Adaptable Furniture Base

摘要

Persons with physical impairment often have difficulty maintaining independent living at their own home. Simple daily activities such as getting up and out of a low seat chair can prove problematic. The claimed invention provides a lift system and method of installing the same that the physically impaired person can adapt to and raise a particular piece of furniture with minimal physical effort. The adaptable system includes a pair of lift assemblies, each lift assembly having a first rail member and a second rail member that are slideably engaged on a first end, having a riser on each second end. At each riser location there is a flip out guide that provides a visible pointer to facilitate alignment with the furniture leg without having to bend over or lift the furniture. For increased stability an optional cross member can be fixated between the first and second rail members.

主权项

1. An adaptable system for raising the seating height of furniture, the adaptable system comprising:
a pair of lift assemblies, each lift assembly having a first rail member and a second rail member that are slideably engaged on a first end with a riser fixated on each second end; a locking mechanism interacting with the first rail member and second rail member such that when engaged, the locking mechanism fixates the relative position of the first rail member and second rail member; and at least one guide operably projecting from a riser.