The disclosed chair further comprises rotating means for rotating said chair, and in particular, said chair is automatically rotatable responsive to the angle of the sun in a horizontal plane with relation to said chair, as detected by said sun-tracking means. Said disclosed chair further comprises control means for controlling the functions of said chair, including incline and rotation angle. The disclosed chair further comprises a canopy, said canopy configured to cooperate with said back and leg rests and the rotation of said chair. Also disclosed is a system to position adjacent chairs in close proximity to one another simultaneously and synchronously to avoid their coming into contact with each other.

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