US Patent No: 7,293,825
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Multi-position chair
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Nov 13, 2007
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Sep 12, 2005
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11/224,725
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Abstract
A multi-position chair may be positioned into multiple positions including one or more sitting positions at different heights, one or more leaning positions at different angles, and one or more storage positions. The multi-position chair may include a seat, a back and a support for supporting the seat and the back with respect to the floor. The seat and the back may be pivotable with respect to each other and with respect to the support. The seat includes a seating surface configured to receive the user's buttocks in a sitting position. The back may include a front seating surface configured to receive the user's back in a sitting position and a rear leaning surface configured to receive the user's buttocks in a leaning position.
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| 6,089,669 Folding outdoor seat | 12 | 1998 | |
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| 5,048,893 Ergonomic chair | 21 | 1990 | |
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| 4,552,404 Neutral body posture chair | 33 | 1983 | |
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| 4,696,516 Contoured aircraft and car seat | 22 | 1986 | |
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| 6,733,083 Seat, especially for a vehicle | 9 | 2000 | |
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| 6,109,694 Chair with four-bar linkage for self-adjusting back tension | 45 | 1999 | |
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| 5,189,747 Seat cushion | 75 | 1991 | |
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| 6,578,919 Vehicle seat | 17 | 2001 | |
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| 6,783,179 Elevation chair | 11 | 2002 | |
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| 4,793,655 Multi-position convertible therapeutic chair | 25 | 1987 | |
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| 6,431,649 Working chair with synchronous seat and back adjustment | 18 | 1996 | |
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| 5,857,747 Driver's seat for a machine | 9 | 1997 | |
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| 5,199,763 Standing aid for use with a checkout counter | 16 | 1991 | |
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| 4,534,590 Chair with a back for reclining | 12 | 1983 | |
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| 4,934,303 Convertible bolster/seat for recreational boats | 16 | 1988 | |
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| 6,663,174 Passenger chair | 9 | 2002 | |
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| 4,198,094 Working chair | 35 | 1978 | |
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| 4,521,052 Booster seat | 45 | 1982 | |
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| 5,630,648 Dynamic posture chair | 18 | 1995 | |
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| 4,614,378 Portable reversible chair apparatus | 30 | 1985 | |
| 4,736,982 Convertible chair | 18 | 1985 | |
| 4,682,818 Pressure distribution pad assembly for wheelchairs | 53 | 1986 | |
| 4,753,480 Pad assembly for wheelchairs | 73 | 1987 | |
| 4,832,407 Variable posture chair and method | 36 | 1987 | |
| 5,295,728 Ergonomic multi-position work stand | 36 | 1990 | |
| 5,054,857 Convertible chair | 24 | 1990 | |
| 5,154,472 Folding chair with continuously variable self-balanced tilting action | 9 | 1991 | |
| 5,255,957 Arrangement in a chair, for example a combined chair | 28 | 1991 | |
| 5,542,746 Variable posture component system seating device | 46 | 1994 | |
| 5,619,949 Multi-positional marine seat bolster | 17 | 1995 | |
| 5,667,278 Combinational chair, recliner and typing stool | 24 | 1995 | |
| 6,116,682 Seating device | 17 | 1998 | |
| 6,578,918 Chair | 7 | 2000 | |
| 6,464,300 Collapsible chair | 3 | 2001 | |
| 6,554,353 Dual-purpose chair | 8 | 2001 | |
| 6,824,149 Multipurpose adjustable mechanic support and creeper assembly | 11 | 2002 | |
| 7,090,303 Rehabilitation training and exercise chair | 13 | 2003 | |
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