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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Carl G. Nordstrom, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward R. Jacobs, Salem, OR (US);
Mathew H. Parlier, Sheridan, OR (US);
Craig J. Beard, McMinnville, OR (US);
Kenneth E. Mattocks, Newberg, OR (US);
Christopher C. Stone, Newberg, OR (US);
Carl G. Nordstrom, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Edward R. Jacobs, Salem, OR (US);
Mathew H. Parlier, Sheridan, OR (US);
Craig J. Beard, McMinnville, OR (US);
Kenneth E. Mattocks, Newberg, OR (US);
Christopher C. Stone, Newberg, OR (US);
A-dec, Inc., Newberg, OR (US);
Abstract
A back for a patient chair with which a patient may be moved from a generally upright sitting position to a generally supine position comprises a back shell and a cushion. The back shell has a front surface, a back surface, a top, a bottom, opposed first and second outer sides, a central section extending longitudinally from a region adjacent the top to a region adjacent the bottom and opposed side sections extending laterally outwardly from the central section toward the first and second outer sides. The cushion is attached to the back shell. The central section of the back shell comprises a plurality of stiffening elements that extend longitudinally of the back shell. A patient chair including the back is also described.