Chair and mechanism with improved ottoman positioning
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsMichael Andrew Crum, Gregory Mark Lawson, Cheston Brett Crawford
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Abstract
An all-linkage mechanism for a seating unit is provided that allows the ottoman to be extended between a closed position and an extended position, with the top face of the ottoman facing upwardly during the entire motion. The mechanism is motorized, and may be stopped in a position intermediate the closed and extended positions, such as a laptop position. The mechanism is compact, allowing use on a high-leg, wood-to-the-floor seating unit.
Claims22
A motorized mechanism for a seating unit having a seat and a back, comprising:
- a mounting rail coupled to a portion of the seating unit;
- an ottoman linkage pivotally coupled to the mounting rail;
- an ottoman coupled to the ottoman linkage, the ottoman having a top face, a bottom, a front, a rear and opposing sides extending from the front to the rear;
- a motor coupled to the ottoman linkage, the motor having an extendable shaft operable to at least articulate the ottoman linkage to move the ottoman from a closed position with the ottoman below the seat to an extended position with the ottoman forward of the seat;
- wherein the ottoman linkage controls the movement of the ottoman from the closed position to the extended position with the top face of the ottoman facing upwardly throughout the movement;
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- wherein the motor is operable to stop at an intermediate position between the closed position and the extended position, and the motor and the ottoman linkage hold the ottoman in the intermediate position, with the ottoman below the seat and at least the front of the ottoman in front of the seat.
A mechanism for a seating unit having a pair of spaced apart arms, a seat, a back, an ottoman, the mechanism operable to move the seating unit between closed, extended and fully reclined positions, the mechanism comprising:
- an ottoman linkage comprising:
- a front ottoman link pivotally coupled on one end to the seat;
- a rear ottoman link pivotally coupled on one end to the seat;
- a footrest bracket coupled to the ottoman;
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- an all-linkage assembly coupling the front ottoman link, the rear ottoman link and the footrest bracket;
- a rear motor tube fixedly coupled with respect to the arms;
- a motor coupled between the rear motor tube and the ottoman linkage, the motor having an extendable shaft operable to at least move the ottoman from a closed position with the ottoman below the seat to an extended position with the ottoman forward of the seat and to a fully reclined position with the ottoman forward of the seat and back reclined;
- wherein the ottoman linkage controls the movement of the ottoman from the closed position to the extended position with a top face of the ottoman facing upwardly throughout the movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.