EP 1084690 B1 20080220 - Mobile chair
Title (en)
Mobile chair
Title (de)
Beweglicher Sessel
Title (fr)
Fauteuil mobile
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 99307270 A 19990914
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1084690A1] The present invention concerns the field of mobile chairs and relates particularly to an versatile shower chair for use by disabled persons in conducting their ablutions and toileting. According to the present invention there is provided a mobile chair comprising: a back rest portion comprising a two generally upstanding struts which are held spaced apart by one or more spacer members, a seat portion and first and second side portions for supporting the seat and backrest portions, the side portions being provided at a lower region thereof with wheel means for supporting the chair for movement over a surface upon which the chair may be placed, the side portions being held spaced apart one from the other by engagement of a rear end region of each side portion with the backrest portion and by a side portion spacer member extending between a front end region of each side portion, wherein the side portion spacer member releasably engages with the side portions and the back rest portion releasably engages with the side portions thereby to permit a variation in chair width by substitution of the side portion spacer member and the backrest portion for replacement respective side portion spacer member and backrest portion. Hence only two members need be substituted in order to alter the width of the chair. <IMAGE>
IPC 8 full level
A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/08 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61G 5/00 (2013.01); A61G 5/0875 (2016.10); A61G 5/0883 (2016.10); A61G 5/0891 (2016.10); A61G 5/1045 (2016.10); A61G 5/125 (2016.10); A61G 5/128 (2016.10); A61G 5/1002 (2013.01); A61G 5/1062 (2013.01); A61G 5/12 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1084690 A1 20010321; EP 1084690 B1 20080220; AT E386494 T1 20080315; DE 69938181 D1 20080403
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99307270 A 19990914; AT 99307270 T 19990914; DE 69938181 T 19990914