Retraction and extension device for a foot and/or leg support of an item of seating and/or lounging furniture
US10064494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C7/506
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A retraction and extension device (100) for a foot and/or leg support of an item of seating and/or lounging furniture, with two substantially parallel arms (102), each arm (102) includes a first fastener (106) for rotatable fastening to a chassis (108) of the item of seating and/or lounging furniture, second fastener (110) for fastening the foot and/or leg support to the respective arm (102), and a plurality of struts arranged in two rows (104), in each of the rows (104) the struts of the respective row (104) are connected in a rotatable manner to each other. Some of the struts in each of the rows (104) are connected in a rotatable manner to at least one strut of the respective other row (104), wherein the first and the second fastener are spaced apart from each other by a distance of less than 50 cm.
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