Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297069000 | With means to permit independent adjustment of legrest or footrest | 8 |
20090033129 | Snap-On Leg Rest Mechanism For Furniture Member - A snap-on leg rest mechanism for a furniture member includes a link having an elongated slot and opposed first and second sides. A polymeric bushing is slidably received in the elongated slot. The bushing includes opposed homogenously joined first and second legs elastically displaceable with respect to each other, the legs defining a U-shape having a shaft receiving aperture therebetween. Opposed first and second bushing wings each abut one of the first and second link sides when the bushing is receiving in the elongated slot. The first wing homogenously extends from a first bushing side and the second wing homogenously extends from a second bushing side. A shaft rotatably received in the shaft receiving aperture is retained by the bushing when the bushing is received in the elongated slot. | 02-05-2009 |
20090058150 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING AN INTEGRAL, RETRACTABLE STEP - A vehicle seat with an integral retractable step. A generally hollow base is attached to a floor of a vehicle, the base having a pair of side walls. A generally horizontal seat cushion is attached atop the base. A generally vertical seatback is attached at a lower end to at least one of the floor, the base and the seat cushion. A step is slidably coupled to the base, the step being selectively positionable between a stowed position substantially within the base and a deployed position wherein the step extends at least partially outwardly from the base. In the deployed position the step is generally horizontally oriented and is configured to support the weight of an occupant of the seat during ingress and egress therefrom. In addition in the deployed position the step is generally proximate a front surface of the seat cushion such that the front surface of the seat cushion forms a substantially closed step riser. | 03-05-2009 |
20090256402 | ZERO GRAVITY WALL HUGGER RECLINER - A zero gravity wall hugger recliner having a motor drive, seat and backrest assembly that move back and forth on a trolley mounted on the chair base when the seat and backrest assembly move forward with the trolley on the chair base. A bracket attached between the base and seat moves the assembly from an upright to a reclined position. The recliner has a leg rest driven by a control bar attached between the leg rest and bracket for elevation the leg rest when the trolley moves forward and retracts the leg rest when the trolley moves to the rear. | 10-15-2009 |
20100171343 | FURNITURE DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGLE BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE BACK OF THE PIECE OF FURNITURE - A device for an adjustable piece of seating and reclining furniture with an adjustable angle between the seat and the back of the piece of furniture, wherein on each side of the piece of furniture there is located a fitting projecting upwards from its base, the seat being tiltable about a forward suspension point on the fitting, and the back being tiltable about a rear suspension point on the fitting, wherein the back upon tilting backwards causes the seat to tilt backwards in that a link is pivotally fastened to a rear part of the seat frame and pivotally fastened to a lower part of the back frame, the pivotal connection of the link to the back frame being located behind and below said rear suspension point. On an increase in the angle between the seat and the back, the angle that the neck rest of the piece of furniture forms with the back is reduced. When the piece of seating and reclining furniture is equipped with a foot/leg rest, an activator for this rest and an activator for changing said angle between the seat and the back are controllable by one single, common control lever or control handle. To improve the user's comfort in such an adjustable piece of seating and reclining furniture, the piece of furniture may have an arm rest configured with a hoop-like forward facing frame, the frame having a rear part which at the top is pivotally connected to a first end of a connecting link, the second end of the connecting link forming a pivotal attachment to the back frame, and the rear part of the frame at the bottom being pivotally connected to a fitting that extends up from the base of the piece of furniture. | 07-08-2010 |
20100320809 | RETRACTABLE FOOT SUPPORT FOR PEDICURE LOUNGER - A pedicure lounger for supporting a person during a pedicure comprises a seat support, a foot support and a mover assembly. The seat support supports at least a portion of the person during the pedicure. The foot support is coupled to the seat support. The mover assembly selectively moves the foot support relative to the seat support rotationally and translationally between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The mover assembly includes a hinge member that is coupled to the foot support. Further, the hinge member provides a rotation axis about which the foot support rotates relative to the seat support. Moreover, the hinge member is slidable relative to the seat support. In particular, the hinge member can slide translationally relative to the seat support during translational movement of the foot support relative to the seat support. The mover assembly can further include an actuator that independently and consecutively moves the foot support rotationally and translationally relative to the seat support. | 12-23-2010 |
20130062914 | MECHANISM AND CHAIR FOR POWERED COMBINED AND INDEPENDENT SEAT BACK AND LEG REST MOTION - A furniture member mechanism includes a first actuator device electrically operated to displace first and second seat back actuation links connected to and operating to rotate a seat back member between upright and fully reclined positions. A pantograph linkage set connected to a leg rest member is at least partially supported in an extended position by rotational contact with a support rod. A second actuator device identical to the first actuator device is electrically operated to axially rotate a drive rod connected to a drive link. The drive link is connected to and displaces the pantograph linkage set between the stowed and extended positions. A swing lever rotatably connected to the support rod is rotated during operation of the second actuator device to extend the pantograph linkage set. The swing lever in a fully rotated position displaces the support rod creating a furniture member tilt position. | 03-14-2013 |
20140375087 | SEAT BACK INTERLOCKING OTTOMAN DEVICE AND VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a seat back interlocking ottoman device for a vehicle seat configured such that an angle of a seat back relative to a seat cushion can be adjusted and an ottoman is provided to the seat cushion. The ottoman device includes an interlocking mechanism configured to retract the ottoman to a retracted position below the front side of the seat cushion when the seat back is located at a regular usage position and to move the ottoman from the retracted position to an extended position at the front side of the seat cushion to thus support a leg part of a passenger when the seat back is tilted rearwards from the regular usage position. A part of the interlocking mechanism is configured to be operable by an arbitrary operation such that the ottoman can be moved between the retracted position and the extended position. | 12-25-2014 |
20150145291 | FURNITURE MEMBER AND POWER LIFT MECHANISM - A lift chair includes a frame assembly including a chair portion rotatable with respect to a base portion. A lift mechanism portion is positioned in a base portion cavity. The lift mechanism portion includes a lift motor and a drive assembly connected to the lift motor having a slide. A lift tube connects the slide to the chair portion. The lift tube upon actuation of the lift motor displaces the chair portion between a nominal and a full lift position by slide displacement in a slide lifting direction. First and second guide members are positioned on opposite sides of the drive assembly and connected to a base portion base platform. The lift tube is connected to both the first and second guide members to distribute a weight load from the chair portion via the lift tube to the slide, and by the guide members to the base platform. | 05-28-2015 |