Utility patent of a chair designed to help users lift themselves up to a standing position. Evolved out of a project centered on assisting lower income senior citizens, as this would be a more affordable lift chair compared to the recliner ones seen today.
Patent page:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7735926.PN.&OS=PN/7735926&RS=PN/7735926