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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:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Permobil Ab, Timra, SE;
Inventors:
Bo Engman, Sundsvall, SE;
Urban Lind, Alno, SE;
Niklas Backstrom, Sundsvall, SE;
Jonas Jahkel, Hagersten, SE;
Mehdi Mirzaie, Brentwood, TN (US);
Assignee:
Permobil AB, Timra, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/40 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/1067 (2013.01); A61G 5/12 (2013.01); A61G 2203/74 (2013.01); A61G 2005/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backrest assembly for a wheelchair includes a support plate pivotally connected to a seat, wherein the support plate is configured to be pivotally adjusted between upright and reclined positions with respect to the seat; a slide plate slidably secured on a front surface of the support plate; and a backrest adjustment assembly operatively connected to the support plate and the slide plate. The backrest adjustment assembly includes a link configured to adjust the support plate. The slide plate slides over the support plate through the link.