Reclining chair
First Claim
1. A reclining chair havinga normally stationary chair frame with an upstanding back portion,a backrest pivotally suspended from the back portion of the chair frame for forward swinging movement of the lower end of the backrest from a sitting position to a reclining position, and vice versa, anda seat member movably connected to the lower end of the backrest, and slidably and pivotally supported by the chair frame near the front of the chair frame;
- the improvement whereinthe chair is also provided with a retractable footrest movable from a stowed position beneath the seat member to an extended position forwardly thereof to support the legs of the occupant, and a drive linkage beneath the seat member to extend and retract the footrest when actuated;
the movable connection between the seat member and backrest comprises a lever which is pivoted to both of them and connected to said drive linkage, and is oriented in said sitting position to utilize the weight of the occupant to cause the rear end of the seat member to descend and thereby to advance the lower end of the backrest relative to the seat member and to actuate the drive linkage to extend the footrest, the rear end of said seat member being conversely raisable by the forcible retraction of the footrest; and
means capable of being disabled by the occupant is provided to prevent the descent of the rear end of the seat member from the sitting position.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A reclining chair in which the backrest and seat are reclined, and the retractable footrest is extended, by the descent of the seat from the normal sitting position under the weight of the occupant and at the occupant'"'"'s election, and in which all parts are restored to the sitting position by the occupant'"'"'s forcible retraction of the footrest by flexing his knees.
66 Citations
11 Claims
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1. A reclining chair having
a normally stationary chair frame with an upstanding back portion, a backrest pivotally suspended from the back portion of the chair frame for forward swinging movement of the lower end of the backrest from a sitting position to a reclining position, and vice versa, and a seat member movably connected to the lower end of the backrest, and slidably and pivotally supported by the chair frame near the front of the chair frame; the improvement wherein the chair is also provided with a retractable footrest movable from a stowed position beneath the seat member to an extended position forwardly thereof to support the legs of the occupant, and a drive linkage beneath the seat member to extend and retract the footrest when actuated; the movable connection between the seat member and backrest comprises a lever which is pivoted to both of them and connected to said drive linkage, and is oriented in said sitting position to utilize the weight of the occupant to cause the rear end of the seat member to descend and thereby to advance the lower end of the backrest relative to the seat member and to actuate the drive linkage to extend the footrest, the rear end of said seat member being conversely raisable by the forcible retraction of the footrest; and means capable of being disabled by the occupant is provided to prevent the descent of the rear end of the seat member from the sitting position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
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9. In a reclining chair having
a normally stationary chair frame, and a body support including a seat and a backrest movably mounted on the chair frame for movement between a sitting position and a reclining position; -
the inclusion by said chair frame of a rear leg structure movably mounted on the chair frame to raise and lower the back of the chair frame to alter the pitch of the chair frame, and a connection between the body support and the rear leg structure activated by the movement of the body support toward the reclining position on the chair frame to lower the back of the chair frame, and activated by reverse movement of the body support into the sitting position thereon to raise the back of the chair frame. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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Specification