Reclining chair
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1. A reclining chair comprising:
- a seat;
a backrest pivotally mounted to the seat;
a belt mounted to pass over the backrest, wherein the belt is attached to the seat at a point that is fixed with respect to the seat; and
a backrest surface attached to the belt adjacent the backrest, wherein the belt and the backrest surface slide with respect to the backrest as the backrest is pivoted with respect to the seat.
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Abstract
A reclining chair that avoids skin shear. The reclining chair has a seat, a backrest, and a backrest surface. The backrest is pivotably attached to the seat. The backrest surface is slidably mounted with respect to the backrest. Pivoting of the backrest with respect to the seat causes the backrest surface to slide with respect to the backrest. Sliding of the backrest surface with respect to the backrest maintains the backrest surface at a constant position relative to a back of a person sitting on the reclining chair.
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15 Claims
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1. A reclining chair comprising:
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a seat; a backrest pivotally mounted to the seat; a belt mounted to pass over the backrest, wherein the belt is attached to the seat at a point that is fixed with respect to the seat; and a backrest surface attached to the belt adjacent the backrest, wherein the belt and the backrest surface slide with respect to the backrest as the backrest is pivoted with respect to the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A reclining chair comprising:
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a seat; a backrest pivotally connected to the seat; a seat cushion attached to the seat; a belt mounted to pass over the backrest, wherein the belt is fixedly attached to the seat at a point that is fixed with respect to the seat; and a backrest cushion attached to the belt adjacent the backrest, wherein pivoting of the backrest with respect to the seat causes the belt to slide with respect to the backrest and wherein sliding of the belt causes the backrest cushion to slide on the backrest. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of reclining a reclining chair having a seat, a backrest pivotally attached to the seat, a belt that passes over the backrest, and a backrest cushion attached to the belt, the method comprising:
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mounting the belt over the backrest and attaching the belt to the seat at a point that is fixed with respect to the seat; pivoting the backrest with respect to the seat to move the chair from an upright position to a reclined position; and sliding the belt with respect to the backrest as the backrest is pivoted with respect to the seat, wherein sliding of the belt causes the backrest cushion to slide with respect to the backrest so that the backrest cushion is maintained at a constant position relative to a back of a person sitting on the reclining chair as the reclining chair is moved from the upright position to the reclined position.
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