Reclining seat

摘要

A seat for a wheelchair is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the seat includes a seat back portion, a bottom portion, and a linkage coupling the bottom portion to the seat back portion such that the seat back portion is movable relative to the bottom portion. The linkage generally includes a first link and a second link. The first link is generally pivotally connected to the bottom portion and the seat back portion. The second link is generally pivotally connected to the bottom portion and the seat back portion. The first link and the second link pivot relative to the seat back portion and the bottom portion as the seat back portion is moved relative to the bottom portion.

主权项

1. A method of reclining a wheelchair seat, comprising:
positioning a wheelchair seat back portion in an upright position relative to a wheelchair seat bottom portion, wherein the wheelchair seat back portion and the wheelchair seat bottom portion are coupled by a pair of linkages, each linkage comprising a first link and a second link pivotally connecting the wheelchair seat back portion and the wheelchair bottom portion; and moving the wheelchair seat back portion from the upright position relative to the wheelchair seat bottom portion to a reclined position in which the wheelchair seat back portion is angled relative to the wheelchair seat bottom portion, wherein the first link and the second link of each linkage pivot relative to the wheelchair seat back portion and the wheelchair seat bottom portion as the wheelchair seat back portion is reclined; wherein movement of the wheelchair seat back portion from the upright position to the reclined position causes a lower end portion of the wheelchair seat back portion to move downward and forward relative to the wheelchair seat bottom portion.