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Granted Patent B2
US 11,872,166 · App. 17/424,602 · Granted Jan 16, 2024

Height adjustable armrest of a medical chair

Inventors: Bronislav Siuda (Trinec, CZ); Petr Mil (Baska, CZ)
Assignee: Linet spol. s r.o.
A61G15/02A61G15/12A47C7/543B60N2/753B60N2/767
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Patent No.
US 11,872,166
App. No.
17/424,602
Granted
Jan 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical chair with height adjustable armrest comprises a lifting mechanism, a base coupled to a bottom side of the lifting mechanism, a sitting part coupled to an upper side of the lifting mechanism, and a backrest part coupled rotatably to the upper side of the lifting mechanism. An armrest comprises an armrest stop with the armrest rotatably coupled to the backrest part adjustable to an upper position and a bottom position, where, in the bottom position, the armrest stop bears on the first stop coupled to the backrest part, and in the upper position, the armrest stop does not bear on the first stop. A latch system movably attached to the backrest part comprises a latch with back surface and a second stop where the latch system is adjustable into a first position of the latch mechanism and into a second position of the latch system where in the first position of the latch system, the latch is located between the first stop and the armrest stop and in the second position of the latch system, the latch is not located between the first stop and the armrest stop, and where an upper position of the armrest is a position where the armrest stop bears on the second stop or any other position where the armrest is higher than in case when the armrest stop bears on the second stop.

Claims (21)

1. A medical chair with height adjustable armrest comprising:

a lifting mechanism,

a base coupled to a bottom side of the lifting mechanism,

a sitting part coupled to an upper side of the lifting mechanism, and

a backrest part coupled rotatably to the upper side of the lifting mechanism, and

an armrest comprising:

an armrest stop with the armrest rotatably coupled to the backrest part adjustable to an upper position and a bottom position, where, in the bottom position, the armrest stop bears on a first stop coupled to the backrest part, and in the upper position, the armrest stop does not bear on the first stop, and

a latch system movably attached to the backrest part comprising:

a latch with a back surface and a second stop, where the latch system is adjustable into a first position of the latch system and into a second position of the latch system, where in the first position of the latch system, the latch is located between the first stop and the armrest stop and in the second position of the latch system, the latch is not located between the first stop and the armrest, and where the upper position of the armrest is a position where the armrest stop bears on the second stop or any other position where the armrest is higher than in case when the armrest stop bears on the second stop.

2. The medical chair according to claim 1 wherein the latch in the first position of the latch system bears on the first stop by a back surface of the latch.

3. The medical chair according to claim 1 wherein the latch has a shape of wedge tapering toward a center of rotation of the armrest.

4. The medical chair according to claim 1 wherein the chair further comprises:

an arm, and

a coupler where the arm is attached to the first stop and the first stop and the arm are attached to the backrest part rotatably and where the coupler is fixed rotatably by a first end to the arm and fixed rotatably by a second end of the arm to the upper side of the lifting system.

5. The medical chair according to claim 1 wherein the latch system comprises a handle with a handrail and is attached rotatably to the backrest part.

6. The medical chair according to claim 1 wherein the latch system comprises:

a surface comprising a projection, and

a handle comprising a hollow, where, at least in one from the first position of the latch system and the second position of the latch system, the projection and the hollow fit together.

7. The medical chair according to claim 1 wherein the latch system comprises:

a surface comprising a hollow, and

a handle comprising a projection, where, at least in one from the first position of the latch system and the second position of the latch system, the hollow and the projection fit together.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2023
From: BORCAD MEDICAL A.S.
To: LINET SPOL. S R.O.
Reel/Frame 065494/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2021
From: SIUDA, BRONISLAV
To: BORCAD MEDICAL A.S.
Reel/Frame 056932/0037 →
Priority Claims (1)
CZ CZ2019-32 · Jan 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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