Assist chair
An assist chair includes a base portion, a pair of armrests, a backrest, an uplifting apparatus, a seat cushion and a waist rest cushion, wherein the uplifting apparatus further includes a pair of assist handles. When the uplifting apparatus is activated, the assist handles is capable of being driven out of inner sides of the pair of armrests, leaving the inner sides of the armrests or being retracted back to the inner sides of the pair of armrests after being pushed out of the armrests, such that the configuration can support the elderly when standing up or sitting down.
1. An assist chair, comprising:
a base portion;
a pair of armrests disposed on two sides of the base portion;
a backrest disposed on the base portion;
a uplifting apparatus disposed inside the base portion and comprising a pair of assist handles and a waist rest support, wherein the waist rest support is located at a side of the backrest, the pair of assist handles are located at inner sides of the pair of armrests, and the pair of assist handles are configured to protrude out of or retract back to the inner sides of the pair of armrests when the uplifting apparatus is activated; and
a waist rest cushion disposed on the waist rest support, wherein the uplifting apparatus further comprises a base stand and a seat cushion support, wherein a first side of the seat cushion support is pivotally connected to the base stand, the waist rest support is connected to a second side of the seat cushion support, and the pair of assist handles are disposed at two sides of the waist rest support.
2. The assist chair according to claim 1 , wherein the uplifting apparatus further comprises a push-retracting assembly and a pair of connecting rod assemblies, the pair of connecting rod assemblies are connected between the base stand and the waist rest support and located at the two sides of the waist rest support and at two sides of the base stand, and the push-retracting assembly is connected to the base stand and the seat cushion support and located between the pair of connecting rod assemblies.
3. An assist chair, comprising:
a base portion;
a pair of armrests disposed on two sides of the base portion;
a backrest disposed on the base portion;
a uplifting apparatus disposed inside the base portion and comprising a pair of assist handles and a waist rest support, wherein the waist rest support is located at a side of the backrest, the pair of assist handles are located at inner sides of the pair of armrests, and the pair of assist handles are configured to protrude out of or retract back to the inner sides of the pair of armrests when the uplifting apparatus is activated; and
a waist rest cushion disposed on the waist rest support, wherein the uplifting apparatus further comprises a seat cushion support located by the backrest, the assist chair further comprises a seat cushion located on the seat cushion support, and the seat cushion is configured to lean away from the backrest when the pair of the assist handles are elevated.
4. The assist chair according to claim 3 , wherein the pair of assist handles are configured to move away from the backrest when the seat cushion is leaning away from the backrest.
5. The assist chair according to claim 3 , wherein the waist rest cushion is at a plane different from a plane of the seat cushion.
6. An assist chair, comprising:
a base portion;
a pair of armrests disposed on two sides of the base portion;
a backrest disposed on the base portion; and
an uplifting apparatus disposed inside the base portion and comprising a pair of assist handles, wherein the pair of assist handles are located at inner sides of the pair of armrests, the pair of assist handles are configured to protrude out of or retract back to the inner sides of the pair of armrests when the uplifting apparatus is activated, and the pair of assist handles are configure to move away from the backrest when the pair of assist handles protrude out of the inner sides of the pair of armrests.
7. The assist chair according to claim 6 , wherein the assist chair further comprises a seat cushions located at a side of the backrest and the seat cushion is configured to lean away from the backrest when the pair of assist handles move away from the backrest.