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Supine recliner and mechanism

  • US 5,779,310 A
  • Filed: 04/10/1995
  • Issued: 07/14/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mechanism for use with chairs having seat and back rests extendable to a sleeping position and retractable to a sitting position, such mechanism comprising:

  • a substantially stationary frame having an interior cross dimension;

    a frame separably movable from said stationary frame and having a structural height dimension and an exterior cross dimension less than said stationary frame interior cross dimension; and

    a connector between said stationary and movable frames, said connector having a plurality of non-coplanar extensible members, one said extensible member slidably engaging said stationary frame and another said extensible member slidably engaging said movable frame and having a structural height dimension less than said height dimension of said movable frame, said extensible members including two pairs of interengaging linear members, each linear member of each said pair slidably engaging the other linear member.

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