Double Links Patents (Class 5/142)
  • Patent number: 7802329
    Abstract: A frame member supports a seat and a back and is movable between a horizontal position for supporting a user thereon and a vertical position for stowing the frame against the wall. Linkage secures the frame member to a wall mounting apparatus. The linkage includes oppositely disposed pairs of links that pivot the frame member relative to the wall to define a first distance between the wall and the frame member when the frame is in the vertical position and a second lesser distance between the wall and the frame member when the frame is in the horizontal position thus requiring less space between the frame and the wall. The frame assembly also has a leg pivotally connected to the frame member by linkage such that the leg moves beneath the frame between an upstanding supporting position and a collapsed storage position coincident with movement of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Shrock Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Shrock, Thomas W. Schrimsher, Sr.