EP0159562A3 - Lifting chair - Google Patents

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EP0159562A3
EP0159562A3 EP85103664A EP85103664A EP0159562A3 EP 0159562 A3 EP0159562 A3 EP 0159562A3 EP 85103664 A EP85103664 A EP 85103664A EP 85103664 A EP85103664 A EP 85103664A EP 0159562 A3 EP0159562 A3 EP 0159562A3
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lifting chair
chair
lifting
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Bruno Meyer
Peter Nold
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Valutec AG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/14—Standing-up or sitting-down aids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/1054—Large wheels, e.g. higher than the seat portion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
    • A61G5/128—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet for feet
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S297/00—Chairs and seats
    • Y10S297/04—Wheelchair
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S297/00—Chairs and seats
    • Y10S297/10—Occupant-arising assist

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Special Chairs (AREA)
  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
EP85103664A 1984-04-06 1985-03-27 Lifting chair Expired EP0159562B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH1744/84 1984-04-06
CH174484 1984-04-06

Publications (3)

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EP0159562A2 EP0159562A2 (en) 1985-10-30
EP0159562A3 true EP0159562A3 (en) 1986-10-08
EP0159562B1 EP0159562B1 (en) 1988-12-28

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EP85103664A Expired EP0159562B1 (en) 1984-04-06 1985-03-27 Lifting chair

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US (1) US4598944A (en)
EP (1) EP0159562B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS60225555A (en)
DE (1) DE3566951D1 (en)
FR (1) FR2562420B3 (en)

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DE2259383A1 (en) * 1972-12-05 1974-06-12 Werner Last UNIVERSAL AND TRAINING DEVICE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS
DE2362029A1 (en) * 1972-12-13 1974-06-20 Deucher Conrad R ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A TILTING MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT OF A SICK CHAIR OR THE HEAD OR. FOOTBOARD OF A BED
GB1534777A (en) * 1976-04-30 1978-12-06 Imbro M Invalid chairs
CH653857A5 (en) * 1984-10-22 1986-01-31 Valutec Ag Erecting chair

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FR2562420A3 (en) 1985-10-11
JPS60225555A (en) 1985-11-09
JPH035175B2 (en) 1991-01-24
US4598944A (en) 1986-07-08
EP0159562B1 (en) 1988-12-28
DE3566951D1 (en) 1989-02-02
EP0159562A2 (en) 1985-10-30
FR2562420B3 (en) 1986-03-28

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