Footrest with height adjustable scissor structure

The footrest design addresses the risk of injury and operational difficulties in existing models by spacing the arms at the central hinge and simplifying the adjustment mechanism, resulting in a safer and more user-friendly height-adjustable footrest.

EP4195978B1Active Publication Date: 2025-01-22OAHWIP BV
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2020761645
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-08-14
Publication Date
2025-01-22
Estimated Expiration
2040-08-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing footrests with scissor structures pose a risk of injury due to the crossing arms operating like a scissor, especially when the height is lowered, and the operation of the height adjustment mechanism is difficult and requires leaning forward, disrupting the user's normal sitting posture.

Method used

A height-adjustable footrest with a central hinge that maintains the first and second arms spaced apart, reducing the risk of pinching, and features a simple construction that allows efficient assembly and operation, including a mechanism for easy height adjustment without leaning forward.

Benefits of technology

The solution effectively reduces the risk of injury from the scissor-like operation of the arms and simplifies the height adjustment process, allowing users to maintain a comfortable and normal sitting posture while adjusting the footrest.

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Abstract

Footrest having a footplate and a scissor structure with arms mutually hinged at a central hinge. One of the arms has a protrusion or recess engaging a hinge body so as to retain the hinge body in longitudinal direction of that arm. The hinge body is also in hinging engagement with the protrusion or, respectively, recess provided on the side of another one of the arms facing the first one of the arms. Also described is a footrest having an elongate adjustment member holding end portions of arms and having an anchoring member in a fixed position relative to one of upper hinge axes of the scissor structure. The adjustment member and the anchoring member are engaged if the adjustment member is in its upper position and disengaged if the adjustment member is in its lower position. Pressing-in an operating member urges the adjustment member to its lower position.
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