High-leg chair and mechanism with improved ottoman
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsCheston Brett Crawford, Gregory Mark Lawson
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Abstract
A high leg seating unit is disclosed herein. The seating unit comprises two sides spaced from one another, a seat extending between the two sides, and an extendable ottoman having a mid-ottoman, a main ottoman, and a flipper ottoman. The chair is operable by a linkage mechanism having a first void for accommodating the mid-ottoman in the closed position and a second void for accommodating the flipper ottoman in the closed position.
Claims20
A high leg seating unit moveable between closed, extended and fully reclined positions, the seating unit comprising;
- two sides spaced from one another, each side having a lower edge and an upper edge spaced apart from the lower edge;
- a seat extending between the two sides;
- an extendable ottoman including a mid-ottoman, a main ottoman and a flipper ottoman;
- a chair back extending upwardly from a rearward edge of the seat;
- a linkage mechanism supported between the sides and coupling at least the seat, the extendable ottoman, and the chair back, the linkage mechanism including an ottoman linkage with links shaped to create a first void accommodating the mid-ottoman in the closed position and a second void accommodating the flipper ottoman in the closed position;
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- a motor coupled to the linkage mechanism to move the seating unit between the closed, extended and fully reclined positions,
- wherein each of the main ottoman, the mid-ottoman and the flipper ottoman comprises a side shroud.
A high leg seating unit adjustable between closed, extended and fully reclined positions, the high leg seating unit comprising:
- two sides and a seat extending between the two sides a first width;
- a mid-ottoman, a main ottoman and a flipper ottoman forming an ottoman assembly, each of the mid-ottoman, the main ottoman, and the flipper ottoman extending between the two sides the first width;
- a chair back coupled to the seat;
- a linkage mechanism supported between the sides and coupling at least the seat, the ottoman assembly and the chair back;
- wherein the linkage mechanism includes an ottoman linkage, the ottoman linkage comprising links shaped to create a first void accommodating the mid-ottoman in the closed position and a second void accommodating the flipper ottoman in the closed position;
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- a motor coupled to the linkage mechanism to move the seating unit between the closed, extended and fully reclined positions.
An adjustable seating unit, comprising;
- a seat and two sides;
- a mid-ottoman, a main ottoman and a flipper ottoman, the mid-ottoman having a mid-ottoman top surface, the main ottoman having a main ottoman top surface, and the flipper ottoman having a flipper ottoman top surface;
- a chair back coupled to the seat;
- a linkage mechanism coupled to at least the seat, the mid-ottoman, the main ottoman, the flipper ottoman and the chair back;
- wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a plurality of links shaped to create a first void for accommodating the mid-ottoman and a second void for accommodating the flipper ottoman;
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- a motor coupled to the linkage mechanism to move the seating unit between a closed, an extended and a fully reclined position,
- wherein the mid-ottoman top surface, the main ottoman top surface, and the flipper ottoman top surface are substantially co-planar in at least one of the extended position and the fully-reclined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.