(19)
(11) EP 1 913 918 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/17

(21) Application number: 07118748.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.10.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61G 5/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 18.10.2006 IT FI20060253

(71) Applicant: Universita' Degli Studi di Firenze
50121 Firenze (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Cascini, Gaetano
    50124, Firenze (IT)
  • Rissone, Paolo
    51016, Montecatini Terme (Pistoia) (IT)
  • Rotini, Federico
    51039, Quarrata (Pistoia) (IT)
  • Montelatici, Gianni
    50129, Firenze (IT)

(74) Representative: Bardini, Marco Luigi et al
c/o Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A. Corso dei Tintori, 25
50122 Firenze
50122 Firenze (IT)

   


(54) Seat assist device for elderly and disabled people


(57) 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.







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