US Patent Issued on June 2 for "Chair with a lift mechanism" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,721, issued on June 2.

"Chair with a lift mechanism" was invented by Michael Scot Heagerty (Bend, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chair with a lift mechanism is a device that aids the user to safely get up from the chair without using motorized means to elevate the user's body. The device includes a seat platform and a base assembly. The seat platform is designed to accommodate the user's lower body when sitting on the device. The seat platform also moves with the user's body movements corresponding to the movements performed when getting up or sitting down on the device. The seat platform also provides the momentum necessary to...