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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company, Hickory, NC (US);
Douglas Borgman, Brookville, IN (US);
John Miller, Brookville, IN (US);
Jeffrey Weisenbach, Batesville, IN (US);
Kenneth Kramer, Greensburg, IN (US);
Catherine Wagner, Osgood, IN (US);
Michael Verkley, Cedar Grove, IN (US);
RFS INNOVATION LLC, Brookville, IN (US);
Abstract
A lift chair includes a lift mechanism that maintains a continuous seating position during forward and elevated movement by supporting the occupant's seat, arms and back. The mobile section of the chair will also lower the occupant to the normal seating height. The gel cushion seating surface is attached at least to the moveable section of the lift chair. The gel cushion seating surface of the chair has a plurality of gel cushion cylinders arranged in a grid that provide a rhythmically changing support area at multiple points on the occupant's buttocks and thighs. This provides a comforting massage which reduces stress on the body associated with prolonged seating.