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Reclining lift chair

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  • US 6,000,758 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1996
  • Issued: 12/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A lift chair comprising:

  • a. a base frame;

    b. an extendable/retractable chair occupant positioning apparatus, attached to the base frame;

    c. a reversible D.C. motor for extension and retraction of said chair occupant positioning apparatus relative to the base frame;

    d. a control means connected to said D.C. motor for actuation of said chair occupant positioning apparatus;

    e. a power supply connected to the control means for motor control;

    f. a chair occupant carriage supported by the base frame, the carriage comprising at least seat and back portions;

    g. an elongated cross member extending laterally below said seat portion;

    h. a bell crank having two fixedly connected transverse legs intersecting one another, pivotally connected to said positioning apparatus at the intersection of the legs, the first leg being pivotal about a first axis remote from the intersection, the second leg being pivotally connected to the cross member.

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