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Donald B Hovis

Edward T Schneider

Douglas G Broadhead

William L Hassler

Blaine M Hobson

Richard J Brom

Disclosed herein is an arm rest for a chair comprising a frame member and an arm support member, a coupling device to couple the arm support member with the frame member for rotation about an axis, the arm support member having a portion which is offset from the axis, wherein rotation of the arm support member relative to the frame member results in horizontal and vertical adjustment of the arm rest.

Adjustable arm rest

A cyclically inflatable, passive motion device which includes an air pump and air reservoir to provide a supply of pressurized air without transients. The air is directed by a selector valve to one of a plurality of paths each of which has a check valve which releases at a different pressure. A four-way solenoid valve directs the pressurized air to an inflatable support. The support may have any one of a number of shapes to move different parts of the body. One embodiment used for the neck includes two saddle-like, inflatable cushion members having legs which define a yoke-like opening that fits around the user's neck. A foam rubber envelope fits over the cushion, and they all fit inside of a cover. A second embodiment of the support includes an inflatable cushion having separate compartments which are alternately inflated and deflated. The compartmentalized cushion fits in a resilient cover and may be used with a heating pad. Other cushions are designed to support and move the knee and fingers.

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Mississauga, Canada

Donald B Hovis