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Recliner lift chair with power lift and reclining units

  • US 7,766,421 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2007
  • Issued: 08/03/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lift chair, comprising:

  • a base;

    a seat;

    a backrest;

    at least one ottoman;

    a lift-reclining mechanism attached to the base and to the seat;

    a backrest reclining mechanism coupled with the lift-reclining mechanism and attached to the seat, the backrest and the ottoman;

    a lift power unit attached to the base and to the lift-reclining mechanism; and

    a backrest reclining power unit attached to the base and to the backrest reclining mechanism;

    wherein the lift-reclining mechanism is configured to move the chair between an upright position, in which the seat is generally horizontally disposed and positioned above the base at a first height and at a first pitch angle that is positive relative to horizontal, the backrest is generally upright, and the ottoman is positioned below the seat, and a lifted position, in which the seat is raised to a second height that is higher than the first height and at a second pitch angle that is negative relative to horizontal;

    wherein the lift-reclining mechanism is further configured to move the chair from the upright position to a TV position, in which the ottoman is generally horizontally disposed in front of the seat; and

    wherein the backrest reclining mechanism is configured to move the chair between the TV position and a fully reclined position, in which the backrest is reclined relative to the seat.

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