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US 12,622,521 B2Granted
Rocking and reclining wall proximity furniture member
AssigneeLa-Z-Boy Incorporated
InventorsLarry P. LaPointe, Chandrasekar Ramasubramanian, Jason D. Rains
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Abstract
A chair mechanism includes a frame structure with a seat bottom supported by the frame structure and a seat back supported by the frame structure and pivotable to a reclined position relative to the seat bottom. A leg rest assembly is supported by the seat bottom and movable between a stowed position and an extended position. A rocking support structure connects the seat frame to a base structure.
Claims17
A chair mechanism, comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a seat bottom supported by the frame structure;
- a seat back supported by the frame structure and pivotable to a reclined position relative to the seat bottom;
- a leg rest assembly supported by the seat bottom and movable between a stowed position and an extended position;
- and
- a rocking support structure connecting the seat frame to a base structure,
- wherein the frame structure includes a cross tube connected to a pair of side rails, the rocking support structure including a rocker mount tube connected to the cross tube of the frame structure by a pair of spring plates, and
- wherein the chair mechanism further comprises a pedestal rocker mount assembly connected to the rocker mount tube and including a cylindrical sleeve that is engaged with a spindle of the base structure.
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A chair mechanism, comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a seat bottom supported by the frame structure;
- a seat back supported by the frame structure and pivotable to a reclined position relative to the seat bottom;
- a leg rest assembly supported by the seat bottom and movable between a stowed position and an extended position;
- and
- a rocking support structure connecting the seat frame to a base structure,
- wherein the frame structure includes a cross tube connected to a pair of side rails, the rocking support structure including a rocker mount tube connected to the cross tube of the frame structure by a pair of spring plates,
- wherein the chair mechanism further comprises a pedestal rocker mount arm pivotally connected to the rocker mount tube and including a cylindrical sleeve that is engaged with a spindle of the base structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.