Global Patent Index - EP 1913918 A3

EP 1913918 A3 20081126 - Seat assist device for elderly and disabled people

Title (en)

Seat assist device for elderly and disabled people

Title (de)

Sitzhilfevorrichtung für ältere und behinderte Personen

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'assistance pour s'asseoir pour personnes âgées et handicapées

Publication

EP 1913918 A3 20081126 (EN)

Application

EP 07118748 A 20071018

Priority

IT FI20060253 A 20061018

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1913918A2] A seat assist device comprising: a base (1) having a support surface (1a) to be positioned on the seat surface of a chair, armchair or the like; a seat (2) defining a seat surface (2a) with a front side (2b), the seat (2) being movable between a closed configuration, wherein said seat (2) is adjacent to the base (1) with the seat surface (2a) substantially horizontal, and an open configuration, wherein the seat (2) is lifted in relation to the base (1) to assist the assumption of a standing position by a user sitting on the seat (2) with the legs projecting over said front side (2b); and connection means (3) connecting the seat (2) and the base (1) for ensuring the motion of the seat (2) between the open and closed configurations; the connection means (3) comprising articulation means (4), for bringing the seat (2) in the open configuration in a position which is translated in relation to the base (1), both vertically and horizontally in a frontal direction, and at the same time tilted with the front side in a downward direction.

IPC 8 full level

A61G 5/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61G 5/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1913918 A2 20080423; EP 1913918 A3 20081126; EP 1913918 B1 20110216; AT E498382 T1 20110315; DE 602007012498 D1 20110331; IT FI20060253 A1 20080419

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07118748 A 20071018; AT 07118748 T 20071018; DE 602007012498 T 20071018; IT FI20060253 A 20061018