Footrest for chair

• US 7,374,247 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Issued: 05/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ShelterLogic Corp.
• Original Assignee: Rio Brands Incorporated
• Inventors: Miller, Nigel, Welsh, Kerry L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown; Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US11/297,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20070001502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 894 Days
• Field of Search: 297/30, 2972711-2714, 297/423.11, 297/423.12, 297/423.19, 297/423.27, 297/423.3, 297/423.31, 297/423.35, 297/423.4
• US Class Current: 297/423.19
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/52 of detachable type
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/62 Accessories for chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/68 Arm-rest tables ; or back-rest tables

Abstract

An apparatus including an elongate post having a first end and a second end; a clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp including a dimension suitable to couple to a seat frame of a chair; a leg support frame including a first portion pivotally coupled to the second end of the post and a second portion; and a leg support coupled to the second portion of the leg support frame. A method including coupling a leg support assembly to a chair, the leg support assembly including a leg support frame, wherein in a coupled configuration with a chair on a surface, coupling includes coupling such that a first portion of the leg support frame is in contact with the surface.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an elongate post having a first end and a second end;

a clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp comprising a dimension suitable to couple to a seat frame of a chair;

a leg support frame comprising a first portion coupled to the second end of the post and a second portion; and

a leg support coupled to the second portion of the leg support frame,

wherein in a configuration with a chair on a surface, the clamp may be coupled to a seat frame of a chair and the first portion of the leg support frame is in contact with the surface projecting the leg support away from the surface,

wherein the U-shaped structure of the leg support frame comprises two directionally opposed L-shaped members connected by a lateral portion of a T-shaped sleeve insert, and the elongate post is connected to the base of the U-shaped structure by a longitudinal portion of the above insert.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a lateral U-shaped cross-bar comprising legs extending between the legs of the U-shaped structure and a base; and

a link comprising a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the post and coupled to respective ones of the second end defining an opening, and the base of the cross-bar extends through the opening.

3. The apparatus comprising:

an elongated post having a first end and a second end;

a first clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp comprising a dimension suitable to couple to a seat frame of a chair;

a leg support frame comprising a first portion coupled to second end of the post and a second portion;

a leg support coupled to the second portion of the leg support frame;

a seat attachment segment, coupled at a midsection to the first end of the post; and

a second clamp,

wherein in a configuration with a chair on a surface, the clamp may be coupled to a seat frame of a chair and the first portion of the leg support frame is in contact with the surface projection the leg support away from the surface,

wherein the first clamp is coupled to the seat attachment segment at a point between a first end and the midsection, and

wherein the second clamp is coupled to the seat attachment segment at a point between a second end and the midsection.

4. A method comprising:

coupling a leg support assembly to a chair, the leg support assembly comprising;

an elongate post having a first end and a second end;

a clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp comprising a dimension suitable to detachably couple to a seat frame of the chair;

a leg support frame comprising a first portion pivotally coupled to the second end of the post and a second portion;

a leg support coupled to the second portion of the leg support frame,

wherein in a coupled configuration with a chair on a surface, coupling comprises coupling the clamp of the leg support assembly to the chair such that the first portion of the leg support frame is in contact with the surface and the post has a length that extends diagonally between the seat frame and the first portion of the leg support frame.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

positioning the footrest assembly so that the leg support of the footrest assembly is positioned a distance from the surface such that a leg of a person seated in the chair may be supported by the leg support above the surface.

6. The method comprising:

coupling a leg support assembly to a chair, the leg support assembly comprising;

an elongate post having a first end and a second end;

a clamp coupled to the first end of the post, the clamp comprising a dimension suitable to detachably couple to a seat frame of the chair;

a leg support frame comprising a first portion pivotally coupled to the second end of the post and second portion;

a leg support coupled to the second portion of the leg support frame,

wherein in a coupled first configuration with a chair on a surface, the first portion of the leg support frame is in contact with the surface,

wherein in a coupled second configuration, the post, the leg support frame and the leg support lie flat on a seat of the chair.