Release system for furniture member leg rest assemblies
US8366188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C1/0355
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A release system for a furniture member leg rest assembly extended from an actuation mechanism includes an actuation mechanism, the actuation mechanism having a leg rest assembly movable between a fully retracted and a plurality of extended positions inclusive, including a fully extended position. A pantograph link of the leg rest assembly is rotatably connected to the actuation mechanism. An extension link is rotatably connected to the actuation mechanism and moves in extension and retraction directions. A member is in contact with the extension link and in releasable contact with the pantograph link. The member is in contact with the pantograph link when the member is operating to push the pantograph link outward toward the fully extended position. The member is spatially separable from the pantograph link when an object is contacted by the leg rest assembly during return from any of the extended positions toward the fully retracted position.
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