Salon chair with swivel footrest

Abstract

A salon chair with a footrest is provided which swivels to a side to provide complete clearance for a user, especially an elderly or ambulatory-impaired person, to more easily get into and from a seated position in the salon chair. The footrest is pivotally attached to the seat of the salon chair and swings to the side. Once the user is seated the footrest may be swiveled into a foot support position in front of the salon chair.

1 . In combination with a salon chair having a seat with a lower surface, a footrest comprising:
 a plate pivotally secured to the lower surface of the seat of the salon chair,   a leg having a first end secured so said plate and a second end, and   a foot pad secured to said second end of said leg,   said leg pivotable between a generally forwardly extending position to present a foot support for a user seated in the salon chair and a generally sidewardly extending position to present an unobstructed area in front of the salon chair.   
     
     
         2 . The footrest of  claim 1  further comprising a locking mechanism coupled to said plate to releasably secure said leg in said generally forwardly extending position. 
     
     
         3 . The footrest of  claim 2  wherein said locking mechanism includes a spring-biased locking lever coupled to said locking mechanism to releasably secure said leg in said forwardly extending position. 
     
     
         4 . In combination with a salon chair having a seat with a lower surface, a footrest comprising:
 a pivot assembly having a top plate and a pivot plate, said top plated secured to the lower surface of the seat, said pivot plate pivotally coupled to said top plate,   a leg having a first end secured to said pivot plate and a second end, and   a foot pad secured to said second end of said leg,   said leg pivotable between a generally forwardly extending position to present a foot support for a user seated in the salon chair and a generally sidewardly extending position to present an unobstructed area in front of the salon chair.   
     
     
         5 . The footrest of  claim 4  further comprising a locking mechanism coupled to said pivot plate to releasably secure said leg in said generally forwardly extending position. 
     
     
         6 . The footrest of  claim 4  wherein said locking mechanism includes a spring-biased locking lever coupled to said locking mechanism to releasably secure said leg in said forwardly extending position. 
     
     
         7 . The footrest of  claim 4  wherein said top plate includes a pivot spud extending from a lower surface of said top plate and having a longitudinal axis, and said pivot plate includes an aperture axially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said pivot spud and adapted to receive said pivot spud. 
     
     
         8 . The footrest of  claim 7  further comprising a fastener passing from a lower surface of said pivot plate into said pivot spud to rotatably secure said pivot plate to said pivot spud. 
     
     
         9 . The footrest of  claim 4  further comprising a first indent in said lower surface of said top plate radially spaced from said longitudinal axis of said pivot spud, and a spring pin extending from an upper surface of said pivot plate and radially aligned with said first indent when said leg is in said generally forwardly extending position. 
     
     
         10 . The footrest of  claim 9  further comprising a second indent in said lower surface of said top plate radially spaced from said longitudinal axis of said pivot spud, said spring pin radially aligned with said second indent when said leg is in said generally sidewardly extending position. 
     
     
         11 . The footrest of  claim 10  wherein said first indent is spaced approximately ninety degrees from said second indent. 
     
     
         12 . The footrest of  claim 10  further comprising a plurality of indents spaced along a radially extending arc from said first indent to said second indent. 
     
     
         13 . The footrest of  claim 4  further comprising a handle extending radially from said pivot plate to aid in pivoting said pivot plate about said longitudinal axis of said spud. 
     
     
         14 . In combination with a salon chair having a seat with a lower surface, a footrest comprising:
 a pivot assembly having a top plate and a pivot plate,   said top plate secured to the lower surface of the seat and having a pivot spud extending from a lower surface of said top plate,   said pivot plate having an aperture axially aligned with said pivot spud and adapted to receive said pivot spud, and a fastener passing from a lower surface of said pivot plate into said pivot spud to rotatably secure said pivot plate to said pivot spud,   a leg having a first end secured to said lower surface of said pivot plate and a second end, said leg pivotable between a generally forwardly extending position to present a foot support for a user seated in the salon chair and a generally sidewardly extending position to present an unobstructed area in front of the salon chair, and   a footrest secured to said second end of said leg.   
     
     
         15 . The footrest of  claim 14  further comprising a first indent in said lower surface of said top plate radially spaced from said longitudinal axis of said pivot spud, and a spring pin extending from an upper surface of said pivot plate and radially aligned with said first indent when said leg is in said generally forwardly extending position. 
     
     
         16 . The footrest of  claim 15  further comprising a second indent in said lower surface of said top plate radially spaced from said longitudinal axis of said pivot spud, said spring pin radially aligned with said second indent when said leg is in said generally sidewardly extending position. 
     
     
         17 . The footrest of  claim 16  wherein said first indent is spaced approximately ninety degrees from said second indent. 
     
     
         18 . The footrest of  claim 16  further comprising a plurality of indents spaced along a radially extending arc from said first indent to said second indent. 
     
     
         19 . The footrest of  claim 16  further comprising a stop secured to said top plate and adapted to engage said pivot plate when said leg is in said generally forwardly extending position and when said leg is in said sidewardly extending position to prevent said pivot plate from rotating beyond said first indent away from said second indent and beyond said second indent away from said first indent. 
     
     
         20 . The footrest of  claim 14  further comprising a handle extending radially from said pivot plate to aid in pivoting said pivot plate about said longitudinal axis of said spud.