A reclinable, lift chair is provided being movable between a fully reclined and forward lifted positions, comprising a chair portion, a back portion, and a base member having front and rear portions, a lower ground engaging surface that defines a first plane, and an upper surface that defines a first mating surface. A sub-frame assembly supports the chair portion and includes a front, rear, and side portions and a second mating surface that is engageable with the first mating surface. The sub-frame assembly is rotatably connected to the base at the front portion thereof wherein the sub-frame assembly further comprises a rotatable beam having a back support member to which the back portion is attached. A motor further links the base to the rotatable beam for moving the sub-frame assembly between a first position wherein the sub-frame assembly is inclined forward relative to the first plane, a second position wherein the second mating surface engages the first mating surface and the back portion is in a plane substantially traverse to the first plane, and a third position wherein the second mating surface engages the first mating surface and the back portion is positioned in a plane substantially parallel to the first plane.
A power operated lift recliner which includes a safety system which senses the presence of an object located between a raised chair and the base frame and deactivates the power lift mechanism to prevent the mechanism from lowering the chair toward the base onto the object located therebetween.
Disclosed herein is a chair, especially a chair for the handicapped, in which the backrest and seat are jointly angularly adjustable by only one motor, with the motor and a gas spring being articulated on only one movable pivot axis. This results in a very simple and compact design that has few individual parts.
A lift and tilt chair including both motorized lift capability and motorized tilting capability. A hydraulic lift cylinder is provided and operates in conjunction with a motorized tilting system. A seat support is provided having rollers affixed thereto for providing the tilting motion and having the lift cylinder attached thereto for allowing raising and lowering of a patient seated within the chair.
A combination lift chair and reclining chair having additional seating and reclining positions is provided with two separate motors and linkages enabling the chair back to be independently placed in various positions and the seat separately movable with the footrest and elevated once the footrest has reached full deployment using the same motor.
A lift and tilt chair including both motorized lift capability and motorized tilting capability A hydraulic lift cylinder is provided and operates in conjunction with a motorized tilting system. A seat support is provided having rollers affixed thereto for providing the tilting motion and having the lift cylinder attached thereto for allowing raising and lowering of a patient seated within the chair.
