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Modular power reclining chair

US5992931A · kind A · utility

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29References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 17, 1998
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C1/0345
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A modular power reclining chair is disclosed which includes a unibody chair frame supported on a power base assembly. A power-assisted linear drive mechanism is operably coupled to an actuation mechanism of the reclining chair to provide power assistance in positioning of a leg rest assembly, a tilt control mechanism and a swing linkage mechanism for moving the reclining chair through its various ranges of motion.

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