BATH TRANSFER CHAIR
First Claim
1. A tilting mechanism for a chair having a seat frame, a seat and a chair back, the tilting mechanism comprising:
- a) a track path along which the seat is trackeable between an upright sitting position and a reclined position whereby an inclination of the seat from a horizontal axis increases as the seat moves from the upright sitting position to the reclined position; and
,b) the chair back is concurrently trackeable as the seat tracks along the track path wherein the chair back is moveable between a first position when the seat is in the upright sitting position and a second inclined position when the seat is in the reclined position whereby an inclination of the chair back from a vertical axis increases as the seat moves from the upright sitting position to the reclined position, whereby the inclination of the chair back increases at a greater rate than the inclination of the seat as the seat moves between the upright sitting position and the reclined position.
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Abstract
A tilting mechanism for a chair that has a seat frame, a seat and a chair back. The tilting mechanism has a track path along which the seat tracks between an upright sitting position and a reclined position. The chair back tracks concurrently between a first position when the seat is in the upright sitting position and a second inclined position when the seat is in the reclined position. The inclination of the chair back increases at a greater rate than the inclination of the seat as the seat moves between the upright sitting position and the reclined position.
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23 Claims
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1. A tilting mechanism for a chair having a seat frame, a seat and a chair back, the tilting mechanism comprising:
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a) a track path along which the seat is trackeable between an upright sitting position and a reclined position whereby an inclination of the seat from a horizontal axis increases as the seat moves from the upright sitting position to the reclined position; and
,b) the chair back is concurrently trackeable as the seat tracks along the track path wherein the chair back is moveable between a first position when the seat is in the upright sitting position and a second inclined position when the seat is in the reclined position whereby an inclination of the chair back from a vertical axis increases as the seat moves from the upright sitting position to the reclined position, whereby the inclination of the chair back increases at a greater rate than the inclination of the seat as the seat moves between the upright sitting position and the reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tiltable chair comprising:
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a) a seat frame comprising a track path; b) a seat trackeable along the track path between an upright sitting position and a reclined position whereby an inclination of the seat from a horizontal axis increases as the seat moves from the upright sitting position to the reclined position; and c) a chair back moveably mounted to the seat frame, the chair back being concurrently trackeable as the seat tracks along the track path wherein the chair back is moveable between a first position when the seat is in the upright sitting position and a second inclined position when the seat is in the reclined position whereby an inclination of the chair back from a vertical axis increases as the seat moves from the upright sitting position to the reclined position, whereby the inclination of the chair back increases at a greater rate than the inclination of the seat as the seat moves between the upright sitting position and the reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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