Patents Assigned to Alwin Welsch Polstermobelfabrik KG
  • Furniture, particularly upholstered furniture, for transferring from a sitting position to a lying position
    Patent number: 4601074
    Abstract: Upholstered furniture for transferring a person between a sitting position and a lying position, in which a seating member can be extracted forward out of a stationary base. The seating member has a chassis that is supported so that it can roll. A seating frame is positioned on top and forms a covering. A backrest has two members connected so that they can be swung relative to each other. The rear backrest member is pivoted on the bottom framework, and the front backrest member is connected to the seating frame by catch linkages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignees: Alwin Welsch Polstermobelfabrik KG, Erpo Mobelerke W. Blauw GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Bertram Welsch, Gunther Blauw