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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
David W Raymond, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Seating Company, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297 13 ; 297232 ; 297335 ; 297240 ;
Abstract
A compactible, storable seating apparatus of the type which yields way to accommodate a wheelchair user. The apparatus has a seat bottom and seat back which rotate about a common axis to compact in a vertical position. The seat bottom and back are mounted to a common cantilevered beam which is pivotal about a single stanchion. The seating apparatus can be used in a conventional manner or can be easily pivoted about the stanchion to yield way to a wheelchair user.