Footrest for Chair and Armchair

Abstract

A footrest for a chair or an armchair, includes a support platform for the feet of a user of said chair. Said platform is configured to be rotatably fastened to a leg of the chair or armchair, enabling the rotational movement of said platform in a horizontal plane. The platform includes at least one wheel which serves as a support on the ground, preventing the feet from being loaded on the cantilevered platform. In this manner, the footrest moves with the chair, always being available for the user, regardless of whether the chair moves, being able to be retracted underneath the legs of said chair when the platform is not being used by the user.

Claims

1. A footrest for a chair and an armchair, comprising: a support platform for feet, wherein the platform is configured to be rotatably fastened to a leg of the chair and armchair in order to enable the movement of the platform in the horizontal plane and wherein the platform comprises at least one wheel.

2. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein an angle of rotation of the platform with respect to the fastening with the leg, in a horizontal plane, is 360.

3. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein the platform comprises a housing configured to rotatably fasten said platform to the leg of the chair and armchair.

4. The footrest according to claim 3, wherein the fastening of the leg of the chair and armchair through the housing of the platform comprises a bushing.

5. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein the chair and armchair comprises wheels, wherein the wheel fastened to the platform comprises a wheel for support and movement of the platform.

6. The footrest according to claim 5, wherein the legs of the chair and armchair have a radial arrangement and are configured to rotate together with respect to a normal line of a horizontal plane.

7. The footrest according to claim 5, wherein the wheels of the chair and armchair are configured to rotate according to a horizontal shaft and according to a vertical shaft.

8. The footrest according to claim 7, wherein the vertical shaft on which the wheel rotates is common to the platform, chair and armchair, and wherein the vertical shaft runs through the housing of the platform.

9. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein the at least one wheel of the platform is configured to rotate according to a horizontal shaft and according to a vertical shaft.

10. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein the platform comprises a triangular configuration.

11. The footrest according to claim 10, wherein one side of the triangular platform is a concave curve.

12. The footrest according to claim 10, wherein the platform comprises three wheels for support and movement arranged in the area of vertices of the triangular configuration.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] To complete the description, and for the purpose of helping to make the features of the invention more readily understandable, this description is accompanied by a set of figures constituting an integral part of the same, which by way of illustration and not limitation represents the following:

[0019] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the footrest applied to a typical wheeled office chair, in a position wherein it is located underneath the chair, without interfering with the feet of the user. In this position, it is also possible to position the feet under the chair by bending the legs backwards.

[0020] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the previous figure wherein the footrest occupies a position outside of the space underneath the chair, enabling the support for the feet of the user in a position in front of the chair.

[0021] FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the footrest of the invention without the chair, in order to clarify the configuration thereof.

[0022] FIG. 4 shows a side view of the coupling of the footrest onto the leg of a chair. In this figure, the footrest is arranged in the position of FIG. 2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0023] The invention is described below based on the previously mentioned figures.

[0024] The footrest of the invention comprises a platform 1 which is equipped with a housing 3, which has been configured to be rotatably fastened onto a leg 4 of a chair 5, such that said leg 4 constitutes a support point for the platform 1. Furthermore, the platform 1 is provided with at least one wheel 2a, which constitutes another support point for the platform 1 on the ground, such that by means of the wheel 2a, it is possible to perform the angular movement of the platform 1 in the horizontal plane resting on the ground, said angular movement being guided through the fastening to the leg 4 of the chair 5.

[0025] This configuration enables the user, by means of their feet, to move the platform 1 in any position of the horizontal plane, such as in a position underneath the chair 5, or in a position outside of the space underneath the chair 5, or in any other intermediate position, such that the user can choose the wanted position in order to rest one or both feet thereon, and in a position both in front of the chair, as well as below it, which enables the position of the feet and legs of the user to be modified in multiple positions, and in a very easy manner, simply by actuating the platform 1 by moving it by means of the feet of the user. In this manner, it is possible to continuously modify the position of the feet and legs, and place them in the correct position in order to prevent long-term back problems from appearing due to a continuous bad position of the legs and feet.

[0026] The fastening of the leg 4 of the chair 5 in the housing 3 of the platform 1 is performed, for example, by means of a bushing 6, through which the rotation of the platform 1 in the horizontal plane is produced.

[0027] In the preferred embodiment, the platform 1 is applied in chairs 5 with wheels 2, such that the wheel 2 of the leg 4 whereon the platform 1 is fastened constitutes another point for support and movement of said platform 1, that in addition to the functionality described previously, also enables the movement of the platform 1 together with the chair, when the chair 5 is moved on the wheels 2 thereof, such that the chair and the footrest move together with minimal effort, simply by pushing the chair.

[0028] Finally, it should be noted that the wheels 2, 2a, are of the type that can rotate on both a vertical shaft 7 and a horizontal shaft, which facilitates both the movement of the chair and platform together; as well as the movement of the platform in the horizontal plane when it is being used, in order to modify the position of the feet and legs of the user, as commented previously.

[0029] Furthermore, according to the examples shown, the legs of the chair are radial and meet in a central vertical shaft which enables all of them to rotate 360 in the horizontal plane underneath the chair, which enables more positions of use of the platform 1 to be obtained, by enabling the leg to which the platform is joined to be located in any radial position underneath the chair and also enabling the 360 rotation of the platform in the horizontal plane.

[0030] In the example, the platform comprises a triangular configuration, with a convex-curve side, which increases the support surface on the platform and enables the platform to run freely without running into any of the legs of the chair, enabling the free movement of the platform in the horizontal plane, as described.