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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Applicants:
William Ferniany, Birmingham, AL (US);
Lloyd Cooper, Birmingham, AL (US);
Inventors:
William Ferniany, Birmingham, AL (US);
Lloyd Cooper, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Birmingham, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/14 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/14 (2013.01); A61G 2005/125 (2013.01); A61G 2005/128 (2013.01); A61G 2203/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a transport chair includes a base frame, a seat assembly pivotally mounted to the base, and a footrest assembly pivotally mounted to the base frame, the footrest assembly being associated with the seat assembly so as to pivot in unison with the seat assembly until the seat assembly is pivoted forward to an extent at which the footrest assembly contacts the floor or ground, at which point the footrest assembly does not pivot further upon further forward pivoting of the seat assembly.