Mechanism for moving a footrest assembly between fully retracted and fully extended positions

Abstract

A mechanism for moving a footrest assembly of a furniture piece between a fully retracted and a fully extended positions, comprises a base, a motor drive mounted upon the base, a footrest assembly operatively connected to the motor drive and adapted to be moved along the base such that the footrest assembly is movable from a first position defined along the base to a second position defined along the base whereby the footrest assembly will be disposed at a first fully retracted position beneath the base when the footrest assembly has been moved to the first position along the base, and will be disposed at a second fully extended position in front of the base when the footrest assembly has been moved to the second position along the base. An inclined plate is fixedly mounted upon the base, and a first pair of rollers are mounted upon the footrest assembly for engaging the inclined plate when the footrest assembly is moved from the first position along the base to the second position along the base such that the footrest assembly is moved from the fully retracted position beneath the base to the fully extended position in front of the base.

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