Quick-exit assembly for reclining furniture
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorWalter Clark Rogers, Jr.
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Abstract
A quick-exit assembly for reclining furniture, including motorized versions, is provided. An exemplary quick-exit assembly may include a linkage assembly configured to move between a first position and a second position. A drive mechanism may be coupled to the linkage assembly, and may be configured to move the linkage assembly between the first position and the second position using an actuator, and also, allow movement of the linkage assembly between the first position and the second position using manual force with reduced restriction from the drive mechanism.
Claims18
A quick-exit assembly for reclining furniture, comprising:
- a linkage assembly;
- and
- a drive mechanism comprising at least one actuator, the drive mechanism coupled to the linkage assembly and configured to:
- move the linkage assembly from a first position to a second position using the at least one actuator, and
- allow movement of the linkage assembly from the first position to the second position manually with reduced restriction from the drive mechanism,
- wherein the drive mechanism comprises a worm drive having a shaft and a block,
- wherein the shaft is coupled to the at least one actuator, and
- wherein the block is coupled to the shaft and to the linkage assembly.
A quick-exit assembly for reclining furniture, comprising:
- a linkage assembly;
- and
- a drive mechanism coupled to the linkage assembly, the drive mechanism comprising:
- at least one actuator,
- a shaft having a first set of teeth, the shaft rotatably coupled to the at least one actuator,
- a block coupled to the shaft and to the linkage assembly, the block comprising a first gear having a second set of teeth that engage with the first set of teeth, and
- a first one-way bearing that couples the first gear to the block.
A quick-exit assembly for reclining furniture, comprising:
- a linkage assembly;
- and
- a drive mechanism comprising:
- an actuator,
- a shaft rotatably coupled to the actuator, the shaft comprising a first set of teeth,
- a block coupled to the linkage assembly,
- a first engagement link movably coupled to the block and comprising a second set of teeth configured to engage with the first set of teeth, and
- a second engagement link movably coupled to the block, the second engagement link comprising a third set of teeth configured to engage with the first set of teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.