Three-way frame incliner
US5360255A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C1/0355
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A modular furniture seating section having a pair of side rails that define a base for the section and a pair of reclining mechanisms, one mounted on each of the side rails. Each of the mechanisms includes a seat mounting link which together carry a seat frame that in turn carries the seat of the chair. An ottoman linkage is mounted on the front of the seat mounting link in each mechanism and together they carry the ottoman which moves between retracted and extended positions. The mechanisms also include a backrest linkage which carries the backrest frame that, in turn, carries the backrest. On one side only of the chair an arm panel is secured to the seat frame and moves together with the seat in fixed relationship thereto as the chair moves between upright and reclined positions. On the same side as the arm panel, a backrest side wing is mounted on the backrest frame so as to move with it. The arm panel and backrest wing are disposed on the side of the chair section which forms an end of a modular furniture grouping.
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