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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1991
Julius H Jacobson, II, New York, NY (US);
Jeffrey Kapec, Westport, CT (US);
Kazuna Tanaka, Cos Cob, CT (US);
Samuel Montague, Norwalk, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device for supporting a person while standing or walking or sitting having a frame and a seat assembly. The frame supports the person while walking or standing while the seat assembly allows him to sit. The seat assembly is slidably attached to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position. The seat assembly is spring biased towards the raised position. The seat assembly moves from the raised position to the lowered position when the person sits down. The action of the spring biasing assists the person up as the person stands from the seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a main seat portion and a pivotal seat portion. The pivotal seat portion is collapsible from a supportive position where both seat portions provide support to the person and a stowed position where at least the collapsible portion of the seat is tucked away from the person while the person is walking. The pivotal seat portion moves automatically between the two positions in response to the weight of the person exerted on the main seat portion.