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Raiser seat

  • US 8,087,728 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2009
  • Issued: 01/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A riser seat for assisting a person from a sitting position to a standing position, comprising:

  • seat frame;

    a seat comprising upper and lower surfaces, the seat being movable between first and second positions; and

    a cam arm pivotably mounted with respect to the seat frame and having a camming surface movably engaged with the seat and the cam arm moves the seat along a movement profile between the first and second positions, wherein the camming surface defines the movement profile and the camming surface moves tangentially relative to the lower surface of the seat to move the seat between the first and second positions.

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